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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Naughtie

Arizona election official forced to go into hiding after receiving death threats following Kari Lake’s defeat

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A senior election official in one of Arizona’s most politically important counties has been forced to go into hiding after receiving a string of death threats in the wake of Kari Lake’s defeat.

Bill Gates, who serves as chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, has been taken to an undisclosed location and is being safeguarded by a security detail from the area sheriff’s office.

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