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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Trump-appointed judge refuses to shut down far-right ‘voter intimidation’ at ballot drop boxes in Arizona

Maricopa County Elections Department

A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit against a far-right activist group accused of intimidating Arizona voters with the “express purpose” of blocking them from casting their ballots in drop boxes in the state.

US District Judge Michail T Liburdi, who was appointed by Donald Trump, declined a request for a restraining order against Clean Elections USA and its founder Melody Jennings, who encouraged volunteers to stake out ballot boxes and photograph voters in an effort fuelled by baseless allegations that the 2020 presidential election was marred by fraud.

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