Grand Canyon Times

Arizona’s 11 Electoral College votes are being challenged by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). 

Cruz said to not challenge the votes amid controversy would be bad for democracy. 

“That’s bad for the legitimacy of any subsequent presidential elections, and so dismissing these claims, I think, does real violence to our democratic system,” he said.  

The challenge comes after several allegations of voter irregularities across the state. 

Trump lost Arizona by nearly 11,000 votes. 

Rudy Giuliani called out Gov. Doug Ducey for allegedly not doing enough to protect voter integrity.

Giuliani also said the state was not allowing the Trump campaign to access voting machines.

U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) has pledged to contest the Electoral College votes as well. 

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) noted the challenge in a recent tweet.  

“Progress made. NEED more! LOTS of Congressmen object to AZ GA MI NV PA WI electoral college votes. In Senate, Hawley=PA Cruz=AZ Loeffler=GA, so battle engaged there. STILL NEED SENATORS FOR MI NV WI! America - urge your senators to fight voter fraud & election theft!” U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said in a recent tweet.  

Biggs said Democrats have objected in far less controversial situations in the past.  

“Don’t ever forget that in 2017 that’s exactly what Democrats did when they objected to the sitting of President Trump’s electors, and they did it in 2005, so this is not without precedent. What [Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks’] suggested, and I’m with him on that because there’s so much fraud out there, we actually need to make the point,” Biggs said.

Brooks is looking to the U.S. Senate for other members to take up challenges to the Electoral College votes in contested states. 

Brooks has taken the lead in Congress in contesting the election. 

He previously said Congress has the “final verdict” on who is named president. 

“My No. 1 goal is to fix a badly flawed American election system that too easily permits voter fraud and election theft,” Brooks told the New York Times. “A possible bonus from achieving that goal is that Donald Trump would win the Electoral College officially, as I believe he in fact did if you only count lawful votes by eligible American citizens and exclude all illegal votes.”