Republican recruited Green Party 'sham' candidates to stay on ballot in Arizona

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By JONATHAN J. COOPER (AP) – 2 days ago

PHOENIX — A judge on Tuesday allowed contested Green Party candidates in Arizona to remain on the November ballot, denying a request that they be kicked off because Republicans allegedly recruited them to siphon votes from Democrats.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dean Fink found that former Republican lawmaker Steve May recruited several of the 11 disputed candidates in order to take votes away from Democrats.

"The court has no hesitation in finding that each of these candidates was recruited in bad faith with a purpose to confuse the voting public," Fink wrote. snip

Fink ruled that he would have removed one candidate, Christopher Campbell, from the ballot if Campbell hadn't already withdrawn. Campbell admitted in a recorded phone call that his motive was to take votes away from Democrats; the judge found that Campbell was recruited by the daughter of Republican Rep. Jim Weiers.

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1. I hope this bites them back n/t

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2. G.R.E.E.N.

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