Judge rejects Kari Lake's request to examine ballot envelopes

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge rejected Kari Lake’s lawsuit request to view signed ballots of 1.3 million early voters in Arizona.

Judge John Hannah’s ruling, filed Thursday, denied Lake from gaining access to the envelopes in connection to the 2022 gubernatorial race that she lost to now Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

Hannah argued the release of the ballot envelopes and their signatures would undermine the ballot verification process for future elections.

“The...