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Monday, November 30, 2020
Arizona certifies Biden’s victory over Trump
Arizona officials have certified Joe Biden’s narrow victory over US President Donald Trump in the state.
Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Republican Governor Doug Ducey stand up for the integrity of the election even as lawyers for Trump are across town arguing without evidence to nine Republican lawmakers that the election was marred by fraud.
Ducey says, “We do elections well here in Arizona. The system is strong.”
Biden won Arizona by 0.3% of the nearly 3.4 million ballots cast, a margin of just under 10,500 votes. He is the second Democrat in 70 years to win the state.
The certification also paves the way for Democrat Mark Kelly to take his seat in the US Senate, formalizing his victory in a special election to replace the late John McCain. Kelly is scheduled to be sworn in on Wednesday in Washington.
— AP
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