My legal counsel has advised me not to accept the results of the Saline County recount.
This is not about refusing an outcome I do not like. It is about refusing to pretend that election laws do not matter when they are allegedly broken during the recount process itself.
According to my attorney and designated representative, Arkansas law was violated during the recount. My representative was denied the ability to properly observe the counting of ballots from the distance required by law. When an objection was raised, he was not given the priority viewing required under Arkansas statute. Instead, he was locked out of the viewing area.
He also has serious concerns that ballots were handled by individuals who were not authorized to do so and that at least one poll worker was counting ballots without first taking the oath required by law.
The people of Arkansas deserve recounts that are lawful, transparent, and beyond question. When the rules are not followed, confidence in the process is damaged. That is exactly why these laws exist.
Due to all stated above, the campaign will not accept a recount process in Saline County that failed to meet the standards required by Arkansas law. The voters of Saline County deserve better, and so does every voter in this state.
