Pinal County Resident Makes Incredible Allegations Of Election Fraud In Court

A Pinal County woman who says she is being protected by a security team “mobilized” by former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn will be back in court 1:30 p.m. Monday to convince a local judge why she should be allowed to challenge the outcome of Arizona’s 2020 General Election.

Staci Burk claims to have evidence of “a widespread scheme” for “illegally and fraudulently manipulating the vote count” in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden, including an alleged audio recording of a Pinal County man who professed to a scheme “to remove ballots from a plane at Sky Harbor Airport and transport those ballots to the election tabulation center” in favor of Biden.

Judge Kevin White of the Pinal County Superior Court has been asked by Burk to allow her Dec. 7 case to continue against Gov. Doug Ducey and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. She hopes to eventually obtain a court order decertifying Biden’s victory or setting aside Arizona’s election results.

Burk, also known as Griffin-Burk, has put forth allegations on Facebook that her safety is at risk due to her efforts. On Dec. 10 she posted that she was threatened last month “by those involved that there could be a car ‘accident,’ staged suicide, arrest on false charges or otherwise discredited.”

She later posted “I have had security team mobilized by General Mike Flynn at my house since that time.” Burk has also posted of being in contact with President Donald Trump’s legal team, although she is representing herself in the Pinal County legal action.

Meanwhile, attorneys Ducey and Hobbs are arguing for dismissal of Burk’s complaint, most of which mirrors language in various lawsuits already dismissed by a federal judge and multiple Maricopa County judges. Also arguing against the case will be Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, who White named as intervenors given their direct interest in the matter.

While the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is serving as counsel for the county intervenors, state taxpayers are footing the bill for several privately retained attorneys to represent Ducey and Hobbs, as they have in numerous post-election challenges. Last week those attorneys urged White to act sooner than later on Burk’s complaint, which they contend fails to comply with court rules and does not meet the criteria for a proper election challenge.

One such rule involves the civil complaint itself. Burk filed her election complaint on Dec. 7, then filed an amended complaint the next day. But on Dec. 11 she filed a second amended complaint, which was done without White’s permission as required by court rules.

During a hearing last week Burk argued her second amended complaint addresses some of the deficiencies pointed out in the motions to dismiss. It also adds new defendants to the case, Burk said.

The problem, according to the defendants, is their motions for dismissal were already filed before Burk filed her newest amended complaint. They want White to rule on the motions first, so if he dismisses the case they will not have to spend time preparing a response to the seconded amended complaint.

The hearing in White’s court will occur a few hours after 11 Democrats who are slated to cast Arizona’s electoral votes for Biden.