The Republican candidate for Arizona secretary of state who challenged the 2022 election results in court was ordered on May 22 to pay over $48,000 in fees related to litigation.
Mark Finchem, a former Arizona state lawmaker, was ordered to pay the fees by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Julian, the order stated.
Julian ordered Finchem to pay about $40,000 in attorney fees (pdf) to his Democrat opponent and now Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and about $7,400 in attorney fees to Gov. Katie Hobbs. Fontes was elected to the office with a 120,000 vote margin against Finchem, according to court records and Arizona election results….}
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