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Arizona court agrees to expedite Kari Lakes petition

But this doesn't mean she will be installed as new governor nor a new election

PHOENIX -- The Arizona Court of Appeals has agreed to expedite consideration of Kari Lake's claims that the 2022 election was flawed.

But none of that means the judges are going to give her what she wants: either to be installed as governor or require a new election in the state's largest county.

In a brief order made public Tuesday, the appellate court accepted her petition that her election claims be handled as a special action. That means the attorneys for Katie Hobbs have only until Jan. 17 to file their own legal papers about why the three-judge panel should reject her bid.

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