Rudy Giuliani: "If they certify [the vote], they are certifying a false statement. Gosh, when I was a prosecutor, that was a federal crime."

Here's a short clip of Rudy Giuliani at yesterday's Arizona hearing on election fraud:

"The vote as it presently exists is false. It's fraudulent. If they certify it, they are certifying a false statement to the United States of America. Gosh, when I was a prosecutor, that was a federal crime. False statement to the United States in probably the most important matter we have, the selection of our commander in chief.

"I mean I can tell you where the false statements and where the numbers end up, but that doesn't even matter. It is clear that the numbers are false. It is clear that you have included ballots that weren't properly inspected. It is clear that you are including ballots that were voted by other people. It's clear that you're using machines that have been shown to be totally manipulated in other places, and you won't give us the opportunity to examine those machines.

Arizona voting machines were not officially certified

According to the 2019 Arizona Revised Statutes, when the voting machines are tested prior to the election, 'the test shall be observed by at least two election inspectors, who shall not be of the same political party'.

The Certificate of Accuracy pertaining to the 2020 General Election Combined Voting Equipment Test shows that only the Democratic Party was represented at the test. Neither the Republican GOP Chair Rae Chornenky, nor a Libertarian Party representative was present at the test, as required by statute.

No Republican election inspector was present, as required by statute.

As only the Democratic Party was represented, the voting machines were not officially certified according to statue.

The specific relevant paragraph is found in Title 16 which covers Elections and Electors: