Lindy Blanchard issued a statement today regarding her recent withdrawal from litigation that challenges the integrity of Alabama’s electric voting machines. Blanchard withdrew from the lawsuit she helped file due to “write-in campaigns connected to the lawsuit.”
The lawsuit is supported by My Pillow founder and CEO Mike Lindell. Former Gov. Don Siegelman has taken Blanchard’s place in the lawsuit.
Blanchard and State Rep. Tommy Hanes originally brought the lawsuit. The candidates had originally sought to bar the use of the vote tabulation machines in the May 24 Republican primary. Blanchard finished second to incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey, but Ivey received 54.8% of the vote in the primary, enough to avoid a Republican primary runoff.
In a statement on Facebook, Lindy threw her full support behind the Republican party and explained why she withdrew from the lawsuit.
“Keeping our elections secure should be a top priority for every American. After witnessing the voting fiasco in 2020, when elections were inaccurate in many states, I decided to join in a Mike Lindell-sponsored lawsuit against Alabama’s Secretary of State’s Office for using electronic voting machines which were allegedly not secure. I recently made the difficult decision to remove myself from the lawsuit because of the write-in campaigns connected to the lawsuit.”
Blanchard expressed the need for election integrity and emphasized the need for all Republicans to vote for Republicans in all elections.
“However, the integrity of our nation is at stake. I look forward to working together with positive dialogue and action toward securing our elections. As a Republican candidate who ran for Governor and came in second place, I wholeheartedly support the Republican ticket. I ask all conservatives and Republicans to vote for the Republicans in each race. We must not open the door for any other party that does not support our conservative values,” Blanchard concluded.
Recently, the Libertarian Party of Alabama (LPA) successfully turned in a petition with 51,588 signatures in May in order to achieve party status in Alabama and for their candidates to be on the ballot. This is the first time in 20 years that the party is on the general election ballot in Alabama, which gives voters an opportunity to choose candidates outside of the Democratic and Republican parties.
