Eli Crane supported Arizona election audit efforts, stating audits were needed to restore faith and ensure transparency (KNST interview, 12/1/21).
He has repeatedly claimed the 2020 presidential election was stolen and promoted conspiracy theories about widespread fraud, calling for investigations and decertification of Biden's victory (Geneastar, 1/1/23, KNAU, 10/29/24).
Crane vocally supported the disputed 2020 Maricopa County ballot review and warned of intense opposition efforts ahead of the 2024 elections (Arizona Republic, 10/24/24).
He proposed major election policy changes, including ending early voting, requiring voter ID, cleaning up voter rolls, making election day a federal holiday, and returning to hand-counted ballots (Maricopa Monitor, 7/30/21).
A letter to the editor claimed that redistricting in 2020 all but guaranteed Crane's election win, suggesting a potential vulnerability regarding the fairness of the district's design (Arizona Daily Star, 10/1/23).
2021: Eli Crane Supported Election Audit Efforts In Arizona In an interview with KNST AM 790, Eli Crane said, "The audit was necessary to restore faith in our elections, and I support efforts to ensure transparency and accountability in the process." [Interview - Eli Crane with KNST AM 790, 12/1/21]
Eli Crane Promoted Conspiracy Theories About The 2020 Election According to Geneastar, "Crane promoted the false conspiracy theory that there were 'massive amounts of fraud' in the 2020 United States presidential election. Crane called upon the Arizona State Legislature to decertify Joe Biden's victory in the state, and for the attorney general of Arizona to launch a criminal investigation into alleged voter fraud." [Geneastar, 1/1/23]
2022: Eli Crane Claimed The 2020 Presidential Election Was Stolen According to KNAU, "Crane believes the 2020 presidential election was stolen, and in a 2022 podcast interview, he said it was one of the reasons he decided to run for office. 'I believe that there was massive fraud in this last election. For a bunch of different reasons,' Crane said." [KNAU, 10/29/24]
Arizona Republic Reported Crane Voiced Support For 2020 Maricopa Ballot Review And Advanced Election Claims According to Arizona Republic, "Crane was vocal in his support for the discredited 2020 review of Maricopa County ballots, and he has warned of a 'desperate' opposition that will 'do whatever it takes to hold on to power' ahead of the 2024 elections." [Arizona Republic (Phoenix), 10/24/24]
2020: Letter Writer Karen Schickedanz Claimed Redistricting Ensured Eli Crane's Election According to a letter to the editor published in Arizona Daily Star, "Crane, from Oro Valley, managed to win the election in 2020 due to redistricting that all but ensured a Republican winner." [Letter to the Editor - Arizona Daily Star, 10/1/23]
Eli Crane Proposed Ending Early Voting And Returning To Hand Counts According to Maricopa Monitor (AZ), "Some of the proposals Crane said he would support include ending early voting, cleaning up voter rolls, mandating voter IDs, making election day a federal holiday and getting rid of machines to return to hand counts." [Maricopa Monitor (AZ), 7/30/21]