Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R), who was defeated by Katie Hobbs (D), called for Maricopa County election officials to be “locked up” on Sunday as Lake gears up to contest her opponent’s certified victory in court hearings this week.

Speaking to a crowd of young conservatives at Turning Point USA’s America Fest, Lake discussed her election contest at length, repeating allegations about both the 2020 presidential election and Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs’s victory last month, according to The Hill.

“These people are crooks, they need to be locked up,” Lake said of Maricopa County election officials, after listing off a series of election fraud claims.

Maricopa County, Arizona’s most populous jurisdiction that includes Phoenix, has become an epicenter for allegations of voter disenfranchisement after some Election Day vote centers experienced printer malfunctions.

Election officials acknowledged the issues and insisted that affected voters could use one of the multiple backup options. Hundreds of voters have since come forward with proof that their ballots were not counted or that they were never given the chance to vote.

Among other allegations, Lake claims 300,000 ballots in Maricopa County were tabulated without the proper chain of custody paperwork, as she has alleged in court, calling county election officials “magicians” who made ballots randomly appear.

“This allegation is false, and will be easily disproven by the County if necessary,” Maricopa County said in court filings, suggesting Lake “does not understand” that the various types of chain-of-custody paperwork and the proper documentation exists for the ballots in question.

Lake on Sunday compared her challenge to the founding fathers fighting against British tyranny, repeatedly naming Benjamin Franklin and others as she said their blood is “coursing through our veins.”

“They were fed up with tyrants, and they weren’t going to take it anymore,” Lake said. “I think we’re right there, right now, aren’t we?”

Maricopa County and Hobbs, in both her capacities as secretary of state and as a gubernatorial candidate, asked a state judge to dismiss Lake’s election challenge.

Oral arguments on the motion are set for Monday, and a two-day trial is scheduled for later this week if the case moves forward.

Lake at Sunday’s event said she wasn’t sure how the judge would rule on the dismissal motion, asking the crowd to pray for him.

“We’ve seen judges dismiss cases, I don’t want you to get discouraged,” Lake told the crowd. “It could happen. We’re gonna kick this right up to the Supreme Court, and I will not stop fighting.”

Kari described Maricopa County’s election system as a “house of cards.”

“I think they’re all wondering what I’m going to do,” Lake told the crowd. “I’ll tell you what, I’m not going to just knock that house of cards over. We’re going to burn it to the ground.”