Arizona Politics News
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is seeking an investigation of losing GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake after she published signatures of individuals from voter registration records.
As of Thursday afternoon, Democrat Kris Mayes’ lead over Republican Abe Hamadeh is down to just 130 votes.
Nov. 8, 2022
The nation's last undecided race for governor got even closer Sunday as Democrat Katie Hobbs' lead shrank against Republican Kari Lake in the race to lead Arizona, but it was too early to call.
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→ Arizona election results
Nov. 8, 2022
Arizona voters decided on 10 ballot measures during the 2022 midterm election. AP will continue to update returns as data is made available.
Nov. 8, 2022
A judge is weighing whether to block the group Clean Elections USA, which has been monitoring ballot drop boxes, from using that name in Arizona.
Nov. 8, 2022
Nov. 8 is the final voting day of the 2022 election. Key Senate, House and gubernatorial races are on the line. Follow NPR’s live coverage and results as they come in.
Nov. 8, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to void an Arizona law that allows certain criminal trials to be conducted with juries of just eight people. The vast majority of states in the U.S. require 12 people.
Nov. 8, 2022
The Phoenix City Council approved a pilot program for private security guards to patrol 11 city parks at night. But critics like councilwoman Yassamin Ansari say it targets people experiencing homelessness.
Nov. 8, 2022
A GOP coalition including the Republican National Committee has filed an emergency motion to extend poll hours in Maricopa County, Arizona — the state's most populous county — after technical issues temporarily impacted many of the county's voting machines.
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Nov. 8, 2022
During a press conference Monday, Sheriff Paul Penzone said his deputies will do everything they can to protect democracy on Nov. 8.
Nov. 7, 2022
Maricopa County elections officials held a press conference Monday afternoon to dispel rumors ahead of Election Day. One of the biggest misconceptions is that if ballot counting isn’t completed on election night, that’s proof of fraud. That's not true.
Nov. 7, 2022
Monitors from the Department of Justice will deploy in some states on Election Day on Tuesday to ensure federal voting rights laws are being followed.
Nov. 7, 2022
Even though voting will end Nov. 8, the counting of ballots will not. And a new state law on recounts could mean an even later date before we know the official results.
Nov. 7, 2022
As we head into election day, voter turnout so far in early ballot returns is lower than it has been in recent years. With the slate of crucial issues at stake this year, the editorial board of the Arizona Republic says don’t sit this one out.
Nov. 7, 2022
Leaders of Asian countries will be meeting in Cambodia later this week for an ASEAN summit. For a look at that and some of the other key global stories in the coming days, The Show spoke with the BBC’s Jonathan Frewin.
Nov. 7, 2022
Rachel Leingang of the Arizona Agenda asserts that Arizona is the center of the political world.
Nov. 7, 2022
Officials say voters should not expect a complete count by Tuesday. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said the number of early ballot drop-offs on Election Day will determine how long the count of ballots could potentially be.
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Nov. 6, 2022
On Friday, an Arizona judge heard from several witnesses who supported an initiative to a full vote count by hand of about 40,000 ballots in Cochise County.
Nov. 5, 2022
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors settled a voter disability discrimination lawsuit on Oct. 31. In 2020, the Arizona Center for Disability Law filed this lawsuit on behalf of Kathleen Hoffard, a voter with rheumatoid arthritis who was denied curbside voting back in 2018.
Nov. 5, 2022
Though the group has been given stricter rules on how close it can be to drop boxes, the state commission says its name is causing confusion with a state organization.
Nov. 4, 2022
Arizona's abortion providers only recently received guidance on the procedure's legality. But questions still remain over abortion's fate here.
Nov. 4, 2022
