Mexico’s Morena political party had a historic win during elections in the country’s most populous state over the weekend. The Morena party will now hold the governorship in 23 of Mexico’s 32 states.

Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates, who’s faced threats and harassment for his defense of the county’s elections since certifying the vote in 2020, said Thursday he won’t seek reelection in 2024.

Last week, Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have forced Scottsdale to resume selling water to the unincorporated community of the Rio Verde Foothills. In her veto letter, she told lawmakers to instead send her another bill: HB 2561, sponsored by Republican Rep. Alexander Kolodin.

Human error caused election officials in Pinal County to initially fail to count hundreds of ballots in the 2022 midterm elections. Now county officials want to try hand counting ballots — another approach prone to human error.

Ylenia Aguilar has announced her campaign for Congress. She joins a growing field of Democrats in Arizona’s third congressional district vying to replace incumbent Representative Ruben Gallego, who’s vacating the seat to run for U.S. Senate.

Democratic state Sen. Priya Sundareshan has criticized her GOP colleague after he sent a letter to Arizona’s 15 counties, claiming there were dangers using electronic voting machines.

Citing authority he does not actually have, a state senator has ordered all Arizona counties to conduct future federal elections without the use of electronic voting equipment.

Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed two election-related bills. One bill would have let representatives of both political parties challenge the decisions made by election workers over early ballot signature validation.

To prepare for the 2024 elections, the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School has released a series of recommendations for federal, state and local officials to make sure those elections are secure.