Elections
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Apr. 7, 2023
Kari Lake has one shot left in her attempt to overturn the 2022 election, and it hinges on claims of forged signatures on mail-in ballots. But Maricopa County election officials knew that process would be highly scrutinized, and they bolstered it leading up to Election Day.
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Apr. 5, 2023
The Republican-controlled Arizona Senate has passed House Bill 2308, a measure that would bar Arizona’s secretary of state from participating in certain election duties if they are on that year’s ballot.
Apr. 5, 2023
The state Senate has advanced a bill that would remove voters from the Active Early Voting List if they do not vote after one election cycle. Currently, they’re removed after two consecutive cycles.
Apr. 4, 2023
A bill that would require 24/7 surveillance of ballot drop boxes continues to move through the state Legislature.
Apr. 4, 2023
Republican state lawmakers are moving on multiple fronts to head off a possible voter initiative that would implement ranked choice voting in Arizona, a system designed to ensure that more moderate candidates can win elections.
Apr. 3, 2023
Coconino County’s attorney won’t seek reelection when his term ends next year. Coconino County Attorney Bill Ring oversees prosecutions in a jurisdiction bigger than many U.S. states.
Mar. 30, 2023
The Arizona Democratic Party is trying to block No Labels, a moderate political organization, from appearing on the 2024 ballot.
Mar. 30, 2023
State Senate Republicans on the Elections Committee have approved a House bill granting officials the option to hand count ballots instead of using voting machines in upcoming elections.
Mar. 28, 2023
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If approved on the 2024 ballot, the measure would require legislative approval to maintain states of emergency.
Mar. 27, 2023
A bill that would have prevented elections from being canvassed if enough voters claimed to be disenfranchised failed to pass the state Senate.
Mar. 23, 2023
Arizona lawmakers are moving to require all election equipment only be built with components made and assembled in the United States. There are no voting machines that currently meet those specifications. So if passed, the bill wouldn’t kick in until 2028.
Mar. 22, 2023
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has asked an Arizona Superior Court judge to order Mark Finchem to pay about $67,000 in sanctions.
Mar. 22, 2023
A bill awaiting debate in the state Senate would implement new rules for those who bring an early ballot to polling places on Election Day.
Mar. 20, 2023
Attorneys for Gov. Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Maricopa County told the state Supreme Court that justices should reject Republican Kari Lake’s latest, and possibly final attempt, to overturn the results of the 2022 election.
Mar. 15, 2023
Unofficial results show two City Council candidates endorsed by Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego as the winners in Tuesday’s runoff election. The election was required by law because no candidate received a majority of votes last November.
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Mar. 14, 2023
Tucson’s elections have long been a point of conflict with the state Legislature and many conservatives, who argue that they give an unfair advantage to Democrats in the liberal bastion.
Mar. 14, 2023
Republican lawmakers at the state Capitol have already seen a few of the bills they’ve passed met with a swift veto stamp from Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. Now they’re pushing several proposals through the Legislature that go around her completely.
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Mar. 9, 2023
The state Senate passed a bill that would require voters that want to submit late mail-in ballots to also present an ID at their polling place or at the County Recorder’s Office. To ensure their ballot counts, it must be submitted this way by the Friday before Election Day.
Mar. 8, 2023
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing Cochise County for giving its county recorder – a friend and ally of losing secretary of state candidate and election denier Mark Finchem — nearly all authority over county election operations.
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Mar. 7, 2023
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