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Speaker, president ask court to lift order voiding 2022 election law

Republicans want a federal judge to let the state block those who do not provide proof of citizenship from voting in this year's presidential election. In new legal filings Friday, attorney Thomas Basile told U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton that House Speaker Ben Toma, Senate President Warren Petersen and the Republican National Co[...]

Arizona GOP chairman contender asked county supervisors not to certify 2022 election

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. A candidate to chair the Arizona Republican Party called on Maricopa County supervisors in 2022 to delay certifying the state’s midterm election, which would have violated state law, according [...]

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Arizona Supreme Court rules against attorney seeking to void 2022 election

The state's high court has tossed out a bid to void the results of the entire 2022 election. In a brief order Thursday, a majority of the justices said Scottsdale attorney Ryan Heath was asking them to order Maricopa County to re-do the process it used to verify signatures on early ballot envelopes. And they noted that Heath, repr[...]

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Attorney asks court for redo of 2022 election

A Scottsdale attorney who is a supporter of Kari Lake is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to void not just the results of the race for governor she lost but the entire 2023 election statewide. In a new filing, Ryan Heath contends that it was illegal for Maricopa County to verify signatures on early ballots by comparing them with i[...]

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Ducey to decide on first 2022 election bill

[caption id="attachment_252394" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, front, gives his state of the state address at the Arizona Capitol, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)[/caption] The first election bill of the 2022 legislative session made its way to Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk, set[...]

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Let’s ‘put to bed’ 2022 election criticism

A few days ago, I participated in a four-hour hearing that will hopefully put to bed any lingering questions about the integrity of the November 2020 general election in Maricopa County. [caption id="attachment_252610" align="alignleft" width="200"] Clint Hickman[/caption] In response to the “audit” performed by Cyber Ninja[...]

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Ohio man gets 2.5 years in prison for death threats made in 2022 to Arizona's top election official

An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison. Joshua Russell of Bucyrus, Ohio, had pleaded guilty in late August to a federal charge of making an interstate threat against Hobbs, a Dem[...]

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2 Cochise County officials arraigned in election certification case

Two Cochise County supervisors pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges for delaying the certification of their county's 2022 midterm election results.  Supervisors Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby had balked for weeks about certifying the results, in a process known as canvassing. They didn't cite problems with election results. B[...]

Attorneys spar over defamation, Free Speech in politics

In a bid to see Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s defamation lawsuit dismissed, attorneys for Kari Lake claimed her statements accusing him of election interference, though sewn with some “rhetorical hyperbole,” are still “based on provable facts” and are therefore protected speech.   But attorneys for Richer [...]

Complaint contends judges in election cases have conflict of interest

A series of complaints against more than a dozen Arizona judges by an out-of-state lawyer could forever change how future election challenges are handled. Amy Martin contends it was a violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct for any of the 16 judges to have participated in – much less rendered a decision – in cases they were [...]

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