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AJ Vicens, Cronkite News Service

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Recent Articles from AJ Vicens, Cronkite News Service

2013 new lawmaker profiles February 19, 2013

Rep. Jamescita Peshlakai, D-Cameron

Name: Jamescita Peshlakai Chamber: House of Representatives Party: Democrat Profession: Lead coordinator for the Navajo Nation Traditional Agricultural Outreach nonprofit organization. Served in U.S. Army from 1989-1997. Hometown: Cameron Legislative... […]

A sign outside Maricopa County Recorder’s Office tabulation center. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Natasha Khan)
Home news February 7, 2013

Report: Arizona lags most states in election administration

Most states had better overall election administration procedures than Arizona in 2008 and 2010, according to a study released this week by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

A sign outside Maricopa County Recorder’s Office tabulation center. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Natasha Khan)
Election 2014 January 31, 2013

Lawmakers: Election day voter registration would boost participation

Democratic lawmakers say allowing voters to register and cast ballots on the same day would increase election participation, but some county officials worry that it would further complicate the voting process.

Election 2014 January 30, 2013

Lawmaker wants commission on election, ethics complaints

A state lawmaker wants to create an independent, nonpartisan commission that would investigate alleged violations of election laws as well as ethics complaints lodged against elected state officials.

Home news January 24, 2013

Bill aims to help visiting military get medical training in Arizona

Streamlining the state’s permitting processes and waiving fees for licensed military medical staff receiving hand-on training at Arizona hospitals would lead to better care for soldiers around the world, a state lawmaker said Wednesday.

Election 2012 January 17, 2013

Lawmakers crafting responses to election concerns

The large number of provisional ballots cast in November has two lawmakers so far proposing ways to address the issue. Rep. Chad Campbell, D-Phoenix, the House minority leader, said he is drafting legislation to form a committee to study election problems and recommend legislation.

In this Oct. 26, 2012, photo, members of the Native American Voters Alliance mark their ballots at an early voting center in Albuquerque, N.M. NAVA, the National Congress of American Indians and other groups have been working to turn around low voter participation that has persisted in Indian Country for decades. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Home news December 11, 2012

County: Early ballot list, not demographics, biggest factor in provisional ballots

A Maricopa County analysis found that provisional ballots cast in the general election had more do with the number of people on a precinct’s permanent early voting list than any other factor, officials say.

In Maricopa County precincts with higher minority populations, greater chance of casting provisional ballots
Home news December 5, 2012

In Maricopa County precincts with higher minority populations, greater chance of casting provisional ballots

Maricopa County voters living in precincts with higher percentages of minorities had a greater chance of casting provisional ballots in the Nov. 6 election, a Cronkite News Service analysis found.

Election 2014 November 14, 2012

Horne: Federal ‘preclearance’ review of Arizona election changes outdated

With the U.S. Supreme Court set to review a law that requires federal approval of any changes to Arizona’s election laws and procedures, Attorney General Tom Horne said Tuesday the measure has outlived its usefulness.

Arizona Republican Party Chairman Tom Morrissey supports the U.S. Department of Justice and the United States Attorney’s Office’s election-day election fraud/voter suppression hotline for Arizonans, saying that the party encourages anything that protects the integrity of Arizona elections. (Cronkite News Service Photo by AJ Vicens)
Home news October 19, 2012

State parties praise federal hotline on voter fraud, suppression

On election day, voters in Arizona and other states will be able to call hotlines at U.S. attorney’s offices to report allegations of fraud and voting rights abuses.

Ballot Measures October 8, 2012

Proposition 114 would bar felons’ lawsuits against victims

Crime victims shouldn’t have to worry that they may be sued by those who commit felonies against them, supporters of Proposition 114 argue.

Election 2014 September 26, 2012

Bennett: Nine new cases of voter fraud in Arizona

Using an interstate database, Arizona officials have found nine new cases of people voting in more than one state in the 2008 presidential election, Secretary of State Ken Bennett said Tuesday.

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