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Organizers of proposed ban on ‘dark money’ initiative take case to Supreme Court
Supporters of a ban on "dark money'' in political races are making a last-ditch effort to put the issue to voters in November.
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors chairman nixes idea to keep polls open
Maricopa County won't seek to keep the polls open late tonight despite problems getting some of them open this morning.
Fontes to ask judge for longer hours at polls
Maricopa County election officials are weighing whether to ask a judge to allow them to let people vote until 9 p.m. -- two hours later than state law -- to compensate for problems at polling places.
Bennett claims to have enough contributions to qualify for public funds
Ken Bennett said Tuesday he finally has gotten the 4,000 contributions he needs to qualify for $839,704 in public funds for his campaign for governor.
Judge gives Bennett four hours to qualify for campaign funds
Ken Bennett is going to get four more hours to gather more donations to qualify for public funding for his gubernatorial campaign.
Judge rules clean energy measure to stay on ballot
A judge this morning rejected attempts by Arizona Public Service to keep a renewable energy measure off the November ballot.
Federal judge upholds 2016 ban on ballot harvesting
A federal judge late Friday slapped down a bid by a Democrat activist to void a 2016 law that makes "ballot harvesting'' illegal and allow the practice to resume for Tuesday's primary.
Gubernatorial candidate files suit to keep campaign alive
Gubernatorial hopeful Ken Bennett is asking a judge to give him one last chance to qualify for public funding for his campaign.
AZ Supreme Court changes criminal defense of duress
People who say they were forced by fear of death or injury to break the law need not prove they were in imminent danger at the time of the offense to escape being convicted, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Judge allows ballots to say proposed tax on rich affects all taxpayers
Voters will be told that a proposed income tax hike on the richest Arizonans to fund education also will affect taxpayers who earn a lot less.
Democrats surge in voter registration, still trail significantly
It may not be the signs of a "blue wave.'' But a new report from the Secretary of State's Office suggests that Arizona Democrats appear to be more energized this year than Republicans
Court ruling, lack of signatures sink ‘dark money’ ballot measure
A new court decision Thursday has left backers of a ban on "dark money'' even further from their goal of getting the measure on the ballot.
