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Election 2014

Arizona Treasurer Doug Ducey speaks after his Jan. 3, 2011 inauguration. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
May 15, 2014

Ducey releases policy “roadmap”

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Doug Ducey’s “roadmap” of policies he would pursue as governor includes lower income taxes, expanded school choice and reduced government waste.

Senate Minority Leader Anna Tovar (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
May 15, 2014

Senate minority leader says she won’t run for office in 2014

Sen. Anna Tovar announced Thursday she won’t run for public office in the 2014 campaign cycle, relinquishing a possible bid for a seat on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.

May 15, 2014

Sinema files re-election papers for 9th District

Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has filed nominating petitions to quality for the ballot as she prepares to seek re-election in Arizona's 9th Congressional District.

May 15, 2014

Brewer pans guv candidates’ plans to scrap income taxes

A plan by some Republican gubernatorial hopefuls to eliminate the state income tax is getting a cool reception from the woman they hope to replace.

Attorney General Tom Horne and his former campaign consultant Kathleen Winn testify regarding alleged campaign finance violations. (Photo by Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic)
May 14, 2014

Tom Horne campaign finance case to move forward

Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk rejected an administrative law judge’s recommendation that campaign finance complaint against Attorney General Tom Horne be dismissed and will instead move forward with charges that he illegally coordinated with an independent expenditure committee during his 2010 campaign.

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne listens to opening arguments from Yavapai Deputy County Attorney Benjamin Kreutzberg, in a hearing into allegations that Horne and political ally Kathleen Winn, violated campaign finance laws. (Photo by Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic)
May 12, 2014

Horne disputes allegations of election law violations, calls whistleblower’s attorney a “political hack’’

A former Attorney General’s Office staffer filed a long-awaited complaint with election officials alleging that she and other employees spent significant amounts of time working on Tom Horne’s reelection on taxpayer time.

Arizona’s voter registration form requires proof of citizenship. Arizona and Kansas, which has a similar law, are in court to try to force the federal government to include the requirement on federal registration forms for people registering in those states. (Cronkite News Service photo by Cronkite NewsWatch)
May 12, 2014

Court stays voter citizenship proof requirement

Kansas and Arizona residents can continue to register to vote for now using a federal form without having to provide proof of citizenship, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

May 12, 2014

Chambers’ dilemma: After Common Core and Medicaid, who should they endorse?

In the last two years, more than two dozen legislators who had received the support of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry during the 2012 elections fought the business community on two of its biggest policy battles — upholding Common Core and expanding Medicaid.

Mesa Mayor Scott Smith faces reporters while formally filing paperwork to run for Arizona Governor. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
May 9, 2014

Smith company has unpaid tax bill with city

A company that Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott Smith used to run still owes more than $11,000 in unpaid taxes to the city he used to run.

May 8, 2014

Former Horne staffer alleges rampant election law violations in AG’s Office

A former Arizona Attorney General’s Office employee who did volunteer work for Tom Horne’s re-election said she and other employees routinely violated state laws by doing campaign work on taxpayer time, and that Horne himself encouraged and was aware of the unlawful activity.

May 8, 2014

DuVal files signatures for governor’s race

Fred DuVal, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2014 governor’s race, filed more than 10,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot.

May 8, 2014

Arizonan guilty of voting in 2nd state in 2010

Arizona's top elections official says an Arizona woman has been convicted of voting in two states during the 2010 general election.

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