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Hopkins is back after longshot bid in 2014 barely fell short
In 2014, Republican Richard Hopkins nearly pulled off the extraordinary feat of winning a seat in the state House in an overwhelmingly Democratic district. This year, he failed to even get the 252 signatures necessary in order to run for office.
Reagan foe says complaint over manuals could force her from office
A complaint alleging that Secretary of State Michele Reagan broke the law when she decided not to issue a new election procedures manual for the 2016 cycle could lead to her removal from office, the attorney who filed it said.
The Outsider: Christine Jones crashes the party in CD5
Christine Jones is seeking to represent Arizona’s 5th Congressional District two years after her disastrous foray into Arizona’s gubernatorial race, where she spent $5.5 million and finished a poor third in the Republican primary.
White House punts in response to petitions decrying March elections
The White House told the hundreds of thousands of people who signed petitions demanding action after the botched March presidential preference election in Arizona that they would have to look elsewhere for help.
Green Party fails to meet deadline for naming presidential electors
Arizonans who don’t like the other choices for president this year won’t get a chance to vote instead for the Green Party nominee.
Reagan’s office skips election manual
Secretary of State Michele Reagan did not compile a new election procedures manual for the 2016 cycle, perhaps the first time in decades, if not longer, that the office did not release the biennial publication that instructs county and local officials on the conduct of elections.
McCain seeks sixth term in uncertain terrain
At age 79, running what may be his last campaign, Sen. John McCain finds himself on treacherous terrain.
Voter Protection Act raises stakes for SB1516 referendum
If organizers of a citizen referendum against SB1516 fail to convince voters to reject the broad-based campaign finance overhaul, the consequences could be far worse for them than the passage of laws they consider detrimental to Arizona’s future.
Initiative, referendum could raise complex legal questions
The unique circumstances of a proposed citizen initiative to strengthen the Clean Elections system and the ways it may conflict with a campaign finance law overhaul passed by the Legislature this year could force the courts to unravel a series of complicated issues that would be the legal equivalent of figuring out a Rubik’s cube.
17 legislative candidates are already guaranteed winners
Legislative candidates have filed their paperwork to run for office, clearing the first official hurdle of the 2016 election. And for almost 20 percent of the state’s 90 lawmakers, that first hurdle is the only hurdle they will face.
AG hires investigator to review Reagan’s handling of special election
Attorney General Mark Brnovich hired a special investigator today to determine if Secretary of State Michele Reagan broke any laws in the just-completed special election.
Senator’s wife hopes to keep Senate seat in the family
The wife of Sen. Carlyle Begay is running to fill the Arizona Senate seat he’s vacating to run for Congress. Candace Begody-Begay, 28, filed nominating petitions on Wednesday morning to run for the Senate in Legislative District 7.
