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Election 2016

May 17, 2016

This time, voters are in and out of the polls in minutes

The long lines that marred last month’s presidential primary election were nowhere to be seen at the voting centers today.

May 17, 2016

McCain hits Kirkpatrick over Obamacare in TV ad

The Republican primary is three months away, but U.S. Sen. John McCain already has his eyes on the general election and is taking an early shot at his likely Democratic opponent.

May 17, 2016

Ballot harvesting law could impact Latinos and seniors in general election

Arizona’s new law that criminalizes the collection of voters’ early ballots by volunteers could impact the ability of the elderly and Latinos to cast their votes, according to local voter outreach groups.

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May 16, 2016

Effort launches to block laws loosening rules for ‘dark money’

Arizonans could get the last word on whether to uphold or reject newly enacted campaign finance laws that would allow more “dark money” to flow into state elections.

May 16, 2016

Voters urged to approve lower police, firefighter pension raises

In the May 17 special election, voters are being asked to sign off on a major part of a police and firefighter pension system overhaul that was enacted by the Arizona Legislature earlier this year.

May 16, 2016

GOLIATH VS. DEWIT: Proposition 123 becomes a campaign of asymmetrical warfare

The campaign for Proposition 123 has millions of dollars, television ads, support from prominent figures from across Arizona’s political and business worlds, and the power of Gov. Doug Ducey’s bully pulpit.

Attorney Tom Ryan (Photo by Gary Grado, Arizona Capitol Times)
May 13, 2016

Ryan alleges Reagan cover-up, calls for impeachment

One day after Attorney General Mark Brnovich declined to push for the postponement of Tuesday’s special election, Chandler attorney Tom Ryan alleged a cover-up by Secretary of State Michele Reagan over her failure to inform the public about 200,000 un-mailed publicity pamphlets. He called for the Legislature to impeach her.

May 12, 2016

Brnovich blasts Reagan, but declines to cancel special election

Attorney General Mark Brnovich refused today to try to cancel next week's special elections despite foul-ups by Secretary of State Michele Reagan, saying there's nothing in state law to permit that.

Michele Reagan
May 10, 2016

Reagan won’t cancel next week’s special election

Secretary of State Michele Reagan won’t cancel next week’s special election even though her office failed to mail out on time more than 200,000 pamphlets with details of what’s on the ballot.

May 10, 2016

Attorney Tom Ryan seeks to delay May 17 special election

A lawyer is asking Attorney General to delay the May 17 special election because Secretary of State Michele Reagan failed to meet the deadline for getting publicity pamphlets to voters.

May 9, 2016

McSally isn’t ready to endorse Donald Trump

Rep. Martha McSally, a Republican from Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, had been dodging the question over whether she will support Donald Trump as her party’s nominee. Now that Donald Trump’s path to the GOP nomination has been cleared by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Gov. John Kasich dropping out of the race, McSally said she’s not ready to endorse the presumptive nominee jus[...]

May 9, 2016

Legislature passes measure to undermine dark-money referendum

State lawmakers wrapped up the 2016 legislative session Saturday with what some critics say is a last-minute poke at voters.

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