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2020 Election News

Sep 17, 2020

From luaus to private parties, fundraising persists despite COVID

With the election drawing near, lawmakers are ramping up efforts to fundraise. For some, this means hosting or attending parties – even as the COVID-19 pandemic, though subdued in Arizona since its mid-summer peak, continues to kill dozens in the state each day.

Sep 16, 2020

GOP takes another bite at early ballot lawsuit losses

The Trump re-election committee is making a last-ditch effort to keep a new deadline for people to sign their mail-in ballots from taking effect this year.

Sep 15, 2020

System could help tribal members past one voter registration hurdle

Advocates said a new policy that lets Arizona residents without traditional street addresses register to vote online is not perfect – but it’s a vast improvement over the old process.

Sep 11, 2020

Judge rules Arizona voters get 5 days after election to sign ballot

Arizonans who forget to sign their early ballots before dropping them in the mail are entitled to up to five days to "cure'' the problem and get their votes counted, a federal judge has ruled.

Sep 11, 2020

Some reform-minded Dems accept dark money

A handful of Arizona Democrats running to replace incumbent Republicans in swing districts have high-minded aspirations of expanding the state's Clean Elections program and limiting money in politics.

Sep 10, 2020

Supreme Court overturns ruling on instructing voters to fix ballot mistakes

The state's high court late Thursday blocked Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes from telling voters how they can correct errors they make on their ballots.

Sep 10, 2020

Democratic lawmaker begins bid for House speaker ahead of election

A slate of Democrats has announced its bid for leadership of the state House of Representatives, solidifying long-swirling Capitol rumors about a challenge to current House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez.

lawsuit, Pima County, apartment, fatal shooting
Sep 10, 2020

Lawsuit filed over alleged libel, slander in LD23 race

A Republican House candidate in Legislative District 23 is suing the incumbent he defeated and a local party official for slander and libel on the campaign trail.

Sep 8, 2020

Kanye West won’t appear on Arizona ballot

Arizonans who like Kanye West won't be able to vote for him for president.

Sep 8, 2020

Court explains decision to let candidate stay on ballot

A court order allowing certain people to take their address out of public records does not mean they can hide it when they run for office, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Sep 7, 2020

Judge won’t stop Democrat county recorder from telling voters how to correct ballots

Voters in at least one Arizona county are getting instructions on how to "correct'' a wrong vote that may be illegal.

Sep 7, 2020

Democrats, Ducey PAC, begin election spending

Democratic PACs are beginning to spend on the general election, spreading money far and wide in an effort to support the party’s attempted takeover of the Legislature.

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