SOS threatens Cochise with lawsuit over hand count proposal
The Secretary of State’s office is warning the Cochise County Board of Supervisors that it will sue the county if it tries to do a full hand count of all ballots in the November general election.
AG candidates’ views on death penalty differ
Capital punishment is rising to prominence again on the attorney general campaign trail after the Arizona Supreme Court granted Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s bid for the third execution of the year.
Politics aside, treasurer’s race gets political
Candidates for what has historically been the least political state office are accusing each other of being too political. Incumbent Treasurer Kimberley Yee faced Democratic nominee Sen. Martín Quezada of Glendale, in a recent Arizona PBS debate.
Broomhead to interview Lake on Saturday
Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake will finally get an event sponsored by the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commision, but instead of taking questions from a journalist, she’ll speak with conservative commentator Mike Broomhead, host of a popular show on FM radio station KTAR.
2 ballot measures target citizen initiatives
Arizona residents could have an impact on the ballot initiative process when they vote for two ballot measures that have been criticized for restricting the power of future citizen initiatives.
Hobbs outspends Lake, outside money pours in
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs has outraised and outspent her Republican opponent Kari Lake in the governor’s race so far, financial statements filed over the weekend reveal.
Multiple complaints of voter, election worker harassment as early voting begins
A group of people photographed, filmed and followed two voters when they deposited their ballots at a Mesa drop box on Monday, according to a complaint filed with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office.
Recorders checking 1,000 records for ballot error
County recorders are reviewing the records of about 1,000 Arizona voters who were sent mail-in ballots that only feature federal races, even though they might be eligible to vote a full ballot, including state and local races.
After disastrous primary, Pinal County overhauls system
Pinal County, where a disastrous primary season was one of the year's biggest U.S. election debacles, has gotten on track for successful midterm voting, an expert said October 19.
Democrats’ lawsuit challenging ballot order far from resolved
That early ballot you just got in the mail? Odds are it lists Republicans first. And it's all because of a 43-year-old Arizona law. Now it's being challenged by Democrats.
Registration error affects up to 6,000 Arizona voters
A voter registration error caused up to 6,000 Arizona voters to get a mail ballot with only federal races, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said Tuesday.
Hobbs addresses refusal to debate, Talonya Adams case and policy positions in PBS interview
In a 30-minute interview on Tuesday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs addressed questions about her role in the discrimination and retaliation case brought by a former Arizona Senate staffer and defended her policy propositions on issues from abortion to border security.