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2022 Election News

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Oct 27, 2022

Dems spend big, focus on taking Senate

Democrats are spending millions of dollars in the few competitive legislative districts hoping to take control of the Arizona Senate.  

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Oct 27, 2022

Proposal to end dark money ‘overwhelming popular’

Recent polls show a strong level of support among Arizona voters across the political spectrum to end “dark money” campaigns.  

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Oct 27, 2022

Suspect arrested in Hobbs’ office burglary, no apparent ties to Hobbs or Lake

Phoenix Police have arrested a man in connection with a burglary at Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs’ campaign office.

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Oct 27, 2022

Lions of Liberty stopping its Operational Drop Box monitoring in Yavapai County

The Lions of Liberty is halting its Operation Drop Box monitoring operation in Yavapai County. The move on Thursday comes just days after the organization was named in a lawsuit seeking a federal court order to restrain its activities.

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Oct 27, 2022

Police arrest suspect in campaign office burglary 

Phoenix Police made an arrest in the case of a burglary at Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs’ campaign office, the department said in a statement on Thursday morning. 

Oct 26, 2022

Two lawsuits could provide legal tests for ballot box watchers

A pair of lawsuits filed this week are seeking to stop ballot box watchers from staking out drop boxes in Maricopa County.

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Oct 26, 2022

Cochise County clarifies won’t proceed with full hand count of ballots

The Cochise County Board of Supervisors clarified that the county would not proceed with a full hand count of ballots in next month’s general election there and would do an expanded count within state statute. But consensus did not come without a fair share of confusion. 

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Oct 25, 2022

Judge could decide as early as Wednesday whether to restrict ballot drop box watchers

A federal judge could decide as early as Wednesday whether to restrict the activities of those watching ballot drop boxes in Maricopa County.

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Oct 25, 2022

Two Cochise County supervisors approve advancing with hand count and tabulation in election

Two members of the Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted to go forward with a hand count in addition to tabulation in the 2022 general election last night, despite looming litigation and advice from the county attorney that the move is roundly illegal.  

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Oct 25, 2022

Pro-life Dems throw wrench in party plans and contradict campaign messaging

Two pro-life Democrats are contradicting the party’s message that voting for the Democratic ticket means protecting abortion from statewide bans.

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Oct 24, 2022

Complaints about ballot box watchers pile up, but law enforcement response could be limited 

The Secretary of State’s office has now referred six complaints about alleged voter intimidation to law enforcement agencies and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has referred two incidents to the County Attorney’s Office. But law enforcement officials say they may be limited in what they can do to respond to complaints about self-appointed monitors who are hanging out near ballot boxes i[...]

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Oct 22, 2022

Lake doubles down on border policy, dodges election, abortion questions in Clean Elections interview 

Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake touted her tax-cut plan and said she’s ready for a legal battle with the federal government over border policy, but also emphasized the limitations of the governor’s role in a one-on-one interview on Saturday. 

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