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Maricopa County

May 26, 2021

New election bill could make criminals out of voters

If this bill passes, any absentee voter in Arizona who signs their ballot sloppily and fails to fix the error after Election Day could find themselves caught up in a criminal investigation. This would be a discriminatory burden on senior citizens, disabled voters, students, and people of color.

May 24, 2021

County starts process for lawsuit against Senate

Maricopa County is taking the first steps to what could be a lawsuit against the Senate.

May 18, 2021

Fann threatens Maricopa County with more subpoenas

Senate President Karen Fann said lawmakers may have to take new steps -- including new subpoenas and possibly going back to court -- to get information that Maricopa County election officials are refusing to provide about their ballots and equipment.

May 5, 2021

Hobbs threatens more litigation over Senate audit

The state's top election officials is threatening to go to court unless the procedures being used by the Senate in its special ballot audit are changed.

May 3, 2021

U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear last challenge to Arizona election

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out what is likely the last legal challenge remaining about the choice of Arizona voters of Joe Biden for president.

Apr 30, 2021

Reporter forced from Senate audit for photographing ex-lawmaker, indiscernible ballot

An Arizona Republic reporter had his press access for the state Senate audit revoked Friday after he tweeted a photo of former Republican lawmaker and Jan. 6 protester Anthony Kern reviewing Maricopa County 2020 ballots at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Apr 29, 2021

Auditors hide donors, look for secret watermarks on ballots

What the Senate election audit lacks in transparency, it makes up for in QAnon conspiracy theories.

Apr 28, 2021

Judge: Audit policies, procedures open to public

Arizonans are entitled to see the policies and procedures being used in the Senate's audit of the 2020 election returns, a judge has ruled.

Apr 27, 2021

Media to get day in court over Senate election audit

A judge on Tuesday said he has yet to be convinced that the rights of Maricopa County voters are being protected in the audit being conducted at the demand of the state Senate.

Apr 26, 2021

Audit attorney asks for secrecy of policies, procedures

The attorney for the private firm hired by the Senate to audit the 2020 election is trying to deny public access to the policies and procedures they are using to audit the returns.

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Apr 23, 2021

Judge orders pause in election audit

A judge has ordered a halt to the Senate's audit of Maricopa County election returns, at least through noon Monday.

Apr 23, 2021

Attorney: Audit contract looks ‘cut and paste’

The Senate’s contract with Cyber Ninjas, the leading firm for the audit that kicked off this week, displays a concerning lack of clarity and methodology and a general shoddiness indicative of rushed workmanship.

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