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[caption id="attachment_29351" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Mugshot of Benjamin Pearcy, an alleged "sham" Green Party candidate arrested Sept. 8 on suspicion of disorderly conduct, a warrant from another jurisdiction and threatening and...
Green Party files suit over alleged sham candidates
The Arizona Green Party is asking a federal judge for an injunction that would keep a slate of alleged Trojan horse candidates off the ballot in November. The lawsuit, filed...
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Trojan Horses: Dems say ‘sham’ Green candidates could siphon votes in key races
A slate of Green Party write-in candidates, whom the Arizona Democratic Party accuses of being Republican plants, could siphon off Democratic votes and resources in some of the state’s most...
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2 vie for Democratic nod for secretary of state
A freshman lawmaker and a former Arizona real estate commissioner are vying for the Democratic nod to become the state’s next chief elections officer and second in line to the...
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Don’t write off May’s write-in campaign
[caption id="attachment_28079" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Steve May, a Republican candidate for the House in Legislative District 17, says it’s tough to run as a write-in candidate, but he believes his credentials...
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Candidate challenges at-a-glance
Here are the results, and pending appeals, of petition challenges against congressional, statewide and legislative candidates — and one justice of the peace candidate. RELATED: Complaints force 9 from ballot...
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New filing for referendum on Arizona immigration law
Green Party wary of own guv candidate; Dems concerned too
[caption id="attachment_24911" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Luisa Valdez, a Green Party candidate for the House in Legislative District 17, said the party cleared one hurdle by attaining official ballot status earlier this...
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Arizona Libertarians engaged in battle for party purity
[caption id="attachment_24917" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Barry Hess, the Libertarian standard bearer, will have to fend off challenges from three other Libertarian candidates to win the party’s nomination for governor this year....
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Candidate challenges
Here’s a list of congressional, statewide and legislative candidates — and one justice of the peace candidate — whose petition signatures were challenged. Unresolved challenges are still pending. CONGRESSIONAL RACES:...
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Reliable political tactic narrowing the field
[caption id="attachment_24877" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sen. Ken Cheuvront, a Phoenix Democrat, was kicked off the ballot for Encanto Justice of the Peace June 17 after a judge ruled he collected petition...
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Challenge against Green Party guv candidate to be dropped
The petition challenge against Green Party gubernatorial candidate Larry Gist will be withdrawn, according to lawyers for the plaintiff. “We are going to file for dismissal this afternoon,” Rhonda Barnes...