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County recorder calls process to vet petitions into question
Adrian Fontes PHOTO BY GAGE SKIDMORE/FLICKR For decades, Arizona courts have relied on county recorders to review signatures legislative candidates submit to qualify for the ballot....
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Daniel Ruiz: Election expert’s climb to the 9th Floor
Election officials to refer fraudulent petitions to AG for criminal probe
Staff at the Secretary of State’s Office combs through the final petition sheets filed by the #InvestInEd campaign, looking formissing signatures, voter information and other irregularities,...
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Elections officials mull criminal probes of forgeries
Elections officials said they will likely refer several campaigns that have been implicated for fraud and forgery to law enforcement for further investigation. At least four candidates whose nominating petitions...
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Late with your early ballot? Here are tips for making sure your vote is counted
Like 60 percent of Arizona voters, Jeff McMahon, a Democrat from Tempe, is on Arizona’s permanent early voting list. Unlike a large percentage of early voters, McMahon is vigilant about...
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Senate panel advances bill to restrict Clean Elections Commission
A Senate panel advanced a bill that would bar the Citizens Clean Elections Commission from enforcing the state’s campaign contribution limits. That would leave the task of investigating and enforcing...
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Lawmakers: Election day voter registration would boost participation
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Vandalism, intimidation and cyber threats plagued Maricopa Elections Department during vote counting
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CCEC: Senate candidate decertified over bad signatures
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission decertified a Senate candidate after finding that dozens of his $5 contribution forms had been allegedly forged. The commission voted at its May 20 meeting...
