Inside the private pressure campaign to force hand-counting of Arizona ballots

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Republican lawmakers in Arizona privately pressured county leaders across the state to count...

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Bill aimed to make housing affordable on Hobbs’ desk

State lawmakers sent a measure Wednesday to Gov. Katie Hobbs to override many local zoning laws in the name of affordable housing. On a bipartisan vote Wednesday, the Senate approved...

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General warns lawmakers legislation could decimate AZ National Guard

Saying they’re “our” National Guard soldiers, Republican state lawmakers are picking a fight with Washington over who controls them, a fight that a general said would leave the Guard with...

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Cities oppose GOP housing plan

Republicans who control the Arizona Legislature are trying again to address the state’s housing affordability crisis by limiting the ability of cities and towns to set minimum standards for single-family...

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GOP legislative leaders want Democrat’s testimony on Sen. Borrelli’s statements stricken from lawsuit

Attorneys for Republican legislative leaders want a federal judge to unhear – or at least ignore – the testimony of a former Democratic lawmaker about the racially motivated comments he...

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Hobbs puts veto stamp to work again – 119 measures rejected

Arizona counties won’t get state approval to start counting ballots by hand. Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday vetoed a proposal by Rep. Gail Griffin to allow whatever official who is...

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Senate votes to keep secretary of state from overseeing elections they’re in

(Photo by Pexels) The Republican-controlled Arizona Senate voted Tuesday to require that the state’s top election official not participate in overseeing elections in which he or...

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How an Arizona official is making Cochise County a “laboratory” for election skepticism

Recorder David Stevens speaks at a Cochise County Republican Club event in 2022. Also at Stevens’ table was friend and secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem,...

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Judge tosses Borrelli’s request to void Hobbs’ victory

Sen. Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, on the floor of the Senate in 2020. PHOTO BY HOWARD FISCHER/CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES A judge has tossed a bid...

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Tactic to force vote on gun bill fails

Senate Republicans quashed a bid Tuesday to force a vote on legislation to forbid people from buying weapons unless they first have a background check. The party-line vote came on...

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Senate leadership scramble, 3 eye presidency

From left are Sens. David Gowan, J.D. Mesnard, Warren Petersen The Senate is preparing to select new leadership next year in both parties, and three Republicans...

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Cities can limit fireworks under new law

In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, Brian Herrman, a co-owner of Red Hot Fireworks in Phoenix, puts new items on the shelves. Gov....

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Inside the private pressure campaign to force hand-counting of Arizona ballots

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Bill aimed to make housing affordable on Hobbs’ desk

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General warns lawmakers legislation could decimate AZ National Guard

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Cities oppose GOP housing plan

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GOP legislative leaders want Democrat’s testimony on Sen. Borrelli’s statements stricken from lawsuit

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Hobbs puts veto stamp to work again – 119 measures rejected

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Senate votes to keep secretary of state from overseeing elections they’re in

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How an Arizona official is making Cochise County a “laboratory” for election skepticism

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Judge tosses Borrelli’s request to void Hobbs’ victory

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Tactic to force vote on gun bill fails

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Senate leadership scramble, 3 eye presidency

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Cities can limit fireworks under new law

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