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McSally asks judge to dismiss Barber lawsuit
Martha McSally has asked a federal court judge to dismiss a lawsuit by Democratic Rep. Ron Barber that seeks to stop the official certification of election results.
Paperwork filed in attempt to recall Diane Douglas
They can’t gather their first signature for more than seven months. But foes of Republican Diane Douglas, newly elected the state school superintendent, now have the legal ability to start soliciting funds for the effort.
Barber campaign fails to delay canvass certification in Pima County
Attorneys for U.S. Rep. Ron Barber, who was narrowly defeated by Republican Martha McSally in his re-election campaign, want elections officials to reexamine 132 ballots from Pima County that they claimed were improperly tossed.
McSally joins freshmen in Congress, even as vote recount looms
The outcome of the election won’t be official until next month, but congressional hopeful Martha McSally reinforced her recent claim to victory by showing up in Washington for freshman orientation Monday.
Incoming lawmaker’s warrant quashed after friend pays fines
After getting a little help from her friend, Democratic Rep.-elect Ceci Velasquez is no longer wanted by police for a bench warrant from unpaid fines stemming from a trio of traffic tickets in 2010.
New faces are headed for budget negotiating table
Lawmakers get a fresh start in budget negotiations come January, when the next legislative session kicks off with new blood in two of three key leadership posts at the Capitol.
Who’s got the juice? Some of the biggest power brokers of 2014 election are unknown
Determining the most influential people of 2014 becomes far more difficult when so many of them are anonymous. Such was the case in Arizona, where a predominant feature of the election cycle was “dark money,” the anonymous campaign spending that has proliferated in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Citizens United ruling in 2010.
Caught in the middle: Democrats, Republicans rejoice in defeating Orr
In his attempt to walk the middle road in the highly partisan Arizona Legislature, Republican Rep. Ethan Orr of Tucson united the conservative right and the liberal left against him, creating strange bedfellows and a perfect storm that swept him out of office.
Lawmaker on the run from the law
Democratic Rep.-elect Ceci Velasquez is a wanted woman. Florence Municipal Court records show that Velasquez has a warrant out for her arrest due to her failure to pay fines associated with a trio of traffic violations in 2010, when she was cited for driving on a suspended license, in a vehicle with suspended registration and no mandatory insurance.
Recount next in Barber-McSally race in Arizona’s CD2
A recount will be needed to determine if Republican Martha McSally's lead over Democratic Rep. Ron Barber stands, according to unofficial election results from Pima County completed Wednesday.
Pima County officials find 208 more ballots
Pima County elections officials discovered 208 additional ballots on Wednesday from voters in the tightly contested 2nd Congressional District race.
Bayless to head secretary of state transition
Former Arizona Secretary of State Betsey Bayless will lead the transition team for incoming Secretary of State Michele Reagan.
