Cochise County supervisor pleas guilty for delaying 2022 election certification
Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd pled guilty to a single misdemeanor for delaying certification of the 2022 election and avoided felony charges as part of a plea deal extended by […]
Courts prepare for influx of election challenges, legal questions remain
After litigious 2020 and 2022 elections, another round of legal challenges in 2024 are all but assumed by the judiciary, election attorneys and professionals, with contests set to enter a […]
Ohio man gets 2.5 years in prison for death threats made in 2022 to Arizona’s top election official
An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison.
Lake takes election legal fight to U.S. Supreme Court
Kari Lake and Mark Finchem want the U.S. Supreme Court to give them a do-over of their losing claim that machines used to tabulate votes in some Arizona counties are so inherently unreliable that they violate their constitutional rights.
Arizona GOP chairman contender asked county supervisors not to certify 2022 election
A candidate to chair the Arizona Republican Party called on Maricopa County supervisors in 2022 to delay certifying the state’s midterm election, which would have violated state law, according to an email obtained by Votebeat.
2 Cochise County officials arraigned in election certification case
Two Cochise County supervisors pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges for delaying the certification of their county's 2022 midterm election results.
Attorneys spar over defamation, Free Speech in politics
Beyond the specific contours of the case, attorneys for both Lake and Richer hope the case sets some sort of precedent.
Complaint contends judges in election cases have conflict of interest
A series of complaints against more than a dozen Arizona judges by an out-of-state lawyer could forever change how future election challenges are handled.
Judge denies Lake’s access to review ballot affidavit envelopes’ signatures in her election contest
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge denied former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake access to inspect signatures on 2022 ballot affidavit envelopes to support her ongoing election contest.
Resigning office under indictment could be poor strategy
Indicted Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby has no plans of resigning after the state grand jury charged him and his colleague Supervisor, Chairwoman Peggy Judd on two felony counts for delaying certification of the 2022 election.
Grand jury indicts two Cochise County supervisors on felony charges tied to election canvass delays
A grand jury indicted Cochise County Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd on felony charges for working to delay the canvass of the 2022 general election.
Cochise County officials who refused to certify election now under investigation by Arizona attorney general
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is investigating two Cochise County supervisors who refused to certify the county’s midterm election results by the state-required deadline.