Legislative and congressional districts could change dramatically after redistricting, and some newcomers and incumbents alike are waiting to see what the new districts look like before they decide whether to jump into a race.
Read More »Primaries 1-year away, races taking shape
Senate threatens lawsuit if Maricopa County balks at potential subpoenas 
A plan to contact voters at their doors, which Fann nixed after the U.S. Department of Justice warned it could constitute voter intimidation, could be back on the table after the Senate’s contracted auditors insisted they need door-to-door canvassing to verify results.
Read More »Fann says audit, county counts don’t match 
Senate President Karen Fann went on the radio Tuesday to say the ballot counts of the election audit she’s leading and Maricopa County’s are different.
Read More »Campaign launches range from amateurish to slick 
Several political consultants accepted the Arizona Capitol Times’ invitation to critique the campaign kick-offs and comment on how their candidacies stack up.
Read More »Stephen Richer prefers boring, takes on Trump
There’s a lot of unintentional irony surrounding Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer.
Read More »Races for 2022 statewide offices taking shape
Arizona is sitting somewhere between keeping the 2020 election alive and preparing for the 2022 election, where all statewide executive offices will be on the ballot as well as a U.S. Senate seat.
Read More »Borrelli badgers woman over ballots, ridicules Republicans 
The Arizona Senate’s Republican whip attempted to pressure a woman who went dumpster-diving for ballots into handing documents she found over to him instead of law enforcement and implied both of them could be killed for trying to expose fraud.
Read More »Boyer’s vote triggers threats of violence, retribution 
Silence lingered as everyone in the room watched Boyer, then scanning through text messages to save the most overt threats for police. Boyer looked up and shook his head. The vote was over. His hellish week was just beginning.
Read More »Legal challenges to election head to court
Attorneys for state and county election officials head to federal court Tuesday to quash one of the two remaining bids to overturn the vote for Joe Biden in Arizona. And time may be running out for a final decision.
Read More »Fontes concedes Maricopa County recorder race to Richer 
Maricopa County will have a Republican county recorder again after Democrat Adrian Fontes, the incumbent, conceded the race on Thursday morning to his challenger, Stephen Richer.
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