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Dec 5, 2022

Ducey wants major change in state election law

Gov. Doug Ducey wants a big change in state election law that he said should lead to people knowing the outcome of all contested races that night, or soon after.

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Dec 5, 2022

Hobbs certifies election, setting stage for lawsuits

Secretary of State Katie Hobbs certified last month’s general election on Monday, marking the official conclusion of the election and effectively opening a new phase in which lawsuits are expected to challenge the outcomes of several races.

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Nov 28, 2022

County responds to AG questions on elections

Maricopa County is slapping back at allegations by the Attorney General's Office that there were violations of state law in the handling of Election Day problems.

Nov 22, 2022

2 tight races require statewide recounts

Arizona will recount two statewide races this year, the attorney general and superintendent of public instruction contests, as well as an East Valley state legislative race. It will be the first time Arizona has recounted a statewide contest since 2010. 

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Nov 21, 2022

Final vote tally shows Mayes wins as attorney general, race heading for recount

Democrat Kris Mayes is expected to be the next attorney general of Arizona. That’s according to the final tally of all votes showing that Mayes, a former Republican member of the Arizona Corporation Commission, outpolled GOP foe Abe Hamadeh by 510 votes out of more than 2.5 million ballots for that race.

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Nov 8, 2022

Hamadeh closes gap on Mayes in AG race

Kris Mayes, Democratic candidate for Attorney General is now neck and neck with Republican nominee Abe Hamadeh, with 50.1% of the vote to Hamadeh’s 49.9%.

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Oct 31, 2022

On ’60 Minutes’ Brnovich calls election fraud claims ‘horseshit’ 

In a "60 Minutes" episode that aired over the weekend, Attorney General Mark Brnovich returned to a stance he adopted soon after the 2020 election: President Joe Biden won Arizona in the 2020 presidential election and there’s no evidence of widespread fraud. 

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Oct 27, 2022

Abortion laws ignore reality of most lives

It will take all of us to restore sanity to reproductive health policy in Arizona. Thankfully, we know that most Arizonans possess common sense and compassion. We know that the real work that needs to be done here is to invest in the policies and programs that enable successful living: housing, child care, adequate pay, sick leave, prenatal care, post-partum care and so on.

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Oct 25, 2022

Pro-life Dems throw wrench in party plans and contradict campaign messaging

Two pro-life Democrats are contradicting the party’s message that voting for the Democratic ticket means protecting abortion from statewide bans.

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Oct 21, 2022

AG candidates’ views on death penalty differ

Capital punishment is rising to prominence again on the attorney general campaign trail after the Arizona Supreme Court granted Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s bid for the third execution of the year.  

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Oct 13, 2022

Arizona woman gets 30 days in jail for collecting 4 ballots

A southwestern Arizona woman who pleaded guilty to illegally collecting four early voting ballots in the 2020 primary election was sentenced to 30 days in jail and two years’ probation on Thursday, with the judge rejecting her plea for just probation and saying he did not think she accepts responsibility for her criminal act.

Oct 11, 2022

Arizona county mulls ballot hand-count, but lawyer says no

Officials in a southeastern Arizona county were prepared to move ahead with a plan to hand count all ballots in November's election alongside the normal machine count on Tuesday, but at the last minute the county attorney told the board they had no legal authority to do so.

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