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Sep 4, 2025

Republican leaders challenge secretary of state’s new draft of election procedures manual

Key Points: Top Republican lawmakers threaten to sue Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes over proposed election rules Lawmakers claim Fontes’ planned changes go beyond state law and amount to […]

Aug 2, 2025

The long road to election integrity

Key Points: Election trust still on shaky ground despite less tension, no litigation  in 2024 Former elected official tours tabulation center to spread word of reliable elections Former and current […]

Jun 2, 2025

Mohave County supervisor pushes for legal immunity for hand counted ballots

Key Points: Ron Gould seeks legal immunity for pushing election hand counts Attorney general argues Gould faces no real legal threat Outcome could impact statewide ballot-counting procedures A Mohave County […]

Nov 6, 2024

Arizona election results delayed after a long ballot and a court order slow counting

Arizona is still waiting on election results it expected to have by Wednesday morning, with some ballots cast at polling places on Election Day yet uncounted, along with hundreds of […]

Oct 8, 2024

Expected Pinal County ruling could affect how many ballots are rejected in Arizona’s November election

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. A Pinal County judge is set […]

Lake, Richer, Maricopa County, lawsuit, election
Nov 30, 2023

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.  

Judd, Crosby, indictment, 2022 election
Nov 29, 2023

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.

elections, ballots, presidential election, threats, election workers, Arizona
Nov 21, 2023

Judge rules Maricopa County’s election vendor not subject to public records law

Maricopa County’s election vendor Runbeck Election Services is not subject to public records law. Judge Bradley Astrowsky found Runbeck was not required to fulfill a public records request for security footage from We the People Arizona Alliance, a conservative political action committee focused on election fraud, as the contract between the company and the county did not include work deemed an[...]

hand counts, Mohave County, Mayes
Nov 20, 2023

Mohave County supervisors reject proposal to hand count ballots

The Mohave County Board of Supervisors voted against moving forward with a plan to hand count ballots, dodging assured litigation from the Attorney General’s Office.  

Hamadeh, Mayes, election contest, Mohave County
Nov 9, 2023

Hamadeh asks judge to order race that he lost be re-run

Unsuccessful so far in his bid to overturn his loss in the race for attorney general, Abe Hamadeh has opened up a new legal front -- with some new legal theories.

elections, ballots, presidential election, threats, election workers, Arizona
Nov 7, 2023

Officials confident about Tuesday voting, feel good for long-term outlook

Local elections across Arizona on Tuesday could be a low-level test of voting systems stressed by years of threats and challenges that have left some worried about the 2024 presidential election, now less than a year away.

SUSD, budget override, election, ballots
Nov 2, 2023

Curious about how an all-mail election works? You’re not alone! 

Especially with the upcoming Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) budget override vote next week, it's essential to know what's what to be sure we renew vital funding to our public schools. 

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