State senators voted Tuesday to require new elections any time a certain number of voters claim they were "disenfranchised.''
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Mayes files suit against Cochise County board, recorder over election duties 
Attorney General Kris Mayes filed suit against the Cochise County Board of Supervisors and Recorder David Stevens, seeking to stop the recent agreement to organize the bulk of election duties under Stevens.
Read More »Cochise County supervisors approve reorganization of election duties 
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement to reorganize election duties under Recorder David Stevens in a 2-1 partisan vote.
Read More »Republican losses fan election conspiracies in rural Arizona 
Last year was a tough one for the election denial movement in Arizona. Its candidates for U.S. Senate, governor, secretary of state and attorney general all lost. But it's still thriving in rural Cochise County, a vivid example of how paranoia about elections fanned by former President Donald Trump maintains a stubborn grip in rural parts of the country.
Read More »How an Arizona official is making Cochise County a “laboratory” for election skepticism
David Stevens had never supervised a ballot count. He didn’t know how he would count nearly 50,000 ballots by hand, who would help, or where he would find enough space to do it. But that didn’t dissuade him.
Read More »Hobbs, legislature should prioritize funding for Border Strike Task Force
As the head of agencies that benefit from the state investment in law enforcement activities related to border crime, the Arizona Sheriff’s Association members urge Gov. Katie Hobbs to consider the important work done using the border task force dollars that have gone for local law enforcement throughout the state.
Read More »Arizona’s shipping container wall on border is coming down 
Former Republican Gov. Doug Ducey's border barrier of shipping containers has been largely dismantled in time for a new Democratic administration, costing tens of millions of dollars over just a few months as they were set up and taken down again.
Read More »Biden administration asks judge to allow removal of containers at border 
The Biden administration is asking a federal judge to let it remove the hundreds of double-stacked storage containers Gov. Doug Ducey has placed along the border and then bill the state for the costs.
Read More »Protesters block shipping container construction on border 
Progress on Gov. Doug Ducey’s shipping container border barrier has been halted in Cochise County since late November as activists stand in front of heavy machinery.
Read More »State elections director wants investigation of two Cochise County supervisors amid election certification drama 
The state elections director wants prosecutors to investigate and "take appropriate enforcement actions'' against two Cochise County supervisors who refused to certify election results by the deadline as legally required.
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