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Douglas Rayes

Sep 11, 2020

Judge rules Arizona voters get 5 days after election to sign ballot

Arizonans who forget to sign their early ballots before dropping them in the mail are entitled to up to five days to "cure'' the problem and get their votes counted, a federal judge has ruled.

Mar 25, 2020

Judge gives Senate new trial on retaliation claim

The state Senate will get a new chance to escape at least some of the financial penalty imposed over the firing of a staffer.

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Nov 15, 2019

Peeved judge orders fired Senate staffer, chamber to negotiate reinstatement

Fired state Senate employee Talonya Adams and an attorney for the Senate must spend Monday morning holed up in a room together to work out the details of Adams’ reinstatement, and not come out until they reach an agreement, an exasperated federal judge ordered Friday.

Oct 18, 2019

Senate staffer who won discrimination suit wants job back

A fired Senate staffer said Friday she hopes to go back to work even though it would mean working with – and for – some of the same people who a federal court jury said discriminated against her.

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Jul 27, 2018

State defends court challenge to 2016 ballot harvesting law

Arizona is entitled to make "ballot harvesting'' a crime despite a federal law that allows anyone to deliver a letter, the state's legal defenders are arguing.

ballot harvesting, elections, Guillermina Fuentes, Alma Juarez, Yuma, judge
Jul 5, 2018

Federal law supersedes state ‘ballot harvesting’ law, suit claims

A new lawsuit seeks to block Arizona from enforcing its ban on "ballot harvesting'' for the upcoming election, claiming the state has no legal authority to regulate who can and cannot deliver someone else's mail.

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Sep 23, 2016

Federal judge lets Arizona enforce ballot harvesting ban

A federal judge has denied Democrats’ request to bar Arizona from enforcing a controversial ban on the practice known as “ballot harvesting.”

Aug 3, 2016

State asks court to ban ‘ballot harvesting’ even with no evidence of fraud

Conceding there’s no evidence of fraud, an attorney for the state asked a federal judge Wednesday to allow enforcement of a new law making “ballot harvesting” a felony.

May 22, 2014

AZ judge’s shift to federal bench creates opening

An Arizona judge's appointment to a federal District Court seat creates an opening on the Maricopa County Superior Court bench.

Sep 19, 2013

Obama nominates new federal judges for Arizona

President Obama made nominations Thursday to fill four vacancies in the U.S. District Court for Arizona.

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