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Activists threaten lawsuit over county officials’ early ballot warning
Hispanic activists are threatening to sue Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell if she doesn’t retract and clarify a statement she made last week.
GOP’s big majorities in Arizona Legislature at risk
Arizona Republicans hold two-thirds of the seats in both chambers of the Legislature after padding their majorities in 2010 as the party's wave swept across the nation. But those "supermajorities" that allowed them to vigorously pursue conservative courses on gun rights and other social issues appear to be on the line Nov. 6.
Arizona sheriff’s narrative works against him
Sheriff Joe Arpaio has become an almost unstoppable force in his 20 years in office by driving home two themes: that he will unceasingly crack down on crime and, more recently, illegal immigration.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Arizona voting law case
Arizona’s law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lonely activists in both parties pursue a quixotic quest for clout
Being a Republican can be lonely in south Phoenix’s Legislative District 27, the most lopsided voter bloc in the state, but the grassroots effort has grown in recent years despite the long odds of gaining political influence.
State parties praise federal hotline on voter fraud, suppression
On election day, voters in Arizona and other states will be able to call hotlines at U.S. attorney’s offices to report allegations of fraud and voting rights abuses.
‘Gabby effect’ wearing off: Barber running on his record against McSally in CD2
When Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Barber won a slam-dunk special election in June against the same opponent who almost defeated his predecessor and boss, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, many political consultants chalked it up to the “Gabby Effect.”
Judge: Arizona campaign finance laws unconstitutional
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled this month that the state’s most fundamental campaign finance laws dealing with the registration of political committees and reporting of contributions and expenditures are unconstitutional.
The ruling won’t affect campaigns this election cycle, but it threatens to upend the state’s campaign finance system for future elections.
Maricopa County puts 2 on early ballots in error
Maricopa County elections officials say two school board candidates withdrew from their races and should not have been on early ballots sent to voters last week.
McComish voted against ‘Tea Party’ bills, backed measures Dems opposed
A closer examination of Sen. John McComish’s voting record this year showed him opposing bills authored by colleagues with “Tea Party” leanings while also backing measures that infuriated Democrats.
‘Mainstream’ McComish called ‘extremist’ by Dem foe Hydrick
Last year, Sen. John McComish, a Republican from Phoenix, embraced the political risks that came with voting against measures that were aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration.
Crucial or crazy, Prop. 120 is the talk of northern Arizona
Rep. Chester Crandell said he was surprised when the first question of the Oct. 2 Clean Elections debate of Legislative District 6 candidates was on Proposition 120, the ballot measure he sponsored and is advocating.
