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Elections Procedure Manual

An elections official counts mail-in ballots on the first day of tabulation, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Mar 15, 2025

Appeals Court weighs in on politically charged elections manual

An elections guidebook, historically held to a law of its own and prone to the discretion of each secretary of state, now faces existential questions after an appellate court required […]

Voting rights
Sep 29, 2024

Federal court rules part of Arizona election manual illegal

A federal judge late Friday blocked Secretary of State Adrian Fontes from refusing to include a county's vote in the statewide totals if the local supervisors failed to certify the results, calling what he proposed "utterly without precedent'' and comparing it to a nuclear weapon.

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Feb 21, 2024

Judge recuses himself from elections case over brother’s tweets

A judge whose brother made comments about a case that wound up before him has agreed to step away following a motion to have him disqualified.

Attorney Tom Ryan holds up print copies of text messages exchanged between former state Sen. Steve Montenegro and a Senate staffer, Stephanie Holford. Holford named herself in a statement Ryan read during a press conference at the Senate on Feb. 22. (Photo by Rachel Leingang/Arizona Capitol Times)
Feb 17, 2024

Petersen, Toma want judge in elections case disqualified over brother’s tweets

When it comes to being a fair judge, does it matter what your brother thinks of the parties and their claim?

Feb 1, 2024

Lawmakers challenge parts of state’s election procedures

Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma filed a special action to nullify provisions of the latest Elections Procedures Manual that they contend conflict with Arizona election law. 

Jan 9, 2024

Are unstaffed ballot drop boxes allowed in Arizona? Final rulebook offers little clarity

Arizona voters have long relied on unstaffed ballot drop boxes to conveniently cast their ballots, but challenges to their use persist and a new state rulebook does little to clarify their legal status.

Nov 22, 2018

Taking politics from SOS to protect the ‘sacred right’ to vote

Nothing about this will be easy, but all of it is essential. Voting is a sacred right. I am proud to protect that right; proud to serve; and proud to have the opportunity to continue to make government work for the benefit of all Arizonans.

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