A key aide to Attorney General Mark Brnovich altered language of the ballot description of Proposition 127 that the state's top elections officer called "eyebrow raising'' and the lawyer for initiative organizers said is designed to help Arizona Public Service convince voters to reject it.

America is in mourning. And in John McCain’s home state, the pain was plainly palpable.

Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, who is heading the office in an election year for the first time, isn’t satisfied with a decades-old system, and he hasn’t been shy about saying so.

State Elections Director Eric Spencer said he has always been fascinated by politics and law, and the intersection between three disciplines – politics, public policy and law – has defined his career.

State Elections Director Eric Spencer said the Secretary of State’s Office is preparing to ask the attorney general to investigate fraud allegations that have plagued the 2018 election cycle.

When ousted lawmaker Don Shooter first acknowledged he might run for office again, the Yuma Republican described his potential campaign as wholly reliant on supporters in Yuma who insisted he make a comeback.

Numerous candidates have found themselves swept up in legal battles on their way to the ballot.

Elections officials said they will likely refer several campaigns that have been implicated for fraud and forgery to law enforcement for further investigation.

The Arizona Legislature referred two measures to the ballot this year, more than lawmakers referred in 2016 when they instead focused their attention on trying to defeat several citizen initiatives.

A top Arizona legislator said he would be open to making it easier for the state’s voters to circumvent the Legislature and pass laws by way of the ballot in exchange for easing restrictions that prevent the Legislature from tweaking those same laws.