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Equalize the system that is stacked against independents
Voters responded with a resounding ‘no’ on Proposition 121, also known as the “top two” primary system, which would have created one primary for all candidates.
With final ballots tallied, officials see changing trends and a need for voter education
Election Day dragged on for two weeks before the final ballot was counted in Arizona, highlighting the challenges that elections officials face.
Fresh faces: Legislature will welcome near record number of newcomers
T.J. Shope, a Republican from Coolidge, and Juan Mendez, a Democrat from Tempe, share a lot in common.
Both are 27-year-old incoming state representatives. Both studied political science at Arizona State University and received bachelor’s degrees in 2008.
Arizona elections chief seeks overhaul
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett is proposing a wholesale overhaul of the state's vote-counting system in the wake of embarrassing delays counting more than 630,000 ballots statewide from the Nov. 6 general election.
Supreme Court Justice Pelander receives solid support of voters
Voters overwhelmingly retained state Supreme Court Justice John Pelander, who struck back at Republican groups that called for his removal from the bench.
Thousands of provisional problems on Election Day
Shortly after noon on Election Day, Paul Garrett walked into his polling place in Mesa, ready to cast his vote. But when he got into line and told the poll worker his name, he was advised that he had already received his early ballot in the mail, so he would have to cast a provisional ballot.
Voters overwhelmingly reject Prop. 121, ‘top-two’ primary initiative
Arizonans decided that 2012 would not be their last election cycle with a partisan primary. Proposition 121 failed by a whopping two-to-one margin. With more than 50 percent of precincts reporting, the initiative was down 67 percent to 33 percent
Senate leader defends Antenori
A Senate leader today vigorously defended Sen. Frank Antenori from allegations he asked a Republican committee, through Senate President Steve Pierce, to spend money on his race.
Outside groups spend millions on negative ads
Sen. John McComish, a Republican from Phoenix, is generally known around the Capitol as a nice guy — but some of the things being said about him during this election have him fuming mad.
Arizona voter registration numbers rise by some 24K
Arizona's voter registration numbers are higher heading into next week's general election.
Attorney asks court to delay ballot printing in Mitchell residency case
The attorney for a Republican lawmaker is asking a judge to bar two counties from printing ballots until residency questions surrounding the man who beat him in last month’s election are settled.
But elections officials say the early deadline for printing fewer than 250 ballots for military and overseas voters makes that impossible, and could mean that Darin Mitchell’s name appears [...]
Hotly contested races on tap for general election
For many candidates, the Aug. 28 primary election settled whether they will join next year’s state Legislature. But for others, the results merely signaled that they will be part of bigger matchups in the general election. At least five Senate seats will be fiercely contested this November, based on an analysis by the Arizona Capitol Times.
