Court of Appeals to consider Lake’s bid to overturn election results
The state Court of Appeals will consider later this month whether to expedite a bid by Kari Lake to overturn the results of the gubernatorial election she lost by more than 17,000 votes.
Hobbs keeps donations secret for inauguration events
Hobbs, who touted transparency as part of her leadership, has refused to disclose which people or corporations are paying for her inauguration party.
Kari Lake loses election contest
Katie Hobbs was confirmed Saturday as the winner of the governor's race as a judge rejected claims by Kari Lake that there was misconduct in the race.
Trial fails to produce evidence needed to establish intentional misconduct in Lake’s election contest
Both days of the trial in Kari Lake’s election contest have failed to produce the evidence needed to establish intentional misconduct that flipped the results in Katie Hobbs’ favor.
Attorney for Mayes says Hamadeh’s claims based on ‘speculation’
A bid by Abe Hamadeh to have a judge declare him the next attorney general is "based on little more than speculation and conjecture,'' an attorney for his Democratic opponent, Kris Mayes, is saying.
Ohio man arrested after allegedly making death threats with Secretary of State’s Office
An Ohio man was arrested on Monday on charges that he made three profanity-laced death threats to the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office.
Hobbs taps more Secretary of State staff for governor’s office
Several more top staffers from the Secretary of State’s Office will follow Secretary of State and Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs to the executive tower next year.
Ward wants Brnovich to investigate Hobbs’ office contacting Twitter
The head of the Arizona Republican Party, Kelli Ward, wants Attorney General Mark Brnovich to investigate whether Democrat Katie Hobbs used her official position "to suppress free speech.''
Ducey wants major change in state election law
Gov. Doug Ducey wants a big change in state election law that he said should lead to people knowing the outcome of all contested races that night, or soon after.
Hobbs certifies election, setting stage for lawsuits
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs certified last month’s general election on Monday, marking the official conclusion of the election and effectively opening a new phase in which lawsuits are expected to challenge the outcomes of several races.
Judge orders sanctions against attorneys representing Finchem, Lake
A federal judge ordered sanctions against attorneys representing failed Republican candidates Mark Finchem and Kari Lake in their lawsuit against the Secretary of State and Maricopa County that sought to ban the use of electronic vote tabulators and force a hand count of ballots.
Hobbs picks current team member to be chief of staff
After selecting a Republican business leader and a Democratic state capitol veteran to lead her transition team, Secretary of State and Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs looked closer to home for her chief of staff. Hobbs announced that Allie Bones, the current Assistant Secretary of State, will take on the top job in her administration.