Commission rejects Hobbs’ request to scrap traditional gubernatorial debate
Members of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission rejected a demand by Democrat Katie Hobbs to scrap the traditional gubernatorial debate.
Will Hobbs face Lake? Debate prospect unclear
With one deadline already in the rearview mirror, it’s still not clear if the Democratic nominee for governor will get on a debate stage with her opponent before the November general election.
At Democrats’ rally, candidates focus on Republican opponents
Arizona Democratic statewide candidates from up and down the ticket offered a preview of their campaign strategy for this year’s general election during a "unity rally" on Aug. 27 in west Phoenix.
Judge declines to require hand count of Arizona ballots
A federal judge refused Friday to require that Arizona officials count ballots by hand in November, dismissing a lawsuit filed by the Republican nominees for governor and secretary of state based on false claims of problems with vote-counting machines.
Pinal mulls new laws to fix election snafu
In the wake of a disastrous primary, Pinal County officials are considering new laws for smoother future elections.
Friends of Leach file lawsuit to get his name on general election ballot
After a narrow loss to Justine Wadsack, friends of incumbent Sen. Vince Leach, R-Saddlebrooke are filing a lawsuit to get his name on the general ballot instead of the challenger.
Petition to seek limits on medical debt challenged
Health advocacy group Healthcare Rising Arizona is pushing a citizens’ initiative to limit interest on medical debt, but they’re being challenged by Republicans who claim the petition collection violated state law.
RGA outspending DGA for AZ governor
Both the Republican Governors Association and the Democratic Governors Association are now paying for ads to try to swing the Arizona governor’s race, though both organizations’ ads trash their party’s opponent rather than propping up their own candidate.
Ducey: voters should have confidence in election results
Gov. Doug Ducey has a word of advice for people who believe Arizona elections lack integrity. You're being lied to and deceived.
Ballot tabulation board changes error margin
Arizona election security officials are changing the way they formulate the voting error margin to create more accuracy amid controversy over ballot counts in previous races.
Feds ask judge to block Arizona’s new presidential voting law
The Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to block Arizona from enforcing a new law about who can vote for president.
Judge will decide if rules will be in place to run elections
A judge will decide this coming week whether there will be any rules in place to run this year's elections or whether there will be, as an attorney for the governor fears, “chaos” at the polls.