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Jonathan Paton

Apr 23, 2024

Progressive group out to oust 2 state Supreme Court justices

Progress Arizona is launching a campaign to deny new terms to two of the state Supreme Court justices who voted earlier this month to allow the 1864 law on abortion to once again be enforced in Arizona.

Mar 22, 2024

Measure reducing lengthy judges retention list advances

 A measure posed to grant indefinite terms to judges given “good behavior” is one step closer to voters after passing through House Municipal Oversight and Elections Committee on March 20. 

Mar 12, 2024

Arizona voters could have say on Tucson elections

Republican lawmakers are moving to allow voters around the state to decide and possibly overrule how Tucson elects members of its city council. 

Feb 16, 2024

Only troubled judges would stand for election under proposed law

The Senate Elections Committee greenlit a resolution on party lines to hinge judicial retention elections on “good behavior” instead of term limits Thursday. 

judges, JPR, judicial review
Apr 14, 2023

Taskforce proposes changes to evaluating judges

The Judicial Performance Review taskforce released its recommendations on changes to the evaluation process for the judges and justices subject to retention elections.

Daniel Scarpinato (File photo)
Aug 5, 2021

Top Ducey aides leave for new jobs

Two senior staffers for Gov. Doug Ducey are leaving their jobs after nearly seven years.

Jun 15, 2020

Supreme Court passes on appeal of Libertarian Party voter case

The U.S. Supreme Court has quashed a last-ditch effort by the Arizona Libertarian Party to void a state statute which was designed — and succeeded — at keeping its candidates... […]

May 12, 2020

Hobbs asks U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Libertarian law change

Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to swat down a last-ditch effort by the Arizona Libertarian Party to make it easier to put its candidates... […]

Dec 21, 2019

Libertarians want U.S. Supreme Court to quash law designed to keep them off ballot

The Arizona Libertarian Party is making a last-ditch effort to quash a state statute, which was designed and succeeded at keeping its candidates off the ballot.

court, trial, Hobbs, commission
Jun 3, 2019

9th Circuit upholds law to burden Libertarian candidates

A federal appeals court has upheld a 2015 state law which the Libertarian Party charges – and some Republican lawmakers admitted – was specifically designed to keep its candidates off the ballot.

Dec 28, 2018

Tucson man wants to put city election system to a vote

Unable to get courts to void Tucson's current council election system, some political interests now are taking their case directly to voters.

Sep 2, 2016

In Arizona, conventional wisdom – money, name ID – rules

Donald Trump might have upended the conventional wisdom about political campaigns, and yet in Arizona, the conventional wisdom reasserted itself in the most conventional of ways.

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