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Ken Bennett

Feb 27, 2013

Tech executives offer vision of online voting for Arizona

Two tech company executives called it the future of voting in Arizona: online voting systems in the digital age that provide faster and more reliable vote counts and make participation in the state’s elections easier than ever before.

Feb 27, 2013

Clean Elections consolidation bill advances

The Citizen's Clean Election Commission would be consolidated with the Arizona Secretary of State's office and take on added responsibilities for overseeing election law violations and lobbyist reporting under a bill approved by a Senate committee Tuesday.

Fred DuVal
Feb 14, 2013

Fred DuVal files for AZ gubernatorial run

Fred DuVal’s gubernatorial campaign is semi-official after filing an exploratory committee today, making him the first Democrat to test the waters for the state’s top office in 2014.

Campaign finance limit
Feb 12, 2013

Clean Elections funding limits raised for 2014

Arizona's Secretary of State is adjusting funding limits for candidates using Clean Elections money to run their campaigns.

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett speaks to the media after the signing of the official election canvass at the Historic Senate Chambers at the Capitol, Monday Dec. 3, 2012, in Phoenix. Bennett signed the election documents as acting governor, as Republican Gov. Jan Brewer was out of state on official business.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Feb 7, 2013

Bennett to attend economic forum in NM

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett is scheduled to attend an economic forum later this week in New Mexico.

A sign outside Maricopa County Recorder’s Office tabulation center. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Natasha Khan)
Feb 7, 2013

Report: Arizona lags most states in election administration

Most states had better overall election administration procedures than Arizona in 2008 and 2010, according to a study released this week by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

Fred DuVal
Feb 6, 2013

DuVal preparing to enter governor’s race

Fred DuVal said there is a “high probability” that he will officially begin his campaign for governor later this month.

DuVal, a former regent, former Clinton White House aide and longtime Democratic operative, said he expects to file his campaign committee with the Secretary of State’s Office by the end of February.

Sen. Bob Worsley (File photo)
Feb 4, 2013

Senator proposes online voting for 2014

A bill to establish an online voting pilot program in time for the 2014 primary election is drawing bipartisan support in the Arizona State Senate.

Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa, said the technology is readily available to ensure the safety and accuracy of online voting – an effort that could save the state millions of dollars in expenses racked up by mailing ballots to voters, he added.

Feb 1, 2013

Lawyer: County Attorney had no authority to investigate AG Horne

A lawyer representing Attorney General Tom Horne’s alleged co-conspirator in his campaign finance case is arguing the case should be dismissed because the Secretary of State’s Office did not have the authority to bypass Horne and send it directly to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

Feb 1, 2013

Bennett sought legislation to deal with AG issues

As the FBI ramped up its investigation into Tom Horne last year, Secretary of State Ken Bennett scrambled to get legislation passed that would allow him to bypass the Attorney General’s Office and seek outside legal counsel.

Lawmakers push election overhaul — target early voting, contributions, signature gathering
Feb 1, 2013

Lawmakers push election overhaul — target early voting, contributions, signature gathering

Maricopa County elections officials don’t want to see a repeat of 2012.

After Election Day, the county had a record number of provisional ballots. For two weeks afterward, they counted votes, including thousands of provisional ballots caused by people who had received early ballots in the mail but chose to vote in person on Election Day instead.

Feb 1, 2013

Lawmaker: Require notarized signatures for early voters

Requiring Arizonans to have their signatures notarized to get on the permanent early ballot list or to receive early ballots would help prevent voter fraud, a state lawmaker contends.

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