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County recorder calls process to vet petitions into question
Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, who is heading the office in an election year for the first time, isn’t satisfied with a decades-old system, and he hasn’t been shy about saying so.
Daniel Ruiz: Election expert’s climb to the 9th Floor
Daniel Ruiz has spent his entire adult life working for the government in some shape or form.
Election officials to refer fraudulent petitions to AG for criminal probe
State Elections Director Eric Spencer said the Secretary of State’s Office is preparing to ask the attorney general to investigate fraud allegations that have plagued the 2018 election cycle.
Elections officials mull criminal probes of forgeries
Elections officials said they will likely refer several campaigns that have been implicated for fraud and forgery to law enforcement for further investigation.
Late with your early ballot? Here are tips for making sure your vote is counted
Like 60 percent of Arizona voters, Jeff McMahon, a Democrat from Tempe, is on Arizona’s permanent early voting list. Unlike a large percentage of early voters, McMahon is vigilant about walking his early ballot to the post office at least a couple of weeks before Election Day.
Senate panel advances bill to restrict Clean Elections Commission
An Arizona Senate panel advanced a bill that would bar the Citizen Clean Elections Commission from enforcing the state’s campaign contribution limits. That would leave the task of investigating and enforcing complaints involving traditionally-funded candidates to the Secretary of State and Attorney General.
Lawmakers: Election day voter registration would boost participation
Democratic lawmakers say allowing voters to register and cast ballots on the same day would increase election participation, but some county officials worry that it would further complicate the voting process.
Vandalism, intimidation and cyber threats plagued Maricopa Elections Department during vote counting
In the days following the election, the Maricopa County Elections Department endured harassment, vandalism and a possible cyber attack – all while the office was trying to count a record number of votes left over from Election Day.
CCEC: Senate candidate decertified over bad signatures
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission decertified a Senate candidate after finding that dozens of his $5 contribution forms had been allegedly forged.
