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Conservative Prescott, liberal Tucson coalesce in election-date lawsuit
The Democrat enclave of Tucson is getting help from largely Republican Prescott in its fight with the Arizona Legislature and Attorney General Mark Brnovich about when cities can have their local elections.
AG opens probe of Ducey over alleged illegal electioneering
Arizona’s Republican attorney general is investigating Arizona’s Republican governor over potentially violating state law relating to electioneering using government resources.
Arizona finds pharmacist to prepare lethal injections
Arizona has found a compounding pharmacist to prepare the drug pentobarbital for lethal injections, officials said October 27, moving the state closer to resuming executions after a six-year hiatus.
Judge in Backpage case refuses to disqualify herself over marriage to AG
The federal judge hearing criminal charges against former executives of Backpage.com is refusing to step aside from the case, saying her marriage to state Attorney General Mark Brnovich is irrelevant to the matter.
AG challenges governor’s emergency powers
The state's top prosecutor says Gov. Doug Ducey is acting illegally in telling police to ignore restaurants violating certain state liquor laws.
Hobbs wants voter registration deadline extension overturned
Reversing course, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs now wants a federal appeals court to quash a trial judge's order giving Arizonans an extra 2 1/2 weeks to register to vote for this election.
Race is on to register voters under extended deadline
After an 11th-hour court victory extended Arizona’s voter registration deadline by nearly three weeks, Democratic-leaning groups say they’re treating every day like deadline day.
9th Circuit suspends ruling to allow time to fix unsigned ballots
A federal appeals court has put a hold on a judge's ruling that gave people extra time after Election Day to sign their ballots.
U.S. Supreme Court takes on Arizona ballot harvest law
Arizonans remain legally barred from taking someone else’s ballot to the polls, at least for this election. Without comment, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review the decision... […]
Ducey may have violated campaign law in talk with business leaders
Gov. Doug Ducey may have violated a state law prohibiting politicians from campaigning with state resources when he encouraged business owners on September 29 to vote against Proposition 208 while on a conference call from his office.
Court reinstates ‘dark money’ contributions
The state Court of Appeals has reinstated a 2017 law that opens the door to "dark money'' contributions to political races.
Judge rules Arizona voters get 5 days after election to sign ballot
Arizonans who forget to sign their early ballots before dropping them in the mail are entitled to up to five days to "cure'' the problem and get their votes counted, a federal judge has ruled.
