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Election denier Finchem penalized $40K, Lake off the hook
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Julian ordered Finchem to pay $40,565 in legal fees and costs to Adrian Fontes, the Democrat who defeated him in the November election.
Senate votes to keep secretary of state from overseeing elections they’re in
The Republican-controlled Arizona Senate voted Tuesday to require that the state’s top election official not participate in overseeing elections in which he or she is on the ballot - leaving the proposal one vote away in the House from heading to Democratic governor and former secretary of state Katie Hobbs' desk.
Dershowitz distances himself from arguments in Kari Lake, Mark Finchem lawsuit
Famed attorney Alan Dershowitz wants to be excused from paying any sanctions in the failed lawsuit to require hand counts of votes, saying he really had nothing to do with the claims a judge rejected.
Lake, Finchem appeal for day in federal court
The top two Republicans who lost their races for state office last month are making a new legal bid in their separate efforts to outlaw the use of machines to tabulate votes in Arizona.
Judge scorches Finchem, will consider sanctions
A judge late Friday quashed a bid by Mark Finchem to overturn his loss to Adrian Fontes for secretary of state, saying he presented no evidence to support such a radical move.
Hobbs, Maricopa County attorneys say Lake lacks facts on fraud
Claims by failed gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake that the general election was rigged and that printer issues were caused by "intentional misconduct'' are little more than speculation and should be dismissed, the attorney for Katie Hobbs, her successful Democratic foe argued Thursday.
Dems expand leads in key races, Election Day drop-offs could shift momentum
Democrats running for key statewide offices expanded narrow leads over their Republican opponents Thursday.
Dems point fingers, GOP redirects questions about ballot box watchers
Candidates running for statewide office in this year’s mid-term elections are responding to the reports of ballot box watchers staking out drop boxes in Phoenix and Mesa.
Kari Lake quietly rescinds endorsement of Oklahoma candidate
After facing criticism, Kari Lake is quietly backpedaling her endorsement of an Oklahoma State Senate candidate who said that he’s “not beholden to Jews” and that “LGBTQ is the gateway to pedophilia.”
Lawmakers who lost primaries plan next steps
Twenty-two lawmakers lost their races this year for various offices and won’t return to the Capitol for at least two years.
AZ lawmakers subpoenaed regarding Jan. 6 riot
At least two Arizona lawmakers say they were subpoenaed by the FBI for communications regarding the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Attorney: lawsuit seeking ballot hand count flawed
A lawyer for the state's largest county is telling a federal judge that a lawsuit by two Republican candidates seeking to require a hand count of the 2022 election is legally and factually flawed.
