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Turnover plagues election offices, one swing state county trying to recover
Election offices have been understaffed for years. But 2020 was a tipping point, with all the pandemic-related challenges before the presidential vote and the hostility afterward driven by false claims of a stolen election. A wave of retirements and resignations has followed, creating a vacuum of institutional knowledge across the country.
No Labels sues Arizona to block opponents from using new political party to run for office
The No Labels party on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Arizona seeking to block its ballot line from being used by Democrats who oppose the group's efforts to launch a third-party ticket for president next year.
Survey: Young Arizona voters more engaged, informed than earlier generations
Arizona’s young voters, ages 18 to 29, may have been the state’s most engaged youth electorate group ever, driven in 2022 by concerns about cost of living and reproductive rights.
Trial fails to produce evidence needed to establish intentional misconduct in Lake’s election contest
Both days of the trial in Kari Lake’s election contest have failed to produce the evidence needed to establish intentional misconduct that flipped the results in Katie Hobbs’ favor.
Lake teases legal action, promotes election complaints
After days of near silence following her loss in the governor’s race, Republican candidate Kari Lake said on Thursday that she is “still in this fight.”
Judge rejects Lake, Masters bid to extend voting
A Maricopa County judge rejected an eleventh-hour plea from Republican candidates to keep the polls open for another three hours on Tuesday night. The lawsuit followed problems with voting equipment at some voting locations around the county.
Feds will be watching polling in five Arizona counties
Federal officials will be watching polling Tuesday in five Arizona counties. But no one is saying how the Department of Justice selected those five -- or exactly what form that monitoring will take.
Counties test election equipment to try to ensure accurate results
County officials around the state are reassuring the public that equipment has been thoroughly tested to ensure only valid ballots are counted for the Nov. 8 election.
Grassroots effort gets people out to vote on Navajo Nation
Activists, advocates and actors mounted horses on a Saturday morning last month for a ride through the red rock of El Capitán Mountain in iconic Monument Valley. The Solidarity Trail Ride was part of the nationwide event Ride to the Polls, which was organized by Protect the Sacred, a grassroots organization to motivate young Indigenous voters.
Libertarian drops out of Senate race, endorses Masters
Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Marc Victor says he's dropping out of the Senate race and told his supporters to vote for Republican nominee Blake Masters.
Heated debate propels voter ID bill out of House committee
A House panel voted Wednesday after heated debate to prohibit election officials from accepting already filled-out early ballots at polling places unless voters first provide identification. The party-line 7-6 vote... […]
AP: Steve Gaynor Arizona’s next Secretary of State
Political newcomer Steve Gaynor rose to the top, and fast.
