Kelli Ward wins in court, GOP election stands
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge today dismissed one of two lawsuits stemming from the Arizona Republican Party January election, saying the internal affairs of the AZGOP aren’t subject to a court of law.
Lesko wins CD8 GOP primary
U.S. Representative Debbie Lesko has easily won the Republican nomination to keep her Congressional seat after early voting results put her far ahead of her sole challenger, Sandra Dowling.
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.
Fraud prevalent in signature gathering of 4 campaigns
Clifford Curry seems really good at his job. He collected hundreds of signatures for candidates. But no one knows who Curry is.
Long-time county schools supt. loses to media production teacher
A non-political process for appointing school board members was the political undoing for Maricopa County Schools Superintendent Don Covey.
Judge dismisses suit by ex-official against Arpaio
A federal judge threw out a former school superintendent's lawsuit against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and other county officials over the sheriff's criminal investigation that led to a misdemeanor conviction against the school official.