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Nov 24, 2015

Reagan expects revolutionary new campaign finance website by May

By May, the Secretary of State’s Office expects to officially unveil a new online system that it says will revolutionize the way people can search and sort through campaign finance data, from the state level down to Arizona’s smallest counties and towns.

Nov 9, 2015

Arizona gets D on government accountability and transparency

The Grand Canyon State received an overall score of 64 – a D grade – in a new State Integrity Investigation, a data-driven assessment of government accountability and transparency in all 50 states by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity. Despite the low grade, Arizona ranked 22nd among all the states.

Oct 29, 2015

Clean Elections delays final vote on political committee rule

The Citizens Clean Elections Commission temporarily delayed its vote on a proposed rule that will clarify what constitutes a political committee under Arizona’s campaign finance statutes and possibly require disclosure from some dark money organizations due to last-minute changes that threw the commission’s meeting into confusion.

May 5, 2015

Arizona voter registration numbers down by 11K since January

Arizona's voter registration numbers are down by nearly 11,500 since the last report in January. The Secretary of State's Office says the state has more than 3.23 million registered voters as of April 1.

Apr 13, 2015

Secretary Reagan misses the point

It looks like we touched a nerve. Recently the Arizona Advocacy Foundation led a coalition of non-partisan groups to produce an in-depth study of our state’s most recent election in the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act.

Sen. Michele Reagan, R-Scottsdale, chairs the Senate Election Committee. (Cronkite News Service Photo by AJ Vicens)
Apr 9, 2015

Report ignores logical rules for running an election

A recent report from the Arizona Advocacy Network attempts, unfairly and inaccurately, to make claims about “thousands” of uncounted votes in recent Arizona elections. The report is exceptionally biased, cherry-picks its data and is grossly misleading.

Mar 23, 2015

Bill would create one-stop-shop for campaign finance reports

A proposal by Secretary of State Michele Reagan would turn her office into a clearinghouse for campaign finance reports for cities and counties that choose to opt into the system.

Feb 9, 2015

House committee passes bill creating Arizona lieutenant governor position

A proposal approved by a House panel Monday would change what happens in Arizona when a governor dies, quits or is forcibly removed from office.

Secretary of State Ken Bennett and Gov. Jan Brewer sign the 2014 election canvass, triggering the recount in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Dec 1, 2014

CD2 voters challenge recount procedures

A collection of Pima and Cochise County voters sued Arizona’s top election official on Monday, claiming that the secretary of state’s planned method for conducting a recount in Congressional District 2 was in violation of state law.

Nov 24, 2014

Barber files suit over 133 votes in CD2 race

Attorneys for U.S. Rep. Ron Barber filed a federal suit Monday morning to stall the certification of Arizona’s election results until at least 133 votes can be added to the final tally.

Nov 11, 2014

CD2 race appears headed toward recount

A recount is likely to be triggered in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, where Republican Martha McSally leads U.S. Rep. Ron Barber by fewer than 200 votes.

Oct 27, 2014

Who cares about what actually happened?

60 Plus Association, a dark money group active in Arizona, is wading into the secretary of state’s race with less than two weeks left before Election Day. The group bought $300,000 worth of airtime in cable and broadcast for an ad targeting Goddard, the group’s spokesman, Gerry Scimeca, told our reporter this morning (Oct. 24).

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