Facing a contempt vote in the Senate and a possible adverse court ruling, Maricopa County supervisors agreed Wednesday to give lawmakers pretty much everything they are demanding in election materials and access to voting equipment.

Senate Republicans demanded late today that Maricopa County officials turn over election equipment by 9 a.m. Wednesday, right as the two groups head back to court to tangle over whether the Senate has the legal authority to request that information.

The attorney for Maricopa County is accusing state senators of demanding access to voting equipment and records to turn them over to an attorney for President Trump.

The state's top prosecutor is siding with Republican legislators in their legal bid to demand access to election materials from Maricopa County.

Arizona's 11 Democrat electors cast their votes Monday for Joe Biden even as a Senate panel raised questions about the accuracy of the vote that gave the Democrat the edge over President Trump.

State lawmakers are weighing whether to give judges more leeway to eliminate the requirement that certain people register for life as sex offenders.

It's billed by proponents as a way moms can defend themselves from attackers while dropping their children off at school. But legislation that cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday on a 4-3 party-line vote also would permit high schoolers who are at least 18 to bring and keep loaded weapons in their vehicles.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 4-3 on Thursday to remove the ban on nunchucks.

Ignoring the testimony of county election officials, Republican lawmakers voted to bar Arizona voters who receive their ballot by mail from turning them in by hand.

SB1295 would create a special Class 5 felony for subjecting pets to cruel mistreatment. And the same penalty would apply for killing a pet without the owner’s consent.