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A Maricopa County judge on Friday denied Secretary of State Katie Hobbs’ request for an injunction against Attorney Mark Brnovich, who in a January letter wrote he could sue Hobbs if she takes the E-Qual signature gathering system offline for ...
Read More »Judge: injunction ‘premature’ in E-Qual signature case
Judge to rule in Hobbs/Brnovich signature case 
Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs are squabbling in court over the state’s online signature-gathering tool for candidates. A Maricopa County judge heard oral arguments on February 23 for a preliminary injunction in ...
Read More »Hobbs asks court to stop Brnovich action on E-Qual
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is going to court to block Attorney General Mark Brnovich from taking action against her for her decision to temporarily take an online candidate signature-gathering website offline to be updated. In new legal filings, attorney ...
Read More »Activists plan ballot measure to combat voting curbs
A coalition of community groups is asking Arizona voters to overturn a series of restrictions on registration and voting already enacted and those now being contemplated this year by the Republican-controlled legislature. Arizonans for Free and Fair Elections has taken ...
Read More »High voter turnout makes direct democracy more difficult
That record number of Arizonans who turned out to vote this year has a dark side for direct democracy: It's going to be harder for voters to propose their own laws or get rid of ones they don't like.
Read More »Libertarian candidates on sidelines in general election
For the first time in more than two decades, Arizonans won't have the option to vote for a Libertarian Party candidate for governor.
Read More »County recorder calls process to vet petitions into question
Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, who is heading the office in an election year for the first time, isn’t satisfied with a decades-old system, and he hasn’t been shy about saying so.
Read More »‘Dark money,’ renewable energy ballot measures in court
The question of whether voters get to decide whether to outlaw ``dark money'' could depend on whether a judge voids a law that throws a hurdle in the path of initiative organizers.
Read More »Question of signature validity at heart of challenge to energy measure
The question of whether voters get to decide on a new renewable energy mandate for utilities could turn, in part, on how many petition signatures a judge lets Arizona Public Service challenge.
Read More »Ethics committee opens inquiry on Dem Miranda, votes along party lines
The Arizona Senate Ethics Committee will investigate a Democratic state senator for allegedly violating signature gathering laws, but won’t do any real sleuthing until the attorney general weighs in.
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