Election officials in Arizona's largest county won't soon forget #SharpieGate — the social media uproar that emerged after the 2020 election based on the false claim that Sharpie pens provided at the polls would ruin ballots before they were counted.
Read More »Pen misinformation bleeds into primary
AG election audit review points to vulnerabilities, no widespread fraud alleged 
Attorney General Mark Brnovich says an ongoing review of the Arizona Senate’s audit report and related election investigations has “revealed serious vulnerabilities” and “raises questions about the 2020 election in Arizona.”
Read More »Ending mail-in ballots would bring ‘electoral chaos’ 
If the Arizona Supreme Court rules early voting is unconstitutional, Maricopa County could see ten times as many voters come to the polls and, elsewhere in the state, officials say it would lead to “electoral chaos.”
Read More »A year after Jan. 6 GOP Clears Path for 2022, beyond
In the weeks leading up to the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a handful of Americans — including well-known Arizona politicians and obscure local bureaucrats — stood up to block then-President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attempt to ...
Read More »Republican’s canvass flawed, experts say 
A months-long “independent” canvassing effort in Maricopa County culminated in an 11-page report that made big claims about “ghost” voters and lost votes.
Read More »Senate threatens lawsuit if Maricopa County balks at potential subpoenas 
A plan to contact voters at their doors, which Fann nixed after the U.S. Department of Justice warned it could constitute voter intimidation, could be back on the table after the Senate’s contracted auditors insisted they need door-to-door canvassing to verify results.
Read More »Fann says audit, county counts don’t match 
Senate President Karen Fann went on the radio Tuesday to say the ballot counts of the election audit she’s leading and Maricopa County’s are different.
Read More »Stephen Richer prefers boring, takes on Trump
There’s a lot of unintentional irony surrounding Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer.
Read More »County: Senate making ‘mockery’ of audit
Maricopa County supervisors on Monday accused Senate President Karen Fann, of allowing a "mockery'' to be made of the election process with her audit.
Read More »Fontes concedes Maricopa County recorder race to Richer 
Maricopa County will have a Republican county recorder again after Democrat Adrian Fontes, the incumbent, conceded the race on Thursday morning to his challenger, Stephen Richer.
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