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Jul 22, 2024, 11:09PM MST

Attorneys argue whether to change how appellate judges are elected

A bid by the Goldwater Institute to change how judges on the Court of Appeals are elected drew a skeptical response Monday from a trial judge who is hearing the case. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Frank Moskowitz acknowledged that the current system means that only residents of certain counties get to decide on whether appell[...]

Jul 18, 2024, 1:43PM MST

Conservative group targets non-citizens on voter rolls

A group headed by a former Trump adviser is threatening to sue the state's 15 counties if they don't try to check on whether there are non-citizens on their voter registration rolls. In a letter to each of the 15 county recorders, James Rogers, senior counsel for America First Legal Foundation, is demanding they each request the Dep[...]

Jun 14, 2024, 11:40AM MST

Court upholds legal fees penalty for former SOS candidate

Mark Finchem and his attorney can't escape a court order that they pay more than $47,000 in legal fees in his unsuccessful attempt to overturn his 2022 loss in the race for secretary of state. In a ruling Thursday, the state Court of Appeals said a trial judge got it right when she ruled that it was clear that the lawsuit he filed w[...]

May 25, 2024, 10:00PM MST

Former AG candidate goes to high court to change election results

Abe Hamadeh has no one to blame but his own legal team for a trial judge refusing to overturn his 2022 loss in the race for attorney general, a lawyer for Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is arguing. In new filings Friday, Craig Morgan told the Arizona Supreme Court that the bid by Hamadeh for a new trial has multiple flaws. If noth[...]

May 16, 2024, 3:29PM MST

Here are your nominees for Best of the Capitol

It’s that time of the year again to vote on who’s Best of the Capitol. Here are the nominees in 30 categories. The light-hearted festivies to announce the winners is on June 25, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Marriott Phoenix Airport, 1101 N 44th St, Phoenix, AZ 85008. Best Elected Republican David Cook Sine Ke[...]

Mar 8, 2024, 6:13PM MST

O’Callaghan is the man for CD1

MAGA extremism is changing the Republican party in Arizona and not in a good way for them. Right-wing policy positions are driving party registration defections, according to polls, against what most Arizonans of all political stripes support: abortion access, adequate public-school funding, equitable taxation, and a clean environme[...]

Feb 21, 2024, 8:38PM MST

Judge recuses himself from elections case over brother’s tweets

A judge whose brother made comments about a case that wound up before him has agreed to step away following a motion to have him disqualified. Judge Timothy Ryan made no comment about his decision Wednesday. The move means the lawsuit filed by Republican legislative leaders against Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes will be[...]

Dec 13, 2023, 4:52PM MST

Toma, Petersen ask court to rule Prop 211 unconstitutional

A challenge to the Voters Right to Know Act by the legislative leaders could very likely proceed to a special action in the Arizona Court of Appeals, according to a Maricopa County Superior Court judge. Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, and House Speaker Ben Toma, R-Peoria, contend the 2022 voter initiative requ[...]

Nov 10, 2023, 10:01AM MST

After 2020 election, public records requests soared 

This is the third in a series of stories the Arizona Capitol Times has published on the state of Arizona’s public records laws. Following the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, one of the nation’s most watched counties is receiving an unprecedented increase in public records requests. The Maricopa County Recorde[...]

Nov 7, 2023, 10:48AM MST

Officials confident about Tuesday voting, feel good for long-term outlook

Local elections across Arizona on Tuesday could be a low-level test of voting systems stressed by years of threats and challenges that have left some worried about the 2024 presidential election, now less than a year away. But elections officials said they are fairly confident – in the short and the long term – that they will [...]

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