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courts Nov 6, 2023, 7:59PM MST

Lawsuit aiming to remove two voting laws calling for more checks debated in trial

A federal lawsuit seeking to strike down two state voting laws calling for further checks on proof of citizenship and residency went to trial today.   The long-running lawsuit includes a long list of voting rights advocacy groups and tribal governments who allege the laws pose concerns of voter suppression and violate federal la[...]

political ads, election, 2024, AdImpact
Recent news Nov 3, 2023, 3:51PM MST

Fontes, other officials tell Senate panel of ongoing threats to elections

Death threats, poisoned pets, disinformation campaigns, bulletproof glass in election offices and family members that keep “go bags†handy in case they have to flee the house on a moment’s notice. Those were just some of the ongoing threats that elections officials across the country told senators they face as they prepare f[...]

Fontes, elections, threats
Featured News Oct 24, 2023, 5:48PM MST

Task force approves elections policy recommendations despite Bennett's criticism of Hobbs' absence

A bipartisan task force headed by Gov. Katie Hobbs approved 16 policy and legislative recommendations Tuesday related to the controversial topic of elections policy.  But one Republican member of the governor's Bipartisan Elections Task Force wasn’t pleased that Hobbs wasn’t present to vote on any of the recommendations.   [...]

ballots, elections, task force, Hobbs, Bennett
Top Stories Oct 20, 2023, 1:57PM MST

No Labels sues Arizona to block opponents from using new political party to run for office

PHOENIX (AP) — The No Labels party on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Arizona seeking to block its ballot line from being used by Democrats who oppose the group's efforts to launch a third-party ticket for president next year. The lawsuit asks a federal judge in Phoenix to block Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes from allow[...]

No Labels, political party, lawsuit, Fontes
Top Stories Oct 20, 2023, 1:11PM MST

Free Enterprise Club wants judge to outlaw use of 'drop boxes' for ballots

A group that backs additional restrictions on voting wants a judge to outlaw the use of "drop boxes'' that can make it easier for some people to return their early ballots. Attorneys for the Free Enterprise Club say Arizona law allows for only certain ways a ballot can be submitted. That means personal delivery to county election [...]

ballot harvesting, subpoena, Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Trump, Biden, Lake, Hobbs, election workers, ballots, election deniers, insurrection, U.S. Capitol, Justice Department, Maricopa County
courts Oct 17, 2023, 5:32PM MST

Hamadeh ordered to pay thousands in legal fees to Mayes

Abe Hamadeh has been ordered to pay more than $42,000 in legal fees to Kris Mayes in his unsuccessful effort to convince the Arizona Supreme Court to overturn the results of the attorney general's race. In a new order Tuesday, Chief Justice Robert Brutinel said the award is appropriate because Hamadeh had "misrepresented'' to the [...]

Hamadeh, Mayes, election contest, Mohave County
Featured News Oct 12, 2023, 2:39PM MST

State GOP says can't count on Fontes to defend Trump's right to be on ballot

Saying it can't rely on Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to vociferously defend the right of Donald Trump to be on the ballot in the state's 2024 presidential preference election, the Arizona Republican Party wants to play an active role in a pending federal court case seeking to bar the former president's candidacy. In[...]

Trump, electors, 2020 election, indictment
Governor's Office Oct 2, 2023, 4:25PM MST

Hobbs says she's governor regardless of where she goes, Yee disagrees

Katie Hobbs says she's the governor, no matter where she goes -- no matter what else. Hobbs acknowledged Monday that the Arizona Constitution spells out that the powers and duties of the governor go to the next in line of succession on "the governor's absence from the state.'' That is currently the secretary of state. When that[...]

Hobbs, governor, tax credit, families, Hoffman
Governor's Office Sep 14, 2023, 1:57PM MST

Hobbs says state officials don't have unilateral right to keep Trump off ballot

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs said neither she -- nor any other state official -- has the unilateral right to keep Donald Trump off the ballot for the state's presidential preference primary based on the 14th Amendment. That's also the view of Republican Sen. Ken Bennett who served for six years as the secretary of state, Arizona's ch[...]

Hobbs, Trump, director nominations, Senate
Featured News Sep 12, 2023, 5:27PM MST

Lake and Finchem want panel to reconsider dismissal of lawsuit

Failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem want a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel to reconsider the dismissal of their lawsuit seeking to ban electronic voting systems.   In oral arguments today, Andrew Parker, attorney for Finchem and Lake, continued to claim the possibility of â[...]

Finchem, Lake, Senate, House, Secretary of State, 2024 primary
courts Sep 6, 2023, 3:03PM MST

Goldwater Institute files petition seeking to allow all state voters to consider judges' retention

The Goldwater Institute has filed a special action petition seeking to allow all Arizona voters to weigh in on retention for Arizona Court of Appeals judges, not just those in their jurisdiction, and alleges the current residency-based retention system sows voter disenfranchisement and violates the Arizona Constitution.   Led by[...]

trial, first-degree murder, child abuse
Recent news Sep 1, 2023, 4:04PM MST

State Republicans can vote as usual in next year's presidential preference election

Updates: Adds material to show that Democrats will participate in the statewide primary. Arizona Republicans will get to vote as usual in next year's presidential preference election after the head of the state party rejected a demand from leaders of the Maricopa County GOP to cancel the state-run election and instead run the vote[...]

Maricopa County, Arizona Republican Party,presidential preference, election, GOP, Republicans,

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