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Hobbs vetoes mainly partisan bills, draws ire for nixing elections legislation 

So far this session Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed 92 bills, 22 of which had the support of at least one legislative Democrat, leading to criticism from Republicans about her treatment of bipartisan bills.  Hobbs vetoed a handful of bills on Monday, including House Bill 2560, which brought outrage from one of the co-sponsors, Sen. K[...]

Hobbs, vetoes, porn, classrooms, Hoffman, Horne, veto
legislature

Toothless resolution on elections equipment flagged for supervisors

Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, reminded county boards of supervisors on Monday that the Legislature passed an amendment on elections equipment back in April, but the resolution doesn’t have the power of a law and can’t be upheld. Not all concurrent resolutions have power. If they are sent to voters [...]

election equipment, Borrelli, Twitter, resolution, secretary of state
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Lake's attorneys argue more than 270k signatures county verified in less than three seconds

[caption id="attachment_262760" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, on March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. A judge heard closing arguments from counsel for failed gubernatorial candidate Lake, as well as Maricopa County, the Secretary of State a[...]

Lake, election contest, Maricopa County, trial, closing arguments, governor, signature verification

Committee denies Fontes' request to use funds for private security detail

[caption id="attachment_259324" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Adrian Fontes, right, takes the oath of office to be Secretary of State from Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel, left, in a ceremony at the state Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 2, 2023. A Legislative committee on May 4, 2023, denied a request from Fontes to[...]

Fontes, Hobbs, Mayes, Horne, inauguration
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Court grants Hobbs, Fontes' motions for sanctions against Lake

[caption id="attachment_262386" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023 on March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. The Arizona Supreme Court granted Gov. Katie Hobbs’ and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ motions for sanctions against Lake on May 4, [...]

Lake, Hobbs, election, Supreme Court
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Two Cochise County supervisors ordered to pay fees tied to election results battle

[caption id="attachment_261607" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A judge has ordered two Cochise County supervisors to pay more than $34,000 in legal fees in their losing attempt to keep from certifying the results of the 2022 general election. (Photo by Pexels)[/caption] Update: Adds comments from Tom Crosby saying he believes he[...]

legal fees, Cochise County, elections, vote, Judd, Crosby
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Senate votes to keep secretary of state from overseeing elections they’re in

[caption id="attachment_258586" align="aligncenter" width="620"] (Photo by Pexels)[/caption] The Republican-controlled Arizona Senate voted Tuesday to require that the state’s top election official not participate in overseeing elections in which he or she is on the ballot - leaving the proposal one vote away in the House from h[...]

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Democratic Party files suit to keep No Labels Party off ballot

[caption id="attachment_251953" align="aligncenter" width="620"] The Arizona Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit to keep the No Labels Party off the 2024 ballot, conceding it fears its presence "will make it more difficult to elect Democratic Party candidates.'' (Photo by Pexels)[/caption] The Arizona Democratic Party filed suit [...]

Democrats, Gallego, election, ballots, Sinema, No Labels, lawsuit
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Bipartisan SB1324 would help restore trust in election’s process

[caption id="attachment_261213" align="aligncenter" width="618"] I was elected to work with others—even with those who I normally wouldn’t agree. Such is the case with my support of SB1324, a bipartisan piece of legislation concerning ballot imaging that is sponsored by former Secretary of State and current State Senator, Ken Ben[...]

Fontes, voters, ballots, Secretary of State, Arizona, ballots, Senate bill
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Attorneys urge Supreme Court to dismiss Lake's elections claims

[caption id="attachment_258814" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Kari Lake, who at this time was the Republican candidate for governor, waves to the media as she walks into a voting precinct to vote with her family on Election Day in Phoenix on Nov. 8, 2022. Attorneys for Katie Hobbs, who won the election for governor, as well as now[...]

Lake, Hobbs, Fontes, Maricopa County, election contest
legislature

New ‘No Labels’ party qualifies to run candidates in 2024 

[caption id="attachment_260865" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A new political party is set to field candidates in Arizona in next year’s elections and its name says something about its view of traditional party politics: the newcomer is called the No Labels Party. No Labels is a national organization that’s tried to encourage [...]

No Labels, political party, Democrats, Republicans, Fontes, Arizona Democratic Party
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Judge orders Finchem to pay legal fees of Fontes

[caption id="attachment_257862" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Mark Finchem, a Republican who at this time was a candidate for secretary of state, listens to instructions prior to debating Democratic challenger Adrian Fontes on Sept. 22, 2022 in Phoenix. A judge on March 6, 2023 ordered Finchem and his attorney to pay the legal fee[...]

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