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Mar 5, 2024, 4:00AM MST

Lake gives up on legal effort to overturn election loss

Kari Lake has given up on her efforts to get access to ballot envelopes she has argued were key in her bid to overturn the 2022 election results. In a brief filing Monday, Bryan Blehm, her attorney, withdrew his notice that he intends to appeal the November ruling that rejected her claim that she was entitled to see them. Blehm pro[...]

Recent news Feb 29, 2024, 3:01AM MST

Ultra-conservative GOP lawmaker vying for Maricopa County Recorder

A state representative aligned with the conservative Freedom Caucus of the state House of Representatives announced Wednesday he is running for Maricopa County Recorder.   With the support of many Freedom Caucus members behind him at the Capitol, Rep. Justin Heap, R-Mesa, spoke about his candidacy and the caucus’ goal of unseati[...]

courts Jan 11, 2024, 2:20AM MST

Court rejects Lake’s appeal in defamation case

Kari Lake can't escape having to convince a jury she didn't defame Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer. In a brief order Wednesday, the state Court of Appeals refused to hear arguments by the failed gubernatorial hopeful that anything she said about Richer and his role in the conduct of the 2022 election she lost to Katie Hobbs [...]

Lake, Senate, Trump, election
Commentary Jan 6, 2024, 10:28AM MST

Faith leaders have special role in 2024 elections

The job of a religious leader contains a huge variety of functions. For me and my rabbinic colleagues, we’re there for everything from birth celebrations to bar mitzvahs to weddings to deaths and funerals. At certain times in history, though, clergy play, for better or for worse, an outsized role in political life. On one hand, we[...]

courts Dec 20, 2023, 8:44AM MST

Attorneys spar over defamation, Free Speech in politics

In a bid to see Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s defamation lawsuit dismissed, attorneys for Kari Lake claimed her statements accusing him of election interference, though sewn with some “rhetorical hyperbole,” are still “based on provable facts” and are therefore protected speech.   But attorneys for Richer [...]

Lake, Sinema, Senate
Commentary Aug 23, 2023, 4:11PM MST

Protecting Arizona election officials crucial ahead of upcoming elections

In Arizona, the county recorder’s office is responsible for voter registration and early voting and they also play a vital role in their county's local, state and federal elections. On July 3, 2023, the Mohave County Board of Supervisors accepted the resignation of County Recorder Kristi Blair. Blair is the sixth county recorder to[...]

elections, ballots, presidential election, threats, election workers, Arizona
Governor's Office Mar 23, 2023, 4:51PM MST

Lake still believes she can meet burden of proving election results tainted

[caption id="attachment_258948" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Kari Lake, who at this time was the Republican candidate for governor, waves to her supporters at the Republican watch party in Scottsdale on Nov. 8, 2022. A spokesman for the failed gubernatorial hopeful told Capitol Media Services Lake still believes, even with the re[...]

Lake, Hobbs, governor, Court of Appeals, election contest, general election, ballots, tabulation, Election Day, Republicans, Democrats, MAGA, secretary of state
2022 Election News Nov 28, 2022, 3:14PM MST

Maricopa County supervisors certify election results, receive threats, criticism

[caption id="attachment_258459" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An election worker verifies a ballot on a screen inside the Maricopa County Recorder's Office on Nov. 10 in Phoenix. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 28 unanimously voted to certify the 2022 election after two hours of public comment and extensive presen[...]

Nov 23, 2022, 2:32PM MST

Senate Government Committee head demands county produce election documents

[caption id="attachment_257866" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Sen. Kelly Townsend, R-Apache Junction, the head of the Senate Government Committee, is demanding that Maricopa County officials produce a laundry list of documents and records regarding the just completed general election.[/caption] The head of the Senate Government C[...]

vote, elections, Townsend, Brnovich, records, Maricopa County
Jul 28, 2022, 4:36PM MST

Pen misinformation bleeds into primary

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. Now, as Maricopa County gears up for Arizona's primary election on August 2[...]

Apr 6, 2022, 4:10PM MST

AG election audit review points to vulnerabilities, no widespread fraud alleged

[caption id="attachment_249503" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A contractor working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas, yawns as Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted on May 6, 2021, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. PHOTO BY MATT YORK/ASSOCIATED PRESS[/caption] Attorne[...]

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