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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[...]

May 11, 2021, 3:02PM MST

Ducey signs divisive election bill

[caption id="attachment_248354" align="alignnone" width="620"] Voters arrive to vote at their polling station on Election Day, early, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)[/caption] It took less than one hour for Gov. Doug Ducey to sign one of the most controversial election bills to reach his desk in six [...]

Mar 12, 2021, 11:59AM MST

Democratic Arizona Rep. Kirkpatrick won't seek re-election

[caption id="attachment_248385" align="alignnone" width="620"] FILE - IN this Nov. 8, 2016 file photo, Democratic senatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., speaks to supporters during an election night party in Phoenix. Kirkpatrick, a five-term Arizona Democrat, announced Friday, March 12, 2021, she won't run for reele[...]

Feb 8, 2019, 12:59PM MST

Former Arizona AG Grant Woods says he won't seek U.S. Senate seat

Republican-turned-Democrat Grant Woods announced Friday he will not run for the U.S. Senate in 2020. Woods announced his decision on the Bruce and Pamela show on KTAR News 92.3 Friday morning. "I am not going to run as a Democrat ... I'm not going to run against Democrats in a primary," he told KTAR News. “My ambition [...]

Mar 15, 2024, 3:21AM MST

Bypassing Hobbs’ veto could cause ballot fatigue

At a glance Increase in ballot measures introduced to avoid governor's veto Concerns about voter fatigue due to overwhelming number of propositions Voter fatigue may lead to increased likelihood of voting "no" An increase in the introduction of ballot measures this session to avoid the governor’s veto could have unintende[...]

Nov 21, 2023, 4:30PM MST

Judge rules Maricopa County's election vendor not subject to public records law

Maricopa County’s election vendor Runbeck Election Services is not subject to public records law. Judge Bradley Astrowsky found Runbeck was not required to fulfill a public records request for security footage from We the People Arizona Alliance, a conservative political action committee focused on election fraud, as the contr[...]

Feb 2, 2023, 11:50AM MST

Republicans move to make it more challenging for citizens to make own laws

Republican legislators are moving to throw another roadblock in the path of people to make their own laws. SCR 1015, approved Wednesday by the Senate Government Committee, would modify existing constitutional provisions that allow a new statute to be proposed and voted on if they gather the signatures equal to 10% of the people wh[...]

Apr 12, 2021, 5:06PM MST

Ducey vetoes first bill this year

[caption id="attachment_135890" align="alignnone" width="620"] Doug Ducey[/caption] For the first time since 2019, Gov. Doug Ducey brought out his veto pen today saying no to an election bill from Rep. John Kavanagh that passed both chambers unanimously. HB 2360 would give complete authority to the Secretary of State�[...]

Feb 14, 2018, 10:52AM MST

Panel okays proposal for state lawmakers to tap U.S. Senate nominees

[caption id="attachment_76167" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., left and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Tom Tingle)[/caption] Claiming they're being ignored by John McCain and Jeff Flake, Republican state legislators took the first steps Tuesday to allowing them -- and not the voter[...]

Jul 21, 2022, 5:10PM MST

Election reform flopped in 2022, likely to return   

[caption id="attachment_255376" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Republican lawmakers failed to achieve much of their election reform efforts this past session but their proposals might have a chance to be successful next year. (Photo by Deposit Photos)[/caption] Republican lawmakers fell short in their efforts to revamp election [...]

Jun 20, 2023, 6:34PM MST

AG brings charges over election-related threat targeting county supervisor

Attorney General Kris Mayes announced her office filed charges against an Arizona man who allegedly sent a threatening email to Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates days after the midterm election. The state charged 44-year-old Ryan Stuart Hadland on one count of use of an electronic communication to terrify, intimidate, threaten[...]

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Judge rules Maricopa County's election vendor not subject to public records law

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Election reform flopped in 2022, likely to return

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