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Home news Nov 9, 2018, 3:37PM MST

Settlement reached in tight Arizona Senate vote count

[caption id="attachment_125981" align="alignnone" width="620"] A worker prepares volunteers to verify ballots at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Phoenix. There are several races too close to call in Arizona, especially the Senate race between Democratic candidate Kyrsten Sinema and Republican candidat[...]

A worker prepares volunteers to verify ballots at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Phoenix. There are several races too close to call in Arizona, especially the Senate race between Democratic candidate Kyrsten Sinema and Republican candidate Martha McSally. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
LD17 Nov 8, 2018, 9:36PM MST

Sinema takes lead in U.S. Senate race as ballots are counted

  [caption id="attachment_124579" align="alignnone" width="620"] Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., talks to campaign volunteers at a Democratic campaign office on primary election day Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Phoenix. Sinema is seeking the current U.S. Senate seat occupied by outgoing Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, and will face t[...]

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., talks to campaign volunteers at a Democratic campaign office on primary election day Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Phoenix. Sinema is seeking the current U.S. Senate seat occupied by outgoing Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, and will face the Republican primary winner of the race between Rep. Martha McSally, former state Sen. Kelli Ward, and former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, if Sinema wins the Democratic primary. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Nov 6, 2018, 7:28PM MST

Republican leader claims some emergency voting procedures illegal

The head of the Arizona Republican Party is claiming that emergency voting procedures used in some counties are illegal. And that could pave the way for a lawsuit if Republicans lose some elections by a narrow margin. In a letter Tuesday to all county recorders, Jonathan Lines said a procedure being used in Maricopa County [...]

Featured News Sep 12, 2018, 4:28PM MST

Fontes deflects questions on primary election problems

[caption id="attachment_124897" align="alignnone" width="620"] Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes speaks at a press conference on Sept. 12, 2018. (Photo by Paulina Pineda/Arizona Capitol Times)[/caption] Two weeks after the Aug. 28 primary election, questions linger about what led to issues at dozens of polling places in Maric[...]

Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes speaks at a press conference on Sept. 12, 2018. (Photo by Paulina Pineda/Arizona Capitol Times)
Aug 28, 2018, 4:24PM MST

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors chairman nixes idea to keep polls open

Maricopa County won't seek to keep the polls open late tonight despite problems getting some of them open this morning. Steve Churci, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, nixed a proposal being considered by County Recorder Adrian Fontes to extend voting until 9 p.m. to ensure that those who did not get to vote early were giv[...]

Aug 28, 2018, 2:29PM MST

Fontes to ask judge for longer hours at polls

Maricopa County election officials are weighing whether to ask a judge to allow them to let people vote until 9 p.m. -- two hours later than state law -- to compensate for problems at polling places. County Recorder Adrian Fontes told Capitol Media Services that the private company that was supposed to assemble the check-in system[...]

Featured News Aug 28, 2018, 12:16PM MST

Some Arizona polling places down, frustrating primary voters

A contractor hired to set up voting machines in the Phoenix area failed to send enough technicians, leaving several polling places out of operation during Arizona's primary election Tuesday, two years after voters endured hourslong lines. By 10 a.m., only four polling locations were down, Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes[...]

Aug 24, 2018, 4:00AM MST

County recorder calls process to vet petitions into question

[caption id="attachment_124375" align="alignnone" width="620"] Adrian Fontes PHOTO BY GAGE SKIDMORE/FLICKR[/caption] For decades, Arizona courts have relied on county recorders to review signatures legislative candidates submit to qualify for the ballot. Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, who is heading the office in an elect[...]

Aug 8, 2018, 6:59PM MST

AZ Supreme Court upholds ruling LD28 Senate candidate Mark Syms disqualified from ballot

[caption id="attachment_122892" align="alignleft" width="248"] Mark Syms[/caption] The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Mark Syms, an independent candidate for the state Senate, cannot appear on the ballot in November. “The evidence is abundant” that Syms, the husband of Rep. Maria Syms, R-Paradise Valley, fell sh[...]

Recent news Jun 29, 2018, 4:10AM MST

Elections officials mull criminal probes of forgeries

Elections officials said they will likely refer several campaigns that have been implicated for fraud and forgery to law enforcement for further investigation. At least four candidates whose nominating petitions were challenged in Maricopa County Superior Court have faced allegations of widespread signature fraud. [caption [...]

Jun 23, 2018, 8:54AM MST

Candidate Mark Syms not to be on ballot, judge rules

[caption id="attachment_123190" align="alignnone" width="620"] Dr. Mark Syms, an independent candidate for the Arizona senate, sits in Judge Christopher Coury's court room accused of submitting numerous forged signatures on his nominating petitions for the ballot. (Photo by Cheryl Evans/Arizona Republic Pool Photo)[/caption] A Mar[...]

Government - Misc Apr 30, 2018, 11:57AM MST

Fontes: Multistate database to ease, improve voting process

[caption id="attachment_116661" align="alignleft" width="330"] The "I voted sticker" is commonly given to voters across the U.S. after they cast their ballots. (Wikimedia Commons).[/caption] Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes said April 27 that a new “master database of voters” should help Arizona and other states improve [...]

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