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courts May 25, 2024, 10:00PM MST

Former AG candidate goes to high court to change election results

Abe Hamadeh has no one to blame but his own legal team for a trial judge refusing to overturn his 2022 loss in the race for attorney general, a lawyer for Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is arguing. In new filings Friday, Craig Morgan told the Arizona Supreme Court that the bid by Hamadeh for a new trial has multiple flaws. If noth[...]

Hamadeh, Lesko, Congress
agencies May 16, 2024, 3:29PM MST

Here are your nominees for Best of the Capitol

It’s that time of the year again to vote on who’s Best of the Capitol. Here are the nominees in 30 categories. The light-hearted festivies to announce the winners is on June 25, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Marriott Phoenix Airport, 1101 N 44th St, Phoenix, AZ 85008. Best Elected Republican   David Cook  Sine Ke[...]

Mar 8, 2024, 6:13PM MST

O’Callaghan is the man for CD1

MAGA extremism is changing the Republican party in Arizona and not in a good way for them. Right-wing policy positions are driving party registration defections, according to polls, against what most Arizonans of all political stripes support: abortion access, adequate public-school funding, equitable taxation, and a clean environme[...]

courts Feb 21, 2024, 8:38PM MST

Judge recuses himself from elections case over brother’s tweets

A judge whose brother made comments about a case that wound up before him has agreed to step away following a motion to have him disqualified. Judge Timothy Ryan made no comment about his decision Wednesday. The move means the lawsuit filed by Republican legislative leaders against Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes will be[...]

trial, first-degree murder, child abuse
Top Stories 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[...]

University of Arizona, ruling, abuse, assault, students
Featured News Nov 10, 2023, 10:01AM MST

After 2020 election, public records requests soared 

This is the third in a series of stories the Arizona Capitol Times has published on the state of Arizona’s public records laws.  Following the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, one of the nation’s most watched counties is receiving an unprecedented increase in public records requests. The Maricopa County Recorde[...]

public records requests, state agencies, 2020 election
Recent news Nov 7, 2023, 10:48AM MST

Officials confident about Tuesday voting, feel good for long-term outlook

Local elections across Arizona on Tuesday could be a low-level test of voting systems stressed by years of threats and challenges that have left some worried about the 2024 presidential election, now less than a year away. But elections officials said they are fairly confident – in the short and the long term – that they will [...]

elections, ballots, presidential election, threats, election workers, Arizona
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

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