By Tom Ozimek A judge has found that Arizona’s signature matching process for mail-in ballots is unlawful, delivering what the plaintiffs in the lawsuit called a “massive win” for election integrity. Yavapai County Superior Court Judge John Napper issued a ruling last week (pdf) in a lawsuit against Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes brought by […]
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Arizona to Pay $2.1 Million to Biden Admin Over Makeshift Border Wall
By Mimi Nguyen Ly Arizona has agreed to pay the Biden administration $2.1 million as part of a settlement for a lawsuit the Department of Justice had filed against the state over a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Arizona–Mexico border. The state was given a bill of $2.1 million on Aug. 22 […]
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TSMC Delays Arizona Factory Opening Due to Insufficient Skilled Local Talent
By Bryan Jung Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s largest chipmaker, will delay production at its new Arizona chip plant to 2025 due to a shortage of skilled labor. The year-long delay comes as trade relations between Washington and Beijing, have deteriorated over the past several years. TSMC Chairman Mark Liu broke the news to […]
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Kari Lake Files New Election Appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court
By Jack Phillips Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake filed an appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court in her election case as she claimed that 8,000 unreadable ballots were not configured properly during last year’s midterms. In an appeal filed (pdf) with the state’s highest court, Ms. Lake alleged that the 8,000 ballots were either “duplicated or […]
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Arizona County Elections Director Quits, Accusing Officials of Politicization
By Caden Pearson An Arizona county elections director resigned from her position on Tuesday after accusing officials of politicizing elections and creating a harmful work environment. The Pinal County government announced the resignation of Elections Director Geraldine Roll, who stepped into the position to oversee the recount process after the 2022 midterm election. In a scathing […]
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Kari Lake Responds to Defamation Lawsuit Filed by Top Arizona Elections Official
By Jack Phillips A top election official in Maricopa County, Arizona, filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against GOP candidate Kari Lake, who responded by accusing him of trying to censor her. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer claimed he’s faced “violent vitriol and other dire consequences” because of allegations made by Lake about the 2022 midterm […]
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Arizona’s Kari Lake Announces Plans to ‘Paint the State Red,’ Appeal Election Ruling
By Samantha Flom Arizona Republican Kari Lake is launching a grassroots “ballot-chasing” operation to boost Republican turnout in future Arizona elections and “paint the state red.” “We’re going to start rolling up our sleeves and playing by the same rules [Democrats] play by,” Lake said while surrounded by supporters at a May 23 press conference […]
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2 Dead, 5 Injured in Arizona Border Town Shooting; Police Searching for Suspect
By Bill Pan A shooting in the border town of Yuma, Arizona, on Saturday night left two people dead and five others injured, police said. The police responded to a report of shots fired, which came in at “approximately 10:54 p.m.” local time, Yuma police Sgt. Lori Franklin said on Facebook. When police officers arrived at the […]
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Judge Rejects Arizona AG’s Attempt to Revoke Elections Agreement With County Recorder
By Elizabeth Dowell An Arizona judge has rejected state Attorney General Kris Mayes’s attempt to terminate an agreement between Cochise County and the county recorder in a Thursday ruling. The agreement, which was drafted in February 2023, permits the Cochise County’s recorder to be granted control over “almost all of the powers and duties of the election […]
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Arizona Supreme Court Breathes New Life Into Key Part of Kari Lake’s Election Lawsuit
By Tom Ozimek The Arizona Supreme Court has sent a key part of Kari Lake’s election lawsuit back to trial court for review, breathing new life into the former gubernatorial candidate’s legal challenge to the outcome that she says was unfair. In an order issued on March 22 (pdf), the Arizona Supreme Court directed the […]
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Vetoes Bill Banning Critical Race Theory in K-12 Public Schools
By Ryan Morgan Democratic Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill this week that would have prohibited schools from teaching the concept of judging an individual on the basis of their race or ethnicity, or that certain races or ethnicities are inherently racist or oppressive. Last month, lawmakers in the Arizona legislature passed state Senate Bill […]
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Arizona Supreme Court Agrees to ‘Expedite’ Kari Lake Lawsuit
By Jack Phillips The Arizona Supreme Court agreed to expedite a hearing for Republican Arizona candidate Kari Lake’s election lawsuit after two lower state courts rejected it. Lake had filed a “motion to expedite” the lawsuit and argued that such actions are needed “to resolve these issues is needed to safeguard Arizona voters’ right to […]
