By Nathan Worcester A closely watched Senate race in a presidential battleground has been called for Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) against former newscaster Kari Lake. As of 9:52 p.m, Gallego had 50 percent of the vote, while Lake had 47.8 percent—a gap of 72,626 votes—according to The Associated Press. That was with 95 percent of […]
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Gallego’s Lead Over Lake Grows in Arizona Senate Race
By Zachary Stieber Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) over the weekend saw his lead over Republican Kari Lake grow in the last uncalled U.S. Senate race from the 2024 election. Gallego is now up by 2.2 percent, or 66,305 votes, according to unofficial results from the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office from Nov. 10. With some […]
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Trump Wins Arizona, Completing Sweep of 7 Battleground States
By John Haughey President-elect Donald Trump has won Arizona, completing a sweep of the seven battleground states in the 2024 election. The Associated Press called the race at 9:21 p.m. ET on Nov. 9. With this win, Trump’s total electoral college count moves to 312 to Vice President Kamala Harris’s 226. Trump was projected to […]
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Judge Orders Arizona to Release List of Registered Voters With Unverified Citizenship
By Tom Ozimek A judge has ordered Arizona to release a list of registered voters whose citizenship status was not verified due to a coding glitch in the state’s record-keeping system. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has resisted disclosing the list, citing concerns that the individuals on it could face harassment. In an Oct. […]
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Lake, Gallego Vie to Represent Arizona in Senate
By Nathan Worcester Republican Kari Lake and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) are in the final stretch of their race to replace Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.). Sinema became an independent in 2022 after being elected as a Democrat in 2019. She announced in March that she would not seek reelection. Lake entered the Republican Senate primary […]
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In Arizona, Trump Proposes Pay Raise for Border Patrol
By Nathan Worcester Former President Donald Trump told Americans at an Oct. 13 campaign rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona, that he plans to address a shortage of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents by seeking to boost their pay. “After I win, I will be asking Congress immediately to approve a 10 percent raise—they haven’t […]
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Many More Arizona Voters Missing Proof of Citizenship Than First Disclosed: Official
By Zachary Stieber About 218,000 voters in Arizona have not provided proof of citizenship, the state’s top election official said on Sept. 30. That’s up from the 97,688 previously disclosed. The new set of about 120,000 voters was identified as officials work to fix what they call a coding error in databases for Arizona voters […]
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Arizona Supreme Court Allows 98,000 Without Confirmed Citizenship Documents to Vote
By Caden Pearson The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose proof of citizenship documents had not been confirmed can vote in state and local races. The court’s decision comes after officials discovered that a database error allowed people who had not provided proof of citizenship, per a 2004 ballot initiative, to […]
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Arizona Officials Find Nearly 100,000 Voters Didn’t Provide Proof of Citizenship
By Zachary Stieber Officials in Arizona have discovered a flaw that allowed some 97,000 residents to vote in state and local races despite not providing proof of citizenship, which is required by law. The Arizona Supreme Court has been petitioned to determine whether the people can still vote in November without proof of citizenship or […]
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Withdraws From Arizona Ballot
By Zachary Stieber Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate, has withdrawn from appearing on ballots in Arizona. “RFK Jr.’s campaign filed official paperwork with our office today withdrawing him from AZ’s 2024 election,” Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said in a statement on Aug. 22. Officials received the statements of voluntary withdrawal […]
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RNC Asks Supreme Court to Block 41,000 Arizona Voters From Voting in November
By Matthew Vadum The Republican National Committee (RNC) asked the Supreme Court on Aug. 19 to prevent 41,000 registered voters from voting in the November presidential election because they allegedly did not provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Arizona is a hotly contested battleground that could help determine who wins the election. In 2020, President Joe […]
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Proposal to Allow Local Police to Make Arrests Near Border Will Appear on Ballot in Arizona
By Katabella Roberts The Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Aug. 14 that a proposal that would make it a crime for migrants to cross the southern border and empower local police to make arrests near the state’s border with Mexico will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. In issuing its ruling, the state’s highest court […]
