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Campaigns, election administration, polling, and the road to November.
Elections
BallotBot may help voters, but an official AI assistant should come with public testing, visible limits, and post-election performance data.
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The amount of money at play in the race for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction has far eclipsed previous cycles.
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Sheriff Jerry Sheridan says he did not know LD10 candidate Ciara Anderson had a Bad Conduct Discharge when he endorsed her.
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Arizona Mirror reports the BoaVida Group, sued by AG Kris Mayes after heat-wave outages, is now the largest donor to a PAC backing Warren Petersen for AG.
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A report that ICE agents have shot at 22 people this term, most during traffic stops, raises immediate questions for Arizona about cooperation, oversight, and basic transparency.
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Progressive group LUCHA is training hundreds of volunteer poll observers to watch Arizona vote centers, as DOJ plans federal monitors and counties emphasize the 75-foot rule and de-escalation.
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Nasty primary leaves pundits wondering if winner can survive the general
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Nasty primary leaves pundits wondering if winner can survive the general
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Nasty primary leaves pundits wondering if winner can survive the general
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Trump warned of foreign election meddling without offering proof, the Arizona Mirror reports. A day later, DHS threatened prosecutions, raising federalism questions for Arizona while offering little actionable guidance so far.
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Arizona's high court said the Secretary of State isn't required to take public comment before updating the state's elections rulebook. The mandate is gone, but nothing stops the office from choosing a transparent, public process anyway.
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After a Trump speech the Arizona Mirror described as filled with false fraud claims, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes pushed back at reported DHS pressure on states. Arizonans now need the documents and the plan, not just the punchlines.
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Key Points: Judge orders five-year prison healthcare receivership, appoints candidate Receiver gains broad healthcare authority; department plans immediate appeal Court aims to quell unconstitutional care after 14 years of litigation […] The post Judge finalizes Arizona prison healthcare takeover first appeared on...
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The Arizona Secretary of State is not required to allow public comment on new versions of the state’s elections rulebook, the state’s highest court wrote in a Friday opinion that explained an order the court issued nine months prior. In the October order, the Arizona Supreme Court said that the state’s Election...
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened on Friday to prosecute election officials in states that don’t “participate in securing the elections” ahead of the November midterms. Election officials who do not comply with administration directives to enhance security of voting machines and to share voter...
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Arizona’s top election official and top prosecutor both had strong words for President Donald Trump and his administration after a prime-time speech on Thursday that was filled with false claims of widespread voter fraud. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes bristled at the prospect of the U.S. Department of...
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Q2 filings show Biggs well ahead of Schweikert in GOP money, while Hobbs posts a far larger haul and an even larger burn. The ratios in the headlines do not match the math, and the cash-on-hand tells the real story heading into Tuesday's primary.
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Arizona's voting sites will have plenty of eyes on them this election season, including poll monitors from political parties, the U.S. Department of Justice, congressional monitors and perhaps more. The post LUCHA trains volunteers to be poll observers amid security concerns first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Hobbs' $2.6 million Q2 haul fueled an early ad blitz, outpacing GOP rivals. The bet: define the race before the July 21 Republican primary. The risk: a fast burn rate before voters tune in for the fall.
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Despite her fundraising advantage, Biggs polling is just 5-point behind
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The nation’s election infrastructure is vulnerable to cyberattacks by foreign actors, President Donald Trump said during a primetime address Thursday night, citing a batch of documents he declassified — but providing no proof broad interference actually occurred or affected an election outcome. Democrats and...
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs raked in campaign donations during the second quarter of 2026, collecting about $2.6 million — but she also spent big as she launched a high-dollar advertising campaign boasting about her record as governor. Campaign finance reports for April 1 through June 30 show that Hobbs had more than...
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A trailer park management company being sued by Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes is spending big to back one of Mayes’ GOP opponents in a bid to defeat her in November. Mayes filed a lawsuit against the BoaVida Group last year after electricity outages during a deadly summer heat wave left residents at...
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Key Points: Judge considers ballot qualification challenge to anti-DEI ballot measure Plaintiffs claim measure illegally combines disjointed constitutional provisions Supporters claim stronger anti-discrimination, foes fear free speech violations A Maricopa […] The post Judge weighs whether Arizona anti-DEI measure...
