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Campaigns, election administration, polling, and the road to November.
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Arizona could remove hundreds of thousands of voters from its automatic mail ballot list under the provisions of a state law coming to bear next year. The 2027 removals will be the first under the law, signed in 2021 by former Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican. The statute requires county recorders to remove voters...
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Affordability is top of mind for voters going into the November election, and early childhood advocates hope that will be enough to fuel support for investments in Arizona’s backlogged childcare assistance program. “Everybody is talking about affordability, and childcare should be part of this affordability...
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Voters won’t get to change Arizona’s ESA program after two propositions failed ballot qualification, but other statewide races could still shape its future. The post Even with measures struck down, ESAs loom over election first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Arizona's Clean Elections Commission will weigh a $4.7 million clawback tied to alleged falsified qualifying donations as Attorney General Kris Mayes faces fresh scrutiny over clearing Gov.
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Recorder Michelle Burchill was intrigued when she first learned about a newly expanded federal tool for checking voters’ citizenship. She had helped run elections in bright-red Yavapai County, Arizona, for about six years — and while she entered the field as an elections skeptic, she had gained trust in election...
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The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission is set on Thursday to discuss accusations that three candidates unlawfully qualified for $4.7 million in public funds and broke campaign finance rules — and it may ask them to repay the money. In letters sent Tuesday to Green Party candidate for governor Risa...
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A new survey suggests Gov. Katie Hobbs’ running mate selection is having a more positive impact than the one made by Congressman Andy Biggs. The post Giles pick gets better marks than Kerr in lieutenant governor poll first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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At least six Arizona residents say three statewide candidates falsely used their names to qualify for more than $4.7 million in public campaign funding. “I can tell you right now, with 1,000% certainty, that I did not make a single contribution, let alone three of them,” Christopher Scott of Peoria told the Mirror...
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“I’m Katie Hobbs, and the rules don’t apply to me.” That might as well run at the end of the next campaign ad featuring Arizona’s governor. Since taking office in 2023, Hobbs has been building a rap sheet of scandals that would make Minnesota Governor Tim Walz blush. From one of the largest Medicaid fraud scandals...
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A 6-3 Supreme Court order lets Trump's mail-ballot directive proceed procedurally, but a separate nationwide injunction and rulemaking keep Arizona's system unchanged for now.
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Arizona state officials said the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Monday to remove a procedural hurdle to President Donald Trump’s new mail-in voting rules changes nothing, even though it comes weeks before ballots are to be sent to voters. The post Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballot order impacts little, Arizona...
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WASHINGTON — With just over two months until the November midterms, the U.S. Supreme Court gave way Monday for President Donald Trump to have a hand in regulating mail-in ballots nationwide, a voting method he has falsely claimed is rife with corruption since he lost the 2020 presidential election. In an unsigned...
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While Republican candidates are leaning into harsh anti-immigrant rhetoric and aligning themselves with Trump’s mass deportation campaign to attract voters ahead of November’s midterms, a recent survey shows that most Arizonans prefer an immigration enforcement strategy that emphasizes fair treatment and an easier...
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AG Kris Mayes cleared Gov. Katie Hobbs of any criminal wrongdoing in the Sunshine Residential pay-to-play scandal, giving the governor’s reelection campaign relief. The post Mayes’ investigation findings relieve pressure on Hobbs campaign, consultants say first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Attorney General Kris Mayes says there’s no evidence that Gov. Katie Hobbs broke the law when her administration awarded a pay increase to a foster care provider that donated more than $400,000 to her political campaign. Two years ago, an Arizona Republic investigation found that Sunshine Residential Homes received...
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Arizona's high court kept Prop. 144 on the November ballot and declined to order Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to rewrite his summary, leaving a multi-part GOP election amendment and the state-crafted description intact for voters.
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has not slowed his pursuit of central policy goals and personal passions, even after major setbacks at the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts. The high court in its 2026 term delivered blows to Trump’s core campaign promises to upend a constitutional provision governing...
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Arizona municipalities will push for regulations on short-term rentals during the next legislative session. The post Arizona cities to push a short-term rental ballot referral next session first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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The Arizona Supreme Court won't order Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to recraft his description of a ballot measure that, if approved, would make some major changes in state election practices. The post Court OKs ballot language on election law initiative first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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The Arizona Supreme Court ruled against a Trump-aligned law firm that wanted to force the Democratic secretary of state to rewrite a ballot description of a proposed constitutional amendment that makes sweeping changes to how elections are conducted. In a split decision, the majority of the justices agreed with the...
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At least 50,000 mail ballots never made it to voters during Arizona’s July 21 primary election. That number, based on information gathered by Votebeat from 11 of the state’s 15 counties, isn’t out of the ordinary. In fact, it appears roughly in line with that of prior major elections. About 71,000 mail ballots went...
