Arizona Elections

Arizona Republicans choose Trump favorite Gina Swoboda as party chair

Jan 29, 2024 Swoboda replaces Jeff DeWit, who was halfway through his two-year term.

Arizona GOP head resigns over leaked recording trying to bribe Kari Lake

Jan 24, 2024 Head of the Arizona Republican party Jeff DeWit announced his resignation Wednesday, a day after a recording leaked where the GOP chair appears to be offering Senate hopeful Kari Lake a bribe to take a break from politics.

Cochise County and Election Systems & Software host voting equipment demo at Cochise College

Jan 18, 2024 The event featured a presentation, demo and Q & A session

Arizona judge denies a GOP move to block a voter-approved law for transparent campaign financing

Dec 29, 2023 Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma, both Republicans, filed the challenge in August.

Cochise County faces a shortage of poll workers ahead of Presidental Preference Election in March

Dec 20, 2023 The county elections director predicts the county will need up to 250 poll workers for the March election

Indicted Cochise County Supervisors could be suspended from holding public office if convicted

Nov 30, 2023 The two Republicans have been indicted for two felonies by a state grand jury

Kari Lake loses suit to see ballot envelopes in 3rd trial tied to Arizona election defeat

Nov 30, 2023 Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah Jr. argued their release would undermine the ballot verification process in future elections.

Arizona county again rejects a bid to hand-count all 2024 ballots

Nov 20, 2023 The 3-2 vote on Monday by the Mohave County Board of Supervisors against the proposal.

Southern Arizona election results

Nov 7, 2023 Tucson Democrats appear to have a clean sweep. Some other races are too close to call.

Election Task Force calls for changes to AZ law on voting rights, registration and training

Nov 4, 2023 The task force came up with 16 proposals to adress staff, security and voting rights

Governor orders more funding for elections, paid leave for state workers serving at polls

Nov 2, 2023 Hobbs said around $2.3 million from the American Rescue Plan Act will be earmarked to “support free, fair and secure elections."

Ex-Rep. Trent Franks, who offered aide $5million to have his child, is running for Congress again

Nov 2, 2023 The eight-term lawmaker bowed to an ultimatum from then GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan to step down.

Arizona attorney general investigating Cochise County officials who refused to certify 2022 election

Oct 31, 2023 Both supervisors are currently looking for attorneys because Cochise County does not provide representation for criminal matters.

Former Arizona GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters is running for Congress

Oct 26, 2023 Masters said he is running as someone unafraid of government establishment.

No Labels sues Arizona to block opponents from using the new political party to run for office

Oct 20, 2023 The lawsuit asks a federal judge in Phoenix to block Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes from allowing people to run for offices other than president or vice president under the No Labels banner.

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