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GPS tracking and public tours: The extreme measures underway to prove elections are safe
1 month, 3 weeks ago

GPS tracking and public tours: The extreme measures underway to prove elections are safe

The Independent  

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Arizona election worker Walter Ringfield accused of stealing security keys that access vote-counting machines
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Arizona election worker Walter Ringfield accused of stealing security keys that access vote-counting machines

The Independent  

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Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense
9 months ago

Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black iron gates. “What would be even more of a shame is if we couldn’t look the workers in the eye and say, ‘We’re doing everything possible to make sure that you’re safe,’” he said. Arizona’s top election officials are taking an aggressive approach to combating disinformation and responding to …

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Fox lawsuit highlights effects of conspiracies on Dominion
1 year, 8 months ago

Fox lawsuit highlights effects of conspiracies on Dominion

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — In Arizona’s most populous county, elected officials are bracing for what could happen when it comes time to replace its $2 million-a-year contract for voting equipment. “I have concerns over my own personal security if we re-enlist Dominion,” Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a Republican elected in 2020, said in a court filing. “They have to be courageous, …

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“Hyper-partisan attack”: Arizona GOP advances new voting bills inspired by conspiracy theories
1 year, 10 months ago

“Hyper-partisan attack”: Arizona GOP advances new voting bills inspired by conspiracy theories

Salon  

Arizona's Republican-controlled state legislature advanced bills last month that they claim will improve election transparency — but voting rights advocates worry will actually have the opposite effect. "There's a lack of confidence from some of my constituents in the election itself," Republican state Rep. Rachel Jones of Tucson, who presented the bill, said during the committee meeting. "These are the …

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Kari Lake LOSES her re-election trial after claiming Arizona contest was rigged
2 years ago

Kari Lake LOSES her re-election trial after claiming Arizona contest was rigged

Daily Mail  

An Arizona judge has ruled to toss out Kari Lake’s election fraud lawsuit, alleging that problems with printers and election day protocol cost her a victory. An Arizona judge has ruled to toss Kari Lake’s election lawsuit, alleging that problems with printers and election day protocol cost her a victory Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson issued the edict …

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All votes counted in Maricopa County, despite online claims
54 years, 11 months ago

All votes counted in Maricopa County, despite online claims

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Uncounted ballots that got mixed with counted ballots at voting sites in Arizona’s Maricopa County were not included in the final midterm election results. While such ballots were mixed at two separate voting centers on Election Day, they were properly vetted and accurately tabulated, according to Megan Gilbertson, a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Elections Department. Poll workers advised …

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2nd Arizona county delays certifying election, for now
2 years, 1 month ago

2nd Arizona county delays certifying election, for now

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A second Republican-controlled Arizona county on Monday delayed certifying the results of this month’s election as a protest against voting issues in Maricopa County that some GOP officials have blamed for their losses in top races including the contest for governor. The delay came as Maricopa, the state’s most populous county, finished counting the last remaining ballots and …

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Democrat wins Arizona elections post over GOP conspiracist
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrat wins Arizona elections post over GOP conspiracist

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Democrat Adrian Fontes won the top elections post in Arizona on Friday, defeating a Republican rival who attended the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol and who said he would not have certified Joe Biden’s win in the state. Fontes, who formerly oversaw parts of the election system in Arizona’s most populous …

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Why some races in Arizona still haven’t been called
2 years, 1 month ago

Why some races in Arizona still haven’t been called

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of votes were still being tallied Wednesday in Arizona, where contested races including Senate and gubernatorial races remained uncalled. Here’s what we know: MARICOPA MATH Part of it is because of all of the ballots that got dropped off on Election Day in Arizona’s biggest county. Officials in Maricopa County, Arizona’s most populous and home …

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Donald Trump claims election fraud during midterms? Is he right?
2 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump claims election fraud during midterms? Is he right?

Firstpost  

In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, Donald Trump claimed that the midterm elections were being stolen from Republicans, especially in Arizona’s Maricopa County Washington: In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform, Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed midterm elections were being stolen from Republicans, accusing vote officials of enabling fraud. The problems, …

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The most worrisome election this cycle is Arizona’s secretary of state race.
2 years, 1 month ago

The most worrisome election this cycle is Arizona’s secretary of state race.

Slate  

Less than one week before Election Day, former President Barack Obama—not generally considered one to spread sky-is-falling resistance grift—nonetheless issued a dire warning while campaigning in Arizona. He was also one of the leading figures to endorse last year’s misbegotten Arizona election audit that attempted to discredit the results of the 2020 race. National Republican figures like Liz Cheney and …

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"Here we go again": Trump stokes Arizona conspiracy theories over Maricopa voting machine problems
2 years, 1 month ago

"Here we go again": Trump stokes Arizona conspiracy theories over Maricopa voting machine problems

Salon  

Maricopa County officials said Tuesday that around 20 percent of their 223 voting sites experienced issues with tabulation machines, prompting a surge of false voter fraud claims from former President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans. "We've got about 20 percent of the locations out there where there's an issue with the tabulator where some of the ballots, after people have …

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Arizona GOP candidates appeal ruling against hand counts
2 years, 3 months ago

Arizona GOP candidates appeal ruling against hand counts

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Republican candidates for Arizona governor and secretary of state on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling that threw out a lawsuit they filed seeking to require the hand-counting of ballots in November’s election. Named in the lawsuit is Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, the state’s top election official and the Democratic candidate for governor, and the majority …

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Judge declines to require hand count of Arizona ballots
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge declines to require hand count of Arizona ballots

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A federal judge refused Friday to require that Arizona officials count ballots by hand in November, dismissing a lawsuit filed by the Republican nominees for governor and secretary of state based on false claims of problems with vote-counting machines. They relied in part on testimony from Donald Trump supporters who led a discredited review of the election in …

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Democrat Adrian Fontes wins Arizona secretary of state race
2 years, 4 months ago

Democrat Adrian Fontes wins Arizona secretary of state race

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes has won the Democratic nomination for Arizona secretary of state and the right to take on a supporter of former President Donald Trump who believes the false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Additional returns released Thursday night showed Fontes was so far ahead of House Minority Leader Reginald …

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False claims about pens in Arizona primary prompts warning
2 years, 4 months ago

False claims about pens in Arizona primary prompts warning

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The attorney for Arizona’s most populous county sent a letter on Tuesday warning a local candidate to stop encouraging voters to steal the pens given to them at polling places on Election Day to mark their ballots. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell sent the letter to Gail Golec, a candidate for county supervisor who made various social media …

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GOP’s election inquiry: Courts, conspiracies and more costs
2 years, 10 months ago

GOP’s election inquiry: Courts, conspiracies and more costs

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Republican inquiry into Pennsylvania’s 2020 presidential election inspired by former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud has spawned several court cases as it expands into multiple courses of inquiry, grows in cost and shows signs it will drag well into 2022. The Republican senator in charge, Sen. Cris Dush, R-Jefferson, is targeting Fulton County …

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Republican review of 2020 Arizona vote expected to show Biden won
3 years, 3 months ago

Republican review of 2020 Arizona vote expected to show Biden won

Al Jazeera  

Trump has claimed fraud in the election in Arizona, a key swing state that helped Biden gain the White House. A leaked draft version of the report alleges Arizona’s largest voting district – Maricopa County – failed to comply with state statutes and election procedures, according to local news and wire service reports. “Interesting that the Unselect Committee of political …

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Buckle up: Arizona Republicans to show 2020 recount results
3 years, 3 months ago

Buckle up: Arizona Republicans to show 2020 recount results

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Donald Trump supporters hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to review the 2020 vote count are preparing to deliver their findings on Friday, the climax of a bizarre quest to find evidence supporting the former president’s false claim that he lost because of fraud. The unprecedented partisan review — focused on the vote count in Arizona’s largest county, Maricopa …

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County refuses Arizona Senate’s subpoena in election audit
3 years, 4 months ago

County refuses Arizona Senate’s subpoena in election audit

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Maricopa County officials refused Monday to turn over routers sought by two top Republicans in the Arizona Senate in the latest subpoenas related to the contentious 2020 election audit and unprecedented review of former President Donald Trump’s loss in Arizona’s largest county. Dominion officials also rejected the subpoena Monday, calling it “illegal and unenforceable.” “Specifically, providing these routers …

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Arizona election auditors seek more records, voter canvass
3 years, 5 months ago

Arizona election auditors seek more records, voter canvass

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Contractors hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to oversee a partisan review of the 2020 election said Thursday that they don’t have enough information to complete their report, and urged legislators to subpoena more records and survey voters at home. Senate President Karen Fann told reporters after the meeting that she was still considering new procedures as part of …

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Arizona county to spend $3M on voting machines after audit
3 years, 5 months ago

Arizona county to spend $3M on voting machines after audit

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s largest county approved nearly $3 million Wednesday for new vote-counting machines to replace those used in the 2020 election, which were given to legislative Republicans for a partisan review of the results. State Senate Republicans used their subpoena power to take control of Maricopa County’s voting machines after former President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the …

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Inside Arizona’s election audit, GOP fraud fantasies live on
3 years, 7 months ago

Inside Arizona’s election audit, GOP fraud fantasies live on

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — On the floor of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where NBA stars like Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan once dunked basketballs and Hulk Hogan wrestled King Kong Bundy, 46 tables are arrayed in neat rows, each with a Lazy Susan in the middle. “They lost, and they can’t get over it,” said Grant Woods, a former Republican Arizona attorney general …

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