Stories tagged: "audit"

Elections Cochise County Elections Director Lisa Marra (courtesy of Lisa Marra via Votebeat)
Elections Cochise County Elections Director Resigns After Protecting Midterm Ballots From Republican Officials

Lisa Marra, who refused to cooperate with an illegal hand count plan, describes a threatening work environment in departure letter to Cochise County. 

Jen Fifield, Votebeat February 6, 2023 2:27 pm MST
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Elections State Rep. Candidate Repeats Debunked Election Misinformation at Conspiracist Conference

Liz Harris, a realtor running to represent parts of Gilbert and Chandler in Arizona’s 13th Legislative District, has long promoted unfounded conspiracies about the 2020 election.

James O'Rourke James O'Rourke September 8, 2022 1:47 pm MST
Elections Kari Lake speaking with supporters at a "Stand for Freedom" rally at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Scottsdale Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Elections Could Anti-Abortion, Election-Denying Conspiracy Theorist Kari Lake Be Arizona’s Next Governor? We’ll Find Out Soon.

Gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake has staked out truly some radical positions on a host of different issues—ones that would have significant consequences for Arizona families.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 15, 2022 9:44 am MST
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Law and Policy Phoenix Lawyer Known for Defending Election Integrity, Invest in Ed, Nominated to 9th Circuit

Roopali Desai is Biden’s first nomination to the Phoenix chambers, and would be the first South Asian Judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Camila Pedrosa Camila Pedrosa June 16, 2022 1:00 pm MST
News FILE - An iPhone displays the Facebook app in New Orleans. As voters get ready for hundreds of elections of local and national importance this year, officials and voting rights advocates are bracing for a repeat of the misinformation that overwhelmed the 2020 presidential election. This year, the voting advocacy group Common Cause hopes to rely on thousands of volunteers to identify misinformation floating around online and push for social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to take down the most egregious falsehoods. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
News In Election Misinformation Fight ‘2020 Changed Everything’

As voters ready for elections of local and national importance this year, officials are bracing for a repeat of the misinformation that overwhelmed the 2020 elections.

Associated Press Associated Press April 25, 2022 2:00 pm MST

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WASHINGTON - APRIL 19: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., leaves Sen. Mark Kelly's office after meeting with Sen. Kelly and Rep. Ruben Gallego in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Education BREAKING: Sinema Joins Republicans in Vote to Overturn Student Loan Debt Relief
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RIO VERDE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 26: Leigh Harris filled jugs with rain water she captured outside her home on February 26, 2023 near Scottsdale, Arizona. Harris lives in Rio Verde Foothills an unincorporated development in Maricopa County. When the Department of the Interior issued its first-ever formal water-shortage declaration for the Colorado River the City of Scottsdale stopped allowing Rio Verde Foothills to use the citys water. Harris put in a $14,000 system to catches rain water at her home. On top of that system she also puts out buckets and a kids pool to capture rain water. She and her husband primarily use the water to flush the toilets. Each gallon is one flush, said Harris. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Environment Explained: Here’s How the Rio Verde Foothills Water Crisis Could Be Solved
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Courts Court Rejects Arizona Senate’s Attempt to Keep Audit Documents Private

The Arizona Senate was ordered to release the 1,000 documents it had been withholding from public records requests.

Associated Press Associated Press January 25, 2022 2:20 pm MST
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Elections Secretary of State Candidate Mark Finchem Advocates for Legislature—Not Voters—to Decide Election Results

Finchem is the only known Arizona state legislator present at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and has been a vocal supporter of Trump's Big Lie.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil January 16, 2022 11:41 am MST