Stories tagged: "ballot"


Cochise County Elections Director Lisa Marra (courtesy of Lisa Marra via Votebeat)
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. 

FILE - An election worker gathers tabulated ballots to be boxed inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office on Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. A second Republican-controlled Arizona county on Monday, Nov. 21, 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. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Cochise, Mohave Counties Delay Certifying Election as Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories Fly

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.

A man walks out after casting his vote at the American Legion in Tombstone, Arizona on November 3, 2020 (Photo by ARIANA DREHSLER / AFP) (Photo by ARIANA DREHSLER/AFP via Getty Images)
Cochise County Votes for Hand-Count Despite No Evidence of Voting Equipment Issues

Kari Lake and Mark Finchem tried to require state officials to count ballots by hand in November because of unfounded claims of voting machine problems.

FILE -  Voters deliver their ballots to a polling station on Nov. 3, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. Texas has become the latest state where Republicans have rolled back access to voting methods that soared in popularity during last year’s pandemic presidential election. The Texas bill, expected to be signed soon by Gov. Greg Abbott, follows similar legislation this year in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa and some other GOP-controlled states. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
10 Measures Are on Your 2022 Ballot. Here’s What They Do.

This November, Arizonans will be asked to vote to deliver funding to rural fire departments, give tax breaks to veterans with disabilities, and even defend the ballot measure process itself.

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidates
Here Is Who Will Be On The Ballot In November for State Superintendent of Education

The incumbent superintendent will face off in November against a conservative former superintendent and a write-in Libertarian candidate.

Volunteers help voters as voters drop off their ballots at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Phoenix. In Arizona, Maricopa County, the nation's second-largest voting jurisdiction, a steady stream of cars go in and out of the parking lot to deliver ballots at the drop box location. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
No Major Problems With Ballot Drop Boxes in 2020, AP Finds

Arizona reported no damage, stolen ballots, or fraud associated with ballot drop boxes in 2020.

Photo by Camaron Stevenson
Voter ID Bill Adds Restrictions on Early Voters

The proposed law would require Arizona voters to show their ID an additional time to vote, this time when dropping off an early ballot at a voting center.