Stories tagged: "Maricopa County Board of Supervisors"

Elections Guadalupe residents sit outside a polling station, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Guadalupe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Elections Republicans Are Spreading Election Disinformation in Maricopa County—Again

Republicans wasted no time Tuesday spreading false information about voting in Maricopa County. 

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner November 8, 2022 3:26 pm MST
Elections PHOENIX, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 08: Voters wait to cast their ballots at the Biltmore Fashion Park on November 08, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. After months of candidates campaigning, Americans are voting in the midterm elections to decide close races across the nation. After months of candidates campaigning, Americans are voting in the midterm elections to decide close races across the nation. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Elections Maricopa County Sees Widespread Problems With Ballot Tabulators on Election Day. But Votes Will Still Be Counted.

In an attempt to get ahead of conspiracy theories, Maricopa County Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates said that “none of this indicates any fraud or anything of that sort,” and assured the public that ballots cast at affected locations would be properly counted.

Jen Fifield, Votebeat November 8, 2022 11:13 am MST
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Elections A Republican Candidate for County Office Just Encouraged Voters to Interfere With Polling Equipment

Elections officials have asked in-person voters to use the pens provided at the polls—which contain fast-drying ink—to avoid ink smearing and potentially invalidating the ballot.

Camila Pedrosa Camila Pedrosa August 2, 2022 4:16 pm MST
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Elections Arizona Electors Say Impostors Must Be Held Responsible for Attempt to Overturn 2020 Election

As a federal committee closes in on Republicans who acted as illegitimate electors in the 2020 presidential election, a local group is also speaking out: Arizona’s legitimate electors.

Alyssa Marksz Alyssa Marksz February 28, 2022 12:38 pm MST
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Arizona The Arizona Senate’s ‘Audit’ of the 2020 Election Results Is Finally Over, but at What Cost?

Elections officials on both sides of the political aisle spent the last few months blowing the whistle on the mismanagement throughout the audit process.

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi September 24, 2021 4:23 pm MST

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Shops and restaurants line the main street in this once bustling mining town Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Bisbee, Ariz. When the city of Bisbee decided to remove fluoride from its water supply earlier this year, the vote was unanimous but there was no input from any public health entity, now public health officials say residents in the southern Arizona community should be aware they are more susceptible to cavities. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Culture 6 Reasons to Add Bisbee to Your Summer Bucket List
Elections An observer overlooks as Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas, Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. The audit, ordered by the Arizona Senate, has the U.S. Department of Justice saying it is concerned about ballot security and potential voter intimidation arising from the unprecedented private recount of the 2020 presidential election results. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool)
Elections What’s the Price Tag on the Senate’s Partisan Review of the 2020 Election?

Although the full price of the so-called audit of the 2020 presidential election results is unknown, it’s costing the state a lot of money.

Connor Van Ligten September 17, 2021 1:43 pm MST
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Health One in Four New COVID-19 Cases in Maricopa County Are Children

While the original strain of the virus had a lower infection rate among kids, the Delta variant is twice as contagious and more likely to infect children.

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi September 2, 2021 6:40 am MST