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Tom Horne wins race for Arizona schools chief, ousting Kathy …
WEBAs of Thursday afternoon, Horne had 50.2% of the vote to Hoffman’s 49.8%, with 9,014 votes separating them. Under a new state law, which triggers an automatic recount when the difference in votes between two candidates in a race is 0.5% or less, this race is likely set for a recount. The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office estimated at that ...
Kari Lake fails, again, to convince a court that she’s the rightful AZ ...
WEBBy: Caitlin Sievers - June 12, 2024 2:48 pm. Scottsdale attorney Bryan Blehm (right) represents Kari Lake (left) in her lawsuit aiming to overturn her loss in the 2022 election. Screenshot via AZ Courts. Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Kari Lake has lost yet another appeal in her effort to overturn the 2022 election for Arizona governor.
SCOTUS: Arizona may require proof of citizenship on state voter …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · State law requires people to show proof of citizenship to register to vote, which voters approved as Proposition 200 in 2004. But the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 requires states to accept federal voter registration forms, which don’t have a proof-of-citizenship requirement, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2013 that Arizona can’t reject those forms, despite the ...
‘Vibrant as its people’: Arizona launches new brand celebrating …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · The new branding features a logo that displays Arizona’s diverse geography, including the saguaro cactus and ponderosa pine. It also features a color palette inspired by the state’s natural beauty, such as turquoise blue skies and magenta sunsets. The brand also includes six defining pillars of the Arizona experience shared by Arizonans.
What’s on your ballot? AZ 2022 general election initiatives explained
WEBOct 14, 2022 · AZ 2022 general election initiatives explained. An envelope for a Maricopa County ballot mailed in October 2021, the first time state law required envelopes to have a box that voters can check if the recipient no longer lives at the address. Photo by Jeremy Duda | Arizona Mirror. Early voting started this week and voters are set to approve or ...
Richer, Heap and Hiatt face off in Republican primary for Maricopa ...
WEBJul 12, 2024 · Richer has faced constant criticism and harassment from election conspiracy theorists since shortly after he took office in 2021 and began defending Maricopa County’s elections. He is currently in the midst of a defamation suit against Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake for falsely accusing him of rigging the 2022 election after she ...
Two of three measures restricting citizen initiatives poised to pass
WEBNov 9, 2022 · Proposition 128, which would have empowered legislators to revise, repeal or take the funding away from ballot initiatives whose language has been deemed unconstitutional, was roundly rejected by voters.. With the proposition’s failure, the safeguards in the Voter Protection Act, which voters passed in 1998, remain intact. Under that constitutional provision, legislators are prohibited from ...
Commentary - Arizona Mirror
WEBSep 11, 2024 · BY: Errin Haines/The 19th - September 11, 2024. Everything we needed to know about what would happen at Tuesday night’s presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump — their first-ever meeting — was clear within 30 seconds of them taking the stage. Harris walked directly up …
Hobbs announces planned reforms to Arizona’s school voucher …
WEBJan 2, 2024 · A year ago, Hobbs sought to completely repeal the universal portion of the voucher program in her first year as governor, but vehement opposition from Republican lawmakers meant the proposal went nowhere. Now, the Democrat’s strategy to address accountability issues within the program is an admission that scrapping the program is a …