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Campaigns, election administration, polling, and the road to November.
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AI moved from committee rooms to campaign stump speeches in 2026. With most voters uneasy about the technology, candidates in multiple states, including Arizona, are rolling out proposals as experts warn against sweeping, one-size-fits-all rules.
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With no public polling and a live fight over the Elections Procedures Manual, Arizona's secretary of state race between Adrian Fontes and Alexander Kolodin is a straight test of rulemaking boundaries, data stewardship, and trust.
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In ruby-red LD 14, Mylie Biggs rides name recognition and a small-government pitch while engineer Stephanie Walsh sells private-sector ROI. The real question for taxpayers: where the cuts or costs land, and who shows their math.
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The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee added two Arizona legislative targets to its original 15, Arizona Mirror reported, aiming to flip one or both chambers for the first time in 60 years.
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A sharp choice between Secretary of State candidates
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A trial court judge incorrectly kicked a proposed constitutional amendment to protect private school voucher money for students in military families off the ballot because he read its two sections “in isolation” rather than as part of the whole, attorneys for GOP lawmakers and parents of voucher recipients told the...
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Local court cases and a sour national mood will tell the final story
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Hobbs officially picked former Mesa mayor and recent independent John Giles for lieutenant governor, betting on crossover appeal as Republicans call it political theater and press her veto-heavy record.
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A Maricopa County judge has dismissed the criminal case against Arizona’s 11 fake electors but left the door open for future indictments — though whether that happens depends on the outcome of November’s election. Two years ago, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed charges against the 11 fake electors who...
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Arizona's Clean Elections Commission kept GOP nominee Ralph Heap in the program while sign-complaint allegations remain unresolved, rejecting his bid to exit as Nick Myers and other Republicans pressed for withdrawal or penalties.
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Former Republican and Mesa Mayor John Giles is Gov. Katie Hobbs’ pick for lieutenant governor. Giles, a Republican-turned-independent, was rumored to be Hobbs’ top choice for weeks, but the Democrat finally made the announcement early Tuesday. “At a time when too many politicians are focused on partisan politics,...
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Mystery URL sparks election-law complaint
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Artificial intelligence regulation has emerged as a campaign issue in statehouse and gubernatorial races, as candidates seize on a topic increasingly viewed as a source of voter anxiety. The post As voter anxiety over AI grows, candidates stake out positions first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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The Republican candidates hoping to flip Arizona’s top three statewide positions in November are lining up behind an anti-trans ballot measure that critics say will force schools to police bathrooms and locker rooms. Proposition 318, which GOP lawmakers named the “Protect Girls Sports in Arizona,” threatens schools...
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Voucher supporters want Arizona's Supreme Court to overturn the disqualification of a ballot measure that would kill an initiative to reform the ESA program. The post Arizona’s Prop 145 voucher fight heads back to Supreme Court first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Yavapai's SAVE-driven voter roll cleanup found deceased registrants, non-citizens, and 268 unknowns, sharpening GOP claims that Gov. Hobbs dismissed needed safeguards. The next test is replication, documentation, and due process.
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Myers urges Heap to bail in time for GOP replacement process
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Declassified memos cited by Arizona Daily Independent say a hacker scraped 633,000 Maricopa voter files in 2020 and prosecutors passed even after an FBI confession. Arizona deserves answers and accountability.
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Mayes says her probe of Hobbs and Sunshine is nearly done before November. If she closes it without interviewing the governor or a clear explanation, a no-charges decision will look like a partisan whitewash.
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America First Legal says Adrian Fontes' Proposition 144 ballot summary omits key provisions and veers into advocacy. His office calls it neutral and within the law. Judge Adele Ponce will decide.
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A federal appeals court has given the go-ahead for the state to enforce a 2022 law that challengers argued could inadvertently make felons out of volunteers who register people to vote. The post Court rejects fears about 2022 voter registration law, allows it to be enforced first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
