Elections 2024

A state lawmaker who wants to be the state's chief elections officer refused to say Monday whether he believes President Trump is acting illegally in telling states they have to demand proof of citizenship from all voters.

Does the political affiliation of a school board candidate matter?

The Court of Appeals has tossed out a set of rules adopted by Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, saying he didn't follow proper procedures in adopting them.

Congress could soon vote on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE Act. Lawmakers say it's designed to keep undocumented immigrants from voting, but it's raising concerns as voting rights advocates say it could keep many in Arizona from casting ballots.

Arizona lawmakers want to ask voters again to pare back their right to craft their own laws or change the constitution, continuing a series of proposed changes to citizens' rights to bypass the Legislature that have seen mixed results in recent elections.The Republican-controlled House on Wednesday advanced a measure that would require backers of voter initiatives to collect signatures from all 15 counties in order to put a measure on the ballot.

Republican lawmakers are wagering that Arizona voters care more about prompt election results than they do about being able to drop off their early ballots at the last minute.

The Republican senator, in an online letter to his new constituents in Prescott, conceded a majority of his colleagues aren't buying his arguments that having election workers at each and every voting location hand counting the ballots is the only way to ensure accurate results.

Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has no legal authority to tell county supervisors they must certify election results even if they have questions, a judge has ruled.

The state's chief elections officer said the protests and lawsuits that marred the 2020 and 2022 votes are a thing of the past. But two other Democratic state elected officials aren't quite convinced.

We update final numbers for Yuma and San Luis city councils and races in state House and Senate for our area. Each jurisdiction will make results "official" at upcoming meetings.

At the November 14 meeting of the County Supervisors Association’s (CSA) Board of Directors, Yuma County Supervisor Lynne Pancrazi was unanimously elected by her colleagues to serve as CSA’s President for the upcoming year. In electing Supervisor Pancrazi, the Board has selected an individual dedicated to good governance and to building positive, productive relationships between county officials and state lawmakers.

House Republicans have chosen a veteran lawmaker with a record of opposition to abortion and even access to contraceptives as the speaker for the next two years.