Election Laws

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.

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.

Two Arizona Supreme Court justices have survived efforts to oust them over their votes on a controversial abortion measure.

A judge has rebuffed a bid by a group that backs additional restrictions on voting that sought to outlaw the use of "drop boxes'' that can make it easier for some people to return their early ballots.

A plan by a first-term Tucson lawmaker to have Arizona give its 11 electoral votes to Donald Trump even before the November election has blown up as even some Republican colleagues found it unacceptable.

A Marana lawmaker wants to ensure that if Donald Trump is knocked off the Arizona ballot, the same would happen to Joe Biden.

A series of complaints against more than a dozen Arizona judges by an out-of-state lawyer could forever change how future election challenges are handled.Amy Martin contends it was a violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct for any of the 16 judges to have participated in -- much less rendered a decision -- in cases they were assigned dealing with the 2020 and 2022 elections.

Facing a near-certain lawsuit by Attorney General Kris Mayes and multiple unanswered questions, Mohave County supervisors on Monday rejected a bid to tally future elections with a hand count.

By Howard FischerCapitol Media ServicesPHOENIX -- The 2021 legislative session is being brought to you by the letter E.As in emergency powers, election…