Roughly 150,000 voters, most in Maricopa County, received letters asking if they’d moved. Here’s why.
The 2027 removals will be the first under a state law that requires officials to remove voters from the list if they don’t cast their mail ballot for two consecutive general election cycles.
One Arizona county used the federal tool to expand ballot access, find dead voters, and identify a small number of noncitizens.
About 1,300 ballots were marked undeliverable in Navajo County during the July 21 primary. Votebeat gathered data and records to investigate.
Democratic election officials criticized Homeland Security leaders for lackluster support as the midterm election looms.
Roughly 150,000 voters, most in Maricopa County, received letters asking if they’d moved. Here’s why.
The 2027 removals will be the first under a state law that requires officials to remove voters from the list if they don’t cast their mail ballot for two consecutive general election cycles.
One Arizona county used the federal tool to expand ballot access, find dead voters, and identify a small number of noncitizens.
About 1,300 ballots were marked undeliverable in Navajo County during the July 21 primary. Votebeat gathered data and records to investigate.
Democratic election officials criticized Homeland Security leaders for lackluster support as the midterm election looms.
A significant share of voters who dropped off their ballots on Election Day opted to show ID to skip the time-consuming signature verification process.
Kolodin, an election attorney and state lawmaker, has described existing election systems as dysfunctional and alleged fraud in prior elections.
The first batch of primary election results will drop about an hour after polls close, but full results typically take days.
The minutely detailed agreement could resolve a longstanding dispute between top officials. Its first test will be the high-stakes general election.
Election officials and experts say the letters look more like pressure than prosecution.
Gina Swoboda and Alex Kolodin agree on many election policies, but they would take vastly different approaches to the job.
The ruby-red county will be the first in the country to use a special type of ballot paper embedded with several security measures.
A judge blocked states’ use of the revamped SAVE immigration database to find potential noncitizen voters, but it won’t halt ongoing investigations.
The lower court’s decision, which is now on hold, had ordered the board of supervisors to transfer certain election powers to Recorder Justin Heap.
The primary will determine who’s on the November ballot for Congress, governor, and more.
The measure would require mail voters to provide ID, but it’s unclear exactly how that might work. If voters approve the change, lawmakers would have to figure out how to implement it.
The incident is the latest example of how county officials’ ongoing dispute over election control could sow chaos in next month’s primary.
The setback comes as similar cases also falter in other states. But Attorney General Kris Mayes says her office will go back to a grand jury.
The state is supposed to keep the addresses of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims confidential.
Recorder Justin Heap’s request again escalates a longstanding and messy battle over election control, just a month before voting starts in the state primary.