Secretary of State Adrian Fontes exceeded his authority when creating his new manual, the judge wrote.
GOP lawmakers nationwide are pushing to require voters to show documentation of their citizenship, such as birth certificates.
The pressure is on to count votes faster in Arizona. But that likely means legal changes, or spending more on workers or machines.
While the Republican recorder and supervisors made a national name for themselves protecting elections, a few of the newcomers will push for changes.
The secretary of state says he won’t support sacrificing access or accuracy for faster results.
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes exceeded his authority when creating his new manual, the judge wrote.
GOP lawmakers nationwide are pushing to require voters to show documentation of their citizenship, such as birth certificates.
The pressure is on to count votes faster in Arizona. But that likely means legal changes, or spending more on workers or machines.
While the Republican recorder and supervisors made a national name for themselves protecting elections, a few of the newcomers will push for changes.
The secretary of state says he won’t support sacrificing access or accuracy for faster results.
Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd was indicted for delaying certification in 2022. This time, a plea deal left her little choice.
How Maricopa County, Arizona — the nation’s largest swing county — prepared for the Election Day spotlight.
The email, which included the address to the recorder’s office, was one of many sent to election offices across the country that were deemed not credible.
Long ballots, a slow tabulator, and unclear marks are contributing to delays.
Officials underestimated how often voters would make mistakes on their ballots that would require extra examination, and how many workers and machines were needed to fix them.
Maricopa County says it’s taking double the usual time to process the two-page ballot, and other counties were slow to report Election Day results.
While voters in some counties faced long lines or minor technical errors, election administrators across the country reported no major problems.
Navajo Nation voters contended with printer problems, and the two-page ballot led to long waits in Maricopa and Pima counties.
An issue with ballot-on-demand printers created long lines for Native voters.
Voting continues at polling places despite ‘non-credible’ bomb threats in Georgia and minor technical issues in Pennsylvania. Milwaukee got off to a slow start on absentee ballots.
The voters, along with nearly 900 in Pinal County, were incorrectly flagged in the counties’ systems. Their ballots will now count.
Some longtime Pinal residents who had never provided their documents were suddenly told they must, despite a recent court decision.
Two counties point to Field+Media Corps, a voter outreach firm whose work has been flagged before by Arizona authorities.
After a slight mailing delay, new concerns emerge about long lines and the handling of extra paper: maybe 4.2 million sheets of it.
Crowds will have a place to protest outside the election building, but the county won’t tolerate violence or lawlessness, Sheriff Russ Skinner says.