Jen Fifield

Jen Fifield

Senior Reporter

Jen Fifield previously covered Maricopa County and Phoenix for The Arizona Republic, including the high-profile review of the county’s 2020 election. Prior to that, she covered politics and government for local newspapers in Maryland and state policy for Stateline, a news service run by The Pew Charitable Trusts. She has won several regional press awards in Arizona and Maryland for her investigative, feature, politics and education reporting. Jen is a Phoenix native and graduated from Arizona State University’s Cronkite School.

The new security features, a response to years of false claims and conspiracy theories, will be introduced in the 2026 midterm election.

Fox News story mischaracterizes the impact of a legal settlement.

The Arizona Students’ Association has seen firsthand how voter citizenship requirements may be disenfranchising Americans.

Los registradores electorales en los condados de Arizona han adoptado distintos criterios sobre cómo proceder cuando un votante que no ha demostrado su ciudadanía actualiza su dirección o afiliación partidaria.

The request does not affect the outcome of the case, but marks the latest of the Trump administration’s withdrawal from voting rights cases.

County recorders have taken different positions on what to do when a voter who hasn’t proven their citizenship tries to update their address or party registration.

A multistate coalition says Trump is trying to usurp state authority over how elections work.

About 200,000 residents who were caught up in a state error will need to show their documents in order to keep voting a full ballot. Some are wondering why.

The new mandates, including a proof-of-citizenship requirement and revised voting machine standards, would override the powers of Congress, states, and independent agencies. Elon Musk’s team would investigate voter rolls.

Legal battle over ballots for inactive voters pits Cochise County’s new supervisors against the secretary of state.