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Attempt to recall election denier fails in Arizona county as petition falls short
Effort to recall Republican Cochise county supervisor Tom Crosby needed 4,900 signatures but fell 600 short
Rachel Leingang in Phoenix
05, May, 2023 @6:27 PM

‘Get cancer’: how election lies morphed into a plague of hate in Arizona
Menacing messages and intimidating posts about court rulings, vote counting and even printer problems target Maricopa county employees
Rachel Leingang
26, Apr, 2023 @10:00 AM

Arizona county hires election director who spread false claims about 2020
Cochise county appoints Bob Bartelsmeyer, elections director who has shared social media posts with election fraud claims
Rachel Leingang
25, Apr, 2023 @9:11 PM

An end to political deadlock? Arizona’s experiment with third parties
Will alternative parties and a change in voting methods deepen democratic representation or just favor one of the two established parties?
Rachel Leingang
25, Apr, 2023 @10:00 AM

Republican election denier expelled from Arizona house
Liz Harris exits following 46-13 vote, after she invited to hearing conspiracy theorist who accused election officials of bribery
Rachel Leingang
12, Apr, 2023 @7:53 PM

Could election denialism in a feuding Arizona county upend US democracy?
Republicans in Cochise county who undermined midterm election gain control in critical swing state for 2024
Rachel Leingang
16, Mar, 2023 @10:00 AM

The election-denying Republicans who aided Trump’s ‘big lie’ and got promoted
In 2022, many Republicans who embraced election denialism were re-elected and, in some cases, elevated to higher office
Alice Herman, Carlisa N. Johnson, Rachel Leingang, Kira Lerner, Sam Levine and Ed Pilkington
09, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM

‘We will prosecute death threats’: Arizona’s new attorney general fights to protect election workers
As the state’s top prosecutor, Democrat Kris Mayes has the power to investigate voting crimes and bring charges against those who break election laws
Rachel Leingang
01, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM

Former attorney general in key state withheld evidence debunking 2020 election fraud
Republican Mark Brnovich’s successor releases reports that debunked claims of fraud in Maricopa county in 2020 election
Rachel Leingang
22, Feb, 2023 @9:17 PM

Arizona’s top election official seeks investigation into Republican Kari Lake
Losing gubernatorial candidate may have violated a state law that protects voter’s signatures, Democrat Adrian Fontes says
Rachel Leingang
31, Jan, 2023 @9:49 PM

Arizona: elections director in county that refused to certify results quits
Lisa Marra, who worked in Republican Cochise county, condemns ‘physically and emotionally threatening’ work environment
Rachel Leingang
26, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM

Arizona’s new attorney general to use election fraud unit to boost voting rights
Democrat Kris Mayes will repurpose unit created by Republican predecessor to focus on protecting voting access
Rachel Leingang in Phoenix
21, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM
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