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AZ U.S. Senate Candidate & Election Denier’s Streak of Election & Courtroom Losses Continues, But Kari Lake May Still Resurface in DC

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024

One of the most strident election deniers and ardent Trump supporters lost her Arizona U.S. Senate race November 5th. But Kari Lake still has not conceded, and may yet resurface in Washington in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.

State Data Mistake Puts Voting in Local & State Elections at Risk for 97,000 Arizonans

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024

Voting in state and local elections is at risk for an estimated 97,000 longtime Arizona voters due to a proof of citizenship data tracking problem at the DMV.

ARIZONA: Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Cooperating in Fake Elector Investigation; Fearing Violence, Schools Opt Out as Polling Places

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024

Trump election lawyer Jenna Ellis made a cooperation deal in Arizona’s fake elector investigation, while Arizona election officials scramble to find polling places after school districts, fearing election violence, opt out.

Maricopa County, AZ Official Proposes Eliminating Election Day Drop-Off of Mail-In Ballots & Other Changes

January 23, 2023January 24, 2023

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Jan. 23, 2023 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/americandemocracyminute/episodes/2023-01-23T08_31_37-08_00 Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer (L) proposing…

The Midterms Were Mostly Trouble Free – But We Have Updates From Two Places Where Things Went Wrong

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

The 2022 Midterm elections had few problems around the country, but we have two updates for communities where things DID go wrong, and for which investigations and lawsuits are proceeding.