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Arizona nears approval for advanced water purification
1 day ago · The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality on Monday took the required legal steps to publish the draft rules for what it’s calling “advanced water purification.”. Randall Matas, the agency’s deputy director, said final approval could come by the end of the year, paving the way for water suppliers to construct the facilities.
Court orders release of 218,000 names of voters possibly lacking ...
1 day ago · A group that wants checks of whether some voters are citizens got access Monday to the names of about 218,000 Arizonans who may not have provided such proof. The move came after the state Court of Appeals in a brief order Monday rejected a bid by Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to keep the list from being given to Strong Communities Foundation.
Fontes fights release of voter citizenship list due to security concerns
Oct 29, 2024 · Fontes insisted Monday there is no “list,” but simply an estimate. In fact, Fontes testified that there’s actually another “list” which suggests that about 349,000 – close to 8% of all registered voters – may have the same citizenship proof problem, albeit for different reasons. “We cannot depend on any of this information ...
Maricopa County restores around 2,000 voters after incorrectly ...
1 day ago · The voters who were incorrectly asked for the information will no longer need to provide proof of citizenship before 7 p.m. Tuesday in order to cast ballots in this election, as some number of them were initially told, according to officials in both counties. If voters had already attempted to vote an early ballot and had the ballot put on hold ...
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Oct 30, 2024 · 1.2 Million Arizona voter registrations challenged by Florida group in new lawsuit. A Florida-based organization contends there are 1.2 million ineligible people on Arizona voter registration rolls. In a new lawsuit, attorneys for Citizen AG say their calculations show that more than […] Oct 30, 2024.
Republican attorneys skip chance to vie for Supreme Court
1 day ago · As did attorneys, Amy Sells of Tiffany & Bosco, Shalanda Looney of Gates Law Firm and independent practice attorneys Robert McWhirter and Sheena Chiang, With one Arizona Supreme Court vacancy appointment process already in motion, another two could follow if voters decide not to retain justices Clint Bolick and Kathryn King, meaning contenders vying for the vacancy left by Brutinel could have ...
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Oct 22, 2024 · Donald Trump-backed SAVE Act elevates noncitizen voting claims, but experts say it’s rare. WASHINGTON – The threat of a government shutdown thrust noncitizen voting, a long-standing Arizona political flashpoint, into the national spotlight after House Speaker Mike Johnson paired the government funding package […] Oct 6, 2024.
Campaign finance laws make funding of election challenges murky
4 days ago · Erich Speckin testifies during Kari Lake's election challenge trial Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Maricopa County Superior Court, in Mesa. State laws governing campaign finance shroud financial contributors to election challenges, while funding for challenges to congressional races are more transparent. (Mark Henle/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)
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Oct 8, 2024 · A look at the past to imagine tied, flipped Legislature. It’s been more than three decades since Democrats held control of the Arizona Senate. With Republican majorities thinning in recent years, Democratic leaders are considering plans for a tied or […] Oct 17, 2024.