Arizona advances voter ID ballot measure for November
Arizona Republicans passed a ballot measure that would mandate photo ID for voting, even for mail-in and absentee ballots.
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‘This is chaos’: Maricopa County election-denier official accused of seizing election equipment, ballots
Local officials in Arizona’s Maricopa County accused county recorder Justin Heap’s office of improperly seizing election equipment and documents as votes were being counted in local elections earlier this year.
Exclusive: New DOJ voting lawyer worked to overturn 2020 election and represented George Floyd’s killer
A lawyer who was active in lawsuits seeking to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, and later represented the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, is the latest attorney to be hired by the Trump Department of Justice’s Voting Section, according to court filings reviewed by Democracy Docket.
Arizona AG rips Maricopa County election official over handling of non-citizen voting claims
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap claims he has names of noncitizens registered to vote, but delayed referring them to attorney general.
In Maricopa County, election-denier official stirs chaos ahead of July primary
A legal group that has been working to overhaul Arizona elections on behalf of election deniers sends threatening letter to Maricopa County election officials.
Attorney general touts ‘ton of evidence’ for phony election fraud claim, but won’t promise ‘definitive answer’
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says evidence that the 2020 presidential election was rigged exists, but can’t explain why no charges have been filed.
In major blow to Trump DOJ, court rejects demand for Arizona’s voter rolls
A federal judge dismissed the Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking Arizona’s unredacted voter rolls, ruling the department has no legal right to obtain the records it has demanded from states nationwide.
In loss for Stephen Miller but win for voters, Arizona court rejects sweeping anti-voting challenge
Arizona voters secured another victory after a state appeals court rejected a sweeping lawsuit brought by American First Legal Foundation, founded by Trump adviser Stephen Miller.
Ahead of midterms, Trump’s DOJ is targeting voting in three of the most pivotal swing-state counties
“They’re basically acknowledging they got nothing,” one elections expert said. “It’s going to be used for propaganda and PR. And DOJ’s law enforcement powers aren’t supposed to be used for propaganda and PR.”
FBI Director says arrests ‘coming soon’ on 2020 rigged election conspiracy
FBI Director Kash Patel said on Fox News that arrests for a “rigged” 2020 election were coming soon – maybe this week.