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On Tuesday, March 7, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Arizona against three Cochise County supervisors (Tom Crosby, Ann English and Peggy Judd) and Cochise County Recorder David Stevens regarding an agreement transferring election oversight from the supervisors to the recorder.
On Wednesday, March 1, failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate and election denier Kari Lake (R) took her previously dismissed election contest to the Arizona Supreme Court.
On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the Board of Supervisors in Cochise County, Arizona voted to transfer election authority from the Cochise County Elections Department to County Recorder David Stevens, with two of the three members supporting the unprecedented move.
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Republican-controlled Arizona House of Representatives passed House Bill 2308, which would require the secretary of state to recuse themselves from overseeing elections in which they are a candidate.
On Thursday, Feb. 16, the Arizona Court of Appeals again rejected Kari Lake’s (R) attempts to overturn the results of the 2022 governor’s race.
On Thursday, Feb. 16, a federal court in Arizona ruled that litigation will continue in a consolidated lawsuit challenging Arizona’s strict proof of citizenship requirements.
On Tuesday, Feb. 14, the Board of Supervisors in Cochise County, Arizona discussed transferring election authority from the elections department to County Recorder David Stevens, with two of the three members supporting the unprecedented move.
On Monday, Feb. 13, an Arizona judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Arizona Republican Party against the Maricopa County recorder and other election officials.
On Friday, Jan. 27, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit brought by self-proclaimed “civil rights” lawyer Ryan Heath against Judge Peter A. Thompson in Maricopa County, Arizona .
On Saturday, Jan. 28, the Arizona Republican Party and its chair went to the Arizona Supreme Court after lower courts rejected their lawsuit seeking to end no-excuse mail-in voting.