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Judges face increased scrutiny in upcoming election
Sep 23, 2024 · Johnson’s no-vote recommendation is based on her September 2022 ruling lifting an injunction on the 1864 abortion ban after the reversal of Roe v. Wade and finding the all-out ban to take precedence over the 15-week limit passed by the Legislature.. Gavel Watch advised against retaining Paton as her husband, Jonathan Paton, served on the Appellate Court Judicial Nominating Commission at the ...
Prop 315 supporters argue it will save money; opponents say it will ...
Oct 12, 2024 · Arizona state senator Anthony Kern, R-District 27, watches the vote count on the board, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Capitol in Phoenix. Democrats secured enough votes in the Arizona Senate to repeal a Civil War-era ban on abortions that the state's highest court recently allowed to take effect.
Arizona election results delayed after a long ballot and a court …
Nov 6, 2024 · In Maricopa County, officials estimated on Tuesday night that they still had about 700,000 early ballots to process. Typically, in the first round of results at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night, the county releases the results from all early ballots cast up to the Friday before Election Day.
New Faces: Stephanie Simacek | Arizona Capitol Times
Dec 10, 2024 · Legislative District 2 will see another teacher fill one of its House seats when Stephanie Simacek replaces departing Democratic Rep. Judy Schweibert in January. Simacek has lived in Arizona since 2014 and received her graduate degree from Grand Canyon University. She worked as a first grade teacher ...
Arizona Supreme Court blocks Kari Lake’s final appeal to overturn …
Nov 10, 2024 · Kari Lake is not going to be the governor of Arizona – at least not unless she runs again in 2026 and wins. Without comment the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday turned away her last-ditch effort in her bid to argue that she, and not Katie Hobbs, was elected governor in 2022. That leaves undisturbed
Six candidates are running to represent county on CAP board
Sep 28, 2024 · 6 candidates are running for 5 seats on the 15-person board that oversees policy, rates & taxes for the CAP, the canal that brings water to Arizona communities.
The Hidden Power of the Arizona Corporation Commission: Why …
Oct 7, 2024 · Candidates for the ACC run statewide, meaning there are no districts, so all voters will have the same choices. You will find this race after other statewide and legislative candidates, but before judges and ballot propositions.
Hobbs focused on Arizona issues, declines to join Dem governors ...
Nov 14, 2024 · “We’ll continue to make the case to the federal government of how they can support real border security in Arizona,” she said. But she would not say what steps she would take to prevent people from being deported in Arizona, which the incoming president said he will order on Day One of his administration in January.
AZ Supreme Court upholds decision to count votes for Prop 140
Oct 5, 2024 · Arizonans will get to decide if they want to scrap partisan primaries. In a brief order Friday, the Arizona Supreme Court refused to block election officials from counting the votes for and against Proposition 140.