Another day, another lawsuit
A watchdog group, American Oversight has filed a lawsuit to compel Cochise County supervisors, County Recorder Stevens to turn over documents through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Read the details here.
About Arizona congressional district 6
Some inside info on how the independent redistricting commission gave a Republican a congressional seat!
Cochise County cannot count ballots by hand!
From the Democracy Docket: "WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, Oct. 18, an Arizona appellate court affirmed a lower court ruling that determined that Cochise County, Arizona could not conduct a hand count audit of all early ballots for the 2022 midterm elections. As Cochise County has indicated it would conduct future hand count audits, this ruling bars those as well. "... Continue reading→
AZ Secretary of State submits Elections Procedural Manual for approval
Saturday, September 30, 2023 PHOENIX - In a major step to prepare local and county officials ahead of the 2024 elections, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced the submission today of an updated Elections Procedures Manual to Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes for their review and approval. Secretary Fontes said: “The Arizona Elections Procedures Manual is... Continue reading→
Cochise County Elections Director says “this is a toxic environment”
Second Cochise County Elections Director to resign post in 2023 offers grim assessment as we enter 2024 election season: "this is a toxic environment." Bob Bartelsmeyer speaks with CRN concerning threats, and the malignant atmosphere of conspiracy theories and elections denialism spurred by county supervisors, others... Friday, September 29, 2023, was Bob Bartelsmeyer's last day... Continue reading→
Most Arizona voters will have new elections officials in 2024
by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona Mirror September 26, 2023 Arizona has lost nearly all of its experienced election officials and 98% of the state will have new officials running elections in 2024 than ran the 2020 elections, a new report found. The Grand Canyon State has been center stage for election misinformation since 2020, with efforts... Continue reading→
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes pushes voter registration, addresses push to ditch partisan ballots
AZ Secretary of State, Adrian Fontes did what a good SOS does, advocated for people to get registered to vote. Read the entire article because now there is a push to get rid of the partisan nomination ballot and have everybody run on a single ballot. From the Cronkite News article by Kiersten Edgett/Cronkite News:... Continue reading→
Theresa Walsh invites you to attend her campaign kickoff.
Join Theresa on September 22, 2023 5:00 PM
Cochise Elections Director resigns after less than four months
From Arizona Public Media (AZPM.org) by Summer Hom: "The Cochise County Elections Director has resigned, again. If it seems like déjà vu, and that’s because it is - the second time this year that a County Elections Director has resighted Cochise County Recorder David Stevens and Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby confirmed to AZPM Monday that... Continue reading→
Arizona Republican voter suppression laws get blocked
From raw story: "A federal judge has blocked two Arizona laws that sought to impose new voting restrictions – and has cleared the way for civil rights groups to examine the reasons Republican legislators tried to push them through, according to a report." Read the entire story at RawStory.com