Elections and Voting

The Rev. on the ropes: Update on the PHX City Clerk removing Jarrett Maupin from the mayoral ballot.

K.J. scores big in Sac-Town, but it's no slam dunk

Flashes

Voters Who Recently Moved May Need to Take Extra Steps to Cast Ballot

New Voters Support Saban Over Arpaio 54 to 32 Percent, Says Internal Saban Poll.

Election 2008: Check Where to Vote Before Tuesday (Many Polling Places Have Changed) and Bring ID

Nelson Concedes, Thomas Gloats as Brutal County Attorney Race Ends

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, Jnauary 26, 2006

On Homophobia y Tú

Afterparty Politics

Raising a mug to the ballot-boothin’ kids

Corporation Commission candidate Sam George is Sam Vagenas with a new name and old tricks

Raising a mug to the ballot-boothin’ kids

Rock the Vote

A Phoenix man may serve five years in prison for — get this — voting

Donkey Kong

After looking like political asses in the '90s, Arizona Democrats have the money, moderation and 800-pound gorilla to kick some pachyderm tail

Feds Probe District 20

Whether there was vote tampering is not the most vital question for U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton to answer

Straitjacket Jan Brewer

Empowering the Secretary of State, especially this secretary of state, to decide when elections can be suspended is a crazy idea. Sanity must prevail in state government

Ballot Boxing

GOP honchos keep hiding the truth about election foul-ups, as it's learned that local ballots may be stored illegally

Ballot Box Breakdowns

An independent voting-technology expert finds serious problems in the Maricopa County Elections Department

Litmus Test

County Attorney Andy Thomas must prove he can protect our constitutional rights

Send in the Clowns

Don't bother, they're here. After a decade of voter-mandated reform, the Arizona Legislature is as out of touch as ever

Election Eve Nightmare

Can the Maricopa County Elections Department ensure the accuracy of early voting? Hell No!

Jailgate Explodes

A new poll shows Outlaw Joe Arpaio's popularity plummeting among county Republicans

What's My Line?

Reformers have a once-in-a-decade chance to take redistricting out of the hands of legislators. Can it pass? Will it work?

Prisoner of War Chest

McCain should put his campaign money where his mouth is — or, at least, online

An Endowed Chair

Senator John McCain's push for campaign-finance reform has helped make him a presidential contender. Donations from special interests that appear before his Senate Commerce Committee haven't hurt, either

The Phantom Report

Lost in the euphoria over approval of the Los Arcos redevelopment: a key financial document that somebody is lying about

Ben Quayle Has Never Voted in a Local Arizona Election, Records Show

​Ben Quayle, the son of former Vice President Dan Quayle and the latest addition to the jam-packed list of candidates for the district three congressional seat, hasn't voted in a municipal election since registering to vote in Arizona in 1997, a new report claims.According to voting records dug up ... More >>

The Humane Society and Big Agriculture Slug It Out Over Animal Rights

​Ben Quayle, the son of former Vice President Dan Quayle and the latest addition to the jam-packed list of candidates for the district three congressional seat, hasn't voted in a municipal election since registering to vote in Arizona in 1997, a new report claims.According to voting records dug up ... More >>

Charlie Crist Won't Have Support of Old Friend John McCain in Independent Bid for Florida Senate

www.republicamyblog.com Florida Governor Charlie Crist and "The Maverick."​Florida Governor Charlie Crist did the unthinkable yesterday by bailing on the Republican Party and announcing that he will be running for the U.S. Senate as an Independent.The move comes after it became clear that C ... More >>

Tea Party T-Shirt: Can What You Wear Determine Whether You Can Go to the Polls?

www.republicamyblog.com Florida Governor Charlie Crist and "The Maverick."​Florida Governor Charlie Crist did the unthinkable yesterday by bailing on the Republican Party and announcing that he will be running for the U.S. Senate as an Independent.The move comes after it became clear that C ... More >>

Ben Quayle Responds to Fundraising Criticism

Ben Quayle​Ben Quayle, a candidate for Congress in Arizona's Third District, isn't even the Republican Party's nominee yet, but that isn't stopping the likely Democratic nominee, Jon Hulburd, from bashing him for how -- more specifically, where -- he raises money.Hulburd's gripe: a lot of Quayle's ... More >>

Uncounted Vote Total Rises to 133,000 in State; Counting to Begin Again on Thursday

  Image: Ray Stern Helen Purcell, Maricopa County Recorder, expects to put out a news release at about 5 p.m. on Thursday with updated vote counts.​About 12,000 provisional ballots were amassed today at the Maricopa County Elections department, officials say, bringing the to ... More >>

Vote Counts Could be Complete by Saturday, County Says; Still 37,000 Ballots Uncounted in Valley

News release from county just in: 2010 PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS August 26, 2010, 4:25PM, Phoenix, AZ - Maricopa County Recorder, Helen Purcell, says every effort is being made to complete final counting for the August 24 Primary Election by Saturday, August 28, 2010. "We've tabulated 57,231 earl ... More >>

No, Rick Romley Can't Run as a Write-In, Duh, and More Bad News Re: Bill Montgomery

Danny Hellman I first used this illo back in 2008. Sadly, little has changed... Almost immediately after interim Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley's devastating loss in the GOP primary to Sheriff Joe Arpaio's pick for the position, Bill Montgomery, Democrats and disaffected Republicans ali ... More >>

Congressional Democrats Charge John McCain With Violating Same Campaign Finance Rules He Created

The Mav​Two new campaign ads funded by -- and starring -- Senator John McCain have Congressional Democrats in a huff.The ads are for Congressional candidates Jesse Kelly and Ruth McClung and are similar-in-nature to "campaign ads" run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, in which he didn't so mu ... More >>

John McCain Campaign Responds to Campaign Finance Complaint

The Mav​Since our earlier post about a complaint filed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee against Senator John McCain regarding some TV ads The Maverick funded, and starred in, the McCain campaign has responded to the charges.The DCCC feels that two ads McCain released violate the ... More >>

Proposition 203 Still Has Hope; Arizona's Medical Marijuana Measure Could Still (Maybe, Possibly) Win

  ​Don't exhale just yet, because Proposition 203 could still win. The medical marijuana measure is behind by only 6,732 votes out of 1.3 million cast, as of 9:47 a.m., the most recent update on the Arizona Secretary of State's Web site. All but two of 2,239 voting precincts ... More >>

Prop 203 Loses More Ground in Weekend Vote Counts

​ Arizona's medical marijuana proposition fared poorly in vote counts over the weekend, reversing the temporary positive trend we wrote about on Thursday. The numbers now stand at 773,555 against, and 766, 923 for Proposition 203, for a difference of 6,632. Election officials must have encou ... More >>

Prop 203: Friday Deadline More a Suggestion Than Deadline. Results Not Expected Until Next Week

​If you were expecting to learn the fate Prop. 203 -- Arizona's medical marijuana initiative -- tomorrow, don't hold your breath. Election officials don't expect to be done counting ballots until next week, which violates election statute, but, as we just found out, is not that big a deal.From ... More >>

Prop 203 Spokesman: "We're Likely to Win" Based on Trend of Provisional Ballots

​ Andrew Myers, the campaign manager for Proposition 203, tells New Times tonight that he's very hopeful the medical marijuana initiative will come out on top when all the votes are in. It seems like wishful thinking, but official figures show he might be right. Myers points out that provision ... More >>

Sidebar: Fantasy Voter Fraud

​ Andrew Myers, the campaign manager for Proposition 203, tells New Times tonight that he's very hopeful the medical marijuana initiative will come out on top when all the votes are in. It seems like wishful thinking, but official figures show he might be right. Myers points out that provision ... More >>

John McCain Says He'll Give No Endorsement in 2012 GOP Presidential Primary

Nobody's getting the John McCain stamp of approval in the 2012 GOP presidential primary -- so he says...​"The Mav" says he's sittin' this one out.Arizona Senator John McCain said this week that he has no plans to endorse any candidate in the 2012 GOP presidential primary, which may not sit well wi ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Congressional Buddies Hold Fundraiser for Her 2012 Campaign -- For Whatever Office That May Be

Senator Giffords? Too soon to tell, if you ask us.​Several of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' friends in Congress will be holding a fundraiser to raise money for the wounded U.S. representative's 2012 campaign, fueling speculation that if she's able, she'll run for the U.S. Senate seat being vac ... More >>

Tea Party T-Shirt Lawsuit Settled With Coconino County; County Agrees to Objective Standards for "Electioneering"

Wearing a Tea Party T-shirt!​A settlement's been reached in a lawsuit filed by the Goldwater Institute on behalf of a Coconino County woman who was told in 2010 by election officials that her Tea Party T-shirts were not allowed in polling places. Thanks to the settlement, as long as the Tea Party ... More >>

Charlie Sheen Polls Higher Among Independent Voters Than Sarah Palin. It's Called "Winning...Duh"

www.greencelebrity.netCharlie Sheen's "winning" is getting political.​Charlie Sheen's "winning" knows no bounds, which is why it should come as no surprise to learn that when pegged against former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a race for president, Sheen's "winning" among independent ... More >>

Terry Goddard Leads Dems in Hypothetical, Gabrielle Giffords-Less Senate Race, Poll Finds

Bad news, Democrats: without Gabrielle Giffords, this guy is your best shot at winning a U.S. Senate seat.​Assuming Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords doesn't miraculously run for the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl, former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard is the most popular am ... More >>

Sarah Palin Leads Potential Pack of Republican Senate Candidates

www.raggedshirts.comF**K​As first reported by New Times, there are rumors that the Tea Party's number one ding-bat, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, is considering a run for the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl -- and according to a recently released poll, if she does run, there's ... More >>

Herman Cain Coming to Phoenix to Pucker Up For Joe Arpaio

www.sodahead.comGodfather's Pizza CEO/Gop presidential candidate Herman Cain.​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio met with leaders from the Methodist Border Mission Network at his Phoenix office this afternoon to discuss -- amongst other things -- some issues the group has with the sheriff's polici ... More >>

Mayor Greg Stanton? Early Results Show Stanton Leads Over Wes Gullett

Greg Stanton wins mayor's race in Phoenix, early results show​More than 74,000 Phoenix voters cast their ballot for Greg Stanton for mayor, giving him about 56 percent of the vote, according to early results.About 132,000 people cast votes, and of those, nearly 58,000 picked Gullett.While it ... More >>

Phoenix Voters Re-Elect Incumbent Thelda Williams, Select Newcomer Daniel Valenzuela

Phoenix Councilwoman Thelda Williams handily wins in District 1.​While they were electing Greg Stanton as their next mayor, Phoenix voters also returned Councilwoman Thelda Williams to her seat in District 1, and chose Daniel Valenzuela over Brenda Sperduti to represent them District 5. Like Phoen ... More >>

State Senator Paula Aboud Announces Run For Gabrielle Giffords' Former Seat In Congress

State Senator Paula Aboud​There's a new addition to the growing field of candidates eying the Congressional seat vacated by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- state Senator Paula Aboud announced this morning that she will seek the Democratic nomination for the seat."We have all been moved ... More >>