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		<title>Maricopa County&#8217;s nasty elections fight is finally over &#8212; maybe</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sasha Hupka | Votebeat</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:24:34 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Thomas-Galvin-Justin-Heap.jpg" alt="thomas galvin and justin heap" />After a year fighting, the Republicans in charge of Maricopa County's elections reached a deal. Here's what it says.]]></description>
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		<title>Joseph Chaplik sues for defamation over dark-money PAC&#8217;s attack ads</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:57:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Arizona primary voting guide: How and where to vote in Maricopa County</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>The biggest and messiest races in Arizona&#8217;s 2026 primary election</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Map: Find your nearest Maricopa County ballot drop box location</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:06:53 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/ww-media/mediaserver/phx/2024-43/ballot-drop-box-getty-e1782234333617.webp" alt="A voter drops his ballot into a drop box at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center" />Voting for the 2026 primaries in Arizona begins June 24. You'll have until July 21 to return your ballot.]]></description>
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		<title>The admin and the bomb-thrower: Inside the GOP secretary of state race</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sasha Hupka | Votebeat</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:29:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Ruben Gallego yanks Graham Platner endorsement over rape claim</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:48:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Amid primary voting, county leader calls on Recorder Heap to resign</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:19:11 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/07/Gallardo-Heap.jpg" alt="steve gallardo and justin heap" />Steve Gallardo, the lone Democrat on the county board of supervisors, says he's had it with Justin Heap, the county recorder.]]></description>
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		<title>A guide to all the ballot measures Arizona voters will decide in 2026</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:52:55 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/06/Voting-Sign-Getty.jpg" alt="a vote here sign in front of saguaro cacti" />For the second straight general election, it seems, Arizona voters will be tasked with deciding double-digit ballot measures.]]></description>
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		<title>2 pastors file court challenge to GOP-backed anti-trans ballot referral</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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