Supreme Court: Arizona citizenship proof voting law illegal

PHOENIX — Arizona cannot demand proof of citizenship from individuals who use a federal voter registration form, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning.

Judge throws out campaign charges vs. Horne

PHOENIX - A judge on Thursday threw out charges of campaign finance violations against Attorney General Tom Horne and a political ally.

Melvin plans dark-horse run for GOP gubernatorial nomination

Sen. Al Melvin

Melvin plans dark-horse run for GOP gubernatorial nomination

PHOENIX - Three-term state Sen. Al Melvin announced Monday he intends to run for governor this coming year.

State Sen. Al Melvin to run for Arizona governor

PHOENIX — Three-term state Sen. Al Melvin announced this afternoon he intends to run for governor this coming year.

Judge tosses charges that Horne, aide broke campaign-finance laws

The judge said she dropped the charges against Horne, above, because the secretary of state did not follow procedures.

Judge tosses charges that Horne, aide broke campaign-finance laws

The judge said she dropped the charges against Horne, above, because the secretary of state did not follow procedures.

Arizona judge tosses charges that Horne, aide broke campaign-finance laws

PHOENIX - An administrative law judge on Tuesday threw out charges that Attorney General Tom Horne and an aide violated state campaign finance laws, saying the secretary of state did not follow the right procedure in referring the case for investigation.

AZ turnout dipped, but nationally it was down even more

PHOENIX - A smaller percentage of Arizonans went to the polls this year than in either of the last two presidential elections.

Huckelberry asks State for ballot count solutions

To make sure ballot counting goes more quickly in the next election, there’s a lot of work to be done.

Bennett proposes countywide balloting sites

PHOENIX - Arizona voters may be able to cast their ballots in 2014 at any polling place anywhere in the county.

Pima County rejects call for election audit

The Pima County Board of Supervisors denied a request from its Election Integrity Commission to sort early ballots by precinct for a special hand audit for this election.

Election chat today with Secretary of State Bennett

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett will chat live with readers today about the process of counting the early ballots and provisional ballots. Bennett also will answer questions readers have about the voting and vote-counting process.

Bennett pursuing tougher reporting laws on campaign funding

PHOENIX - The state's chief election officer wants tighter financial reporting laws so voters know who is really funding campaigns.

Bennett: Vote counting system isn't broken

PHOENIX - The state's chief election officer promised Friday to look into problems in counting ballots this year, while at the same time saying the system appears to be working the way it should.

Sales-tax summary is biased, judge says

PHOENIX - A Republican-controlled legislative committee illegally crafted a biased description of a proposed sales-tax initiative in hopes of persuading voters to reject it, a judge ruled Thursday.

Bennett will appeal tax-initiative ruling

PHOENIX - Secretary of State Ken Bennett decided Monday to ask the Arizona Supreme Court to keep the sales tax initiative off the November ballot.

State to appeal sales-tax hike ruling

PHOENIX (AP) — Secretary of State Ken Bennett is appealing a court ruling that overturned his decision that a paperwork error should keep a sales tax increase off Arizona's ballot.