Elvia Diaz of the Arizona Republic writes, Still think voter suppression is a myth? This Republican bill proves otherwise (she’s talking to you, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema): Arizona state Rep. Walt Blackman is busting the Republican narrative that voter suppression is just a myth. There are a flurry of bills being introduced at the Arizona Legislature … Read more
The Arizona Court of Appeals on Friday slapped down the state Senate GQP’s efforts to withhold about 1,100 records related to the GQP sham “fraudit” of the 2020 election. Howard Fishcer reports, Court orders Arizona Senate to immediately disclose election-audit records: In a 14-page ruling Friday, the three-judge panel turned away arguments that the documents … Read more
Above: Former New York City mayor and attorney for President Trump, Rudy Giuliani, poses with members of the Arizona Legislature Nov. 30, 2020, after an unofficial hearing on alleged election fraud in Arizona. From left are Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista, Trump-pardoned felon Bernard Kerik, Sen. Sylvia Allen, R-Snowflake, Sen. SonnyBorrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, Rep. Mark … Read more
The New York Times reports, Republicans Want New Tool in Elusive Search for Voter Fraud: Election Police: Reprising the rigged-election belief that has become a mantra among their supporters, Republican politicians in at least three states are proposing to establish police forces to hunt exclusively for voter fraud and other election crimes, a category of … Read more
The Associated Press reports, Last straw: Fed-up Arizona Democrats censure Sen. Sinema: U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is growing increasingly isolated from some of her party’s most influential officials and donors after playing a key role in scuttling voting rights legislation that many consider essential to preserving democracy. Leaders of the Arizona Democratic Party voted Saturday … Read more