Update to Maricopa County Election Officials To Present Point-By-Point Rebuttal To GQP Sham ‘Fraudit’ Today. The AP reports, Election officials rebut Arizona ballot review claims: Election officials in Arizona’s most populous county on Wednesday presented a point-by-point rebuttal of claims made in a partisan review of the 2020 election that former President Donald Trump and … Read more
Arizona Legislative District (LD) 16 State Senator Kelly Townsend has rightly earned the reputation of one of Arizona’s fringiest legislators. She has been a constant advocate for all things non-mainstream including: Not wanting to follow State Senate COVID 19 safety measures. Supporting 2020 election conspiracy theories. Being against sensible sex education programs. Favoring voter suppression … Read more
Redistricting is done for another decade. Maybe. There will be litigation, and changes could come, but the primary design of Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) is complete. But before this AIRC’s work fades from our memory, we should consider what could be improved for the future. Here, I’ll comment on one aspect of the process: … Read more
Update to Arizona Independent (sic) Redistricting Commission Brazenly Hijacked By Partisan Republicans (excerpt): Eric Levitz writes at New York magazine, Democrats Are Doing Weirdly Well in Redistricting: The Democratic House majority was supposed to die in redistricting. For months now, pundits and political forecasters have predicted that Republicans could win back the House next year … Read more
The Associated Press reports, Election officials to rebut claims in Arizona ballot review: Election officials in Arizona plan Wednesday to present a point-by-point rebuttal of a partisan review of the 2020 election that former President Donald Trump and many of his supporters have used to promote the myth that Trump lost because of fraud. Election … Read more