LD9 race

Arizona Daily Star Editors Interview LD9 Candidates (video)

Each election season, there is an endorsement process. Organizations, groups and causes conduct their endorsement processes differently. Some just hand out endorsements. Some require candidates to answer questions and do interviews. Last week, the Arizona Daily Star conducted their endorsement interview with the three Legislative District 9 candidates: Democratic incumbent Reps. Randy Friese and Pamela Powers Hannley … Read more

(UPDATED) Representative Kirsten Engel wants to Champion the People’s Agenda in the Arizona State Senate

With Senate Democratic Leader David Bradley retiring this year, voters in Arizona Legislative District Ten will have a choice on who they want to succeed him this November. The Republicans have nominated Justine Wadsack, a person with open support for the fringe conspiracy groups Q’Anon and Purple for Parents. She is probably not the mainstream … Read more

Republicans Fight Among Themselves in LD 23; Eric Kurland may Benefit

This has been a great week for LD 23 State House Democratic Nominee Eric Kurland Not only has a poll, that the Kurland Campaign paid for, show the Scottsdale Democrat as the first or second choice of a sizable (winning) plurality of the district, but the Republicans have not finished their acrimonious primary contest. Joseph … Read more

Two Arizona Election Law Decisions Re: Early Mail-in Ballots

I have been doing election protection legal work for decades, and I have participated in Arizona’s ballot audit procedure since it was first initiated (until the most recent primary). So I have to say I have no idea what Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes was thinking when he prepared an election guide that instructs voters … Read more