With incumbent Secretary of State Katie Hobbs running for Governor, former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes has declared his intention to succeed her in the 2022 elections. The Maricopa County Recorder from 2017 to 2021, Mr. Fontes oversaw the modernization of that office and, despite the COVID 19 pandemic, presided over one of the highest … Read more
Heather Digby Parton explains, It’s not voter suppression, stupid. The GOP’s new — and old — weapon is vote nullification (excerpt): [T]he civil rights groups and Democratic Party officials who have been fighting for the right to vote for years don’t have a lot of experience dealing with this specific type of assault on the … Read more
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs announced her bid for Governor in 2022 today. In the video announcing her bid, “We did our job,” Hobbs says. “They refused to do theirs. And there’s a lot more work to be done … When you’re under attack, some would have you believe you have two choices: fight … Read more
Politico recently reported that “Republicans who sought to undercut or overturn President Joe Biden’s election win are launching campaigns to become their states’ top election officials next year, alarming local officeholders and opponents who are warning about pro-Trump, “ends justify the means” candidates taking big roles in running the vote.” They tried to overturn the … Read more
Back on April 30, I posted about The Certifiably Nuts AZ Senate Sham ‘Fraudit’ Needs To Stop (Updated) (excerpt): Note to the Secretary of State and Maricopa County Board of Supervisors: Now that your election equipment has been compromised by MAGA/QAnon conspiracy nuts, you have to remove this election equipment from any further use and purchase … Read more