The Arizona Mirror reports, Supreme Court sanctions Lake in election suit: The Arizona Supreme Court sanctioned the [unethical GQP] lawyers representing failed Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake for making false statements in her lawsuit aimed at overturning her loss in last year’s election. Even though Lake, a Trump-endorsed election denier, continues to claim she actually … Read more
Back in December, the Gov. Ducey packed Republican Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the Arizona Legislature does not have to comply with the open meetings law that it enacted for every other governmental body in this state. Arizona Supreme Court rules Legislature not required to follow open meeting laws: State lawmakers are free to ignore … Read more
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Mikitish, appointed to the bench by Gov. Jan Brewer, and the Ducey-packed Arizona Supreme Court combined to thwart the voters constitutional right to citizens initiatives. On Wednesday, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected much of the appeal from the enemies of democracy to the Arizonans for Free And Fair Elections … Read more
Color me surprised, shocked in fact. In a series of per curiam decisions the Arizona Supreme Court rejected challenges from the enemies of democracy to two citizens initiatives, and sent the third back to the trial court for a final determination of the number of qualified signatures. It may be that all three citizens intiatives … Read more
Update to Arizona Free Enterprise Club, A Proxy For The Arizona Republican Party, Files Challenge To The Arizona Fair Elections Act Initiative. The Associated Press reports Ruling puts Arizona voting access initiative on life support: An Arizona voter initiative that would expand voting access and roll back tightened election laws passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature … Read more