Some Capitol riot protesters faked illness to stay behind police lines, medical personnel say

Some protesters pretended to be injured so they could be treated by emergency medical staff and remain behind police lines, according to an Arlington firefighter who responded to the Capitol riot in January.

Arizona Senate votes to require ID with mailed ballot

Voters would have to include an affidavit with their birthdate and the number from their driver’s license, state ID or tribal identification card. If they don’t have one of those forms of ID, they could include their voter registration number and a copy of a utility bill.

Arizona State Senate has no space for ballots it got after court battle against Maricopa County

The Arizona State Senate apparently does not know what to do with 2.1 million voted ballots, after they spent more than two months fighting to enforce a subpoena seeking access to them.

House poised to pass landmark voting rights, ethics bill

House Democrats are poised to pass a sweeping elections and ethics bill, offering it up as a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses.

Supreme Court likely to uphold Arizona voting restrictions

The Arizona provisions under review were in place for last year’s voting. They are a 2016 law that limits who can return early ballots for another person and a separate policy of discarding ballots cast in the wrong precinct.

YouTube suspends Rudy Giuliani from posting, streaming over claims about election fraud

YouTube removed videos from Rudy Giuliani’s account after he posted content that suggested election fraud as well as “content facilitating the use of nicotine,” a spokesperson said Monday.

Judge rules that Arizona Senate can access 2020 election ballots

The five-member Board of Supervisors argued that the ballots were secret, that the Legislature had no right to access them and that the subpoenas issued by Senate President Karen Fann were for an illegitimate purpose, among other arguments.

Judge rules Arizona Senate can access 2020 election ballots

The judge's decision comes after a protracted battle between the Republican-controlled state Senate and the GOP-dominated Maricopa County board over subpoenas issued by the Senate.

House passes Equality Act, which would enshrine LGBTQ protections in US labor and civil rights laws

The Democratic-led House passed a bill Thursday that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation's labor and civil rights laws, a top priority of President Joe Biden, though the legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate.

Months after Biden win in 2020 election, Arizona officials still face threats

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors have been facing continued threats and harassment for backing election results that saw Democrat Joe Biden win in the state.

Arizona Senate pushes backup plan in election fight with Maricopa County

An Arizona Senate committee advanced a proposal that says ballots and election machines are not privileged, confidential or protected from disclosure if the Legislature issues a subpoena.

Maricopa County asks court to quash Senate subpoena over 2020 election ballots

The Maricopa County board has already turned over a massive amount of data requested by the Senate as it seeks to perform an outside audit of the 2020 election.

Months after the election, audit wrangle pits Republicans against Republicans in Arizona

Republicans who control the Arizona Senate voted to fast-track a resolution finding Maricopa County in contempt for failing to turn over elections equipment and ballots cast in the November election as a subpoena demanded.

Arizona State Senate to consider contempt charge in election fight

GOP lawmakers in the Arizona State Senate are moving ahead with a threat to pass a contempt resolution against Maricopa County over a subpoena demanding access to election equipment and ballots cast during the November election.