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County recorders call relationship with Secretary of State ‘dire’

County recorders call relationship with Secretary of State ‘dire’

by Evan Wyloge | Jan 25, 2017 | Elections, Politics

PHOENIX – Arizona’s 15 county recorders this week delivered a letter to Secretary of State Michele Reagan in which they said communication between their offices and hers is “in a dire state” because state Election Director Eric Spencer has been “ineffective and...
Fired executive director sues Arizona Democratic Party, alleges self-dealing

Fired executive director sues Arizona Democratic Party, alleges self-dealing

by Evan Wyloge | Jan 23, 2017 | Elections, Politics

According to a lawsuit filed earlier this month, the chairwoman of the Arizona Democratic Party directed campaign expenditures toward her friend and husband, and when the party’s top staffer objected to the payments, she was fired. Former Arizona Democratic Party...

Secretary of State floats election law overhaul

by Evan Wyloge | Jan 5, 2017 | Elections, Government Transparency, Politics

PHOENIX — Secretary of State Michele Reagan has begun circulating a memo detailing a proposed overhaul of the laws governing virtually every aspect of how elections are conducted in Arizona, from data protocols and recount procedures, to “sore loser”...
Republicans, not Latinos, doomed Arpaio at the polls

Republicans, not Latinos, doomed Arpaio at the polls

by Evan Wyloge | Dec 23, 2016 | Elections, Politics

Republicans, not Latinos, doomed Arpaio “Sheriff Joe” inspired outrage among Maricopa County’s Hispanic community for years, but the final blow to his political fortunes came from Republicans. by Evan Wyloge | Dec. 23, 2016 Republicans, not Latinos,...
Maricopa County GOP to poll watchers: Follow, photograph voters if voter fraud suspected

Maricopa County GOP to poll watchers: Follow, photograph voters if voter fraud suspected

by Evan Wyloge | Nov 4, 2016 | Elections

UPDATED (11/5/16 9:40 a.m.): The United States Supreme Court issued a stay Saturday morning to the injunction against Arizona’s “ballot harvesting” ban, which was issued Friday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The last-minute court action...

Three-quarters of ‘outside’ election spending in AZ comes with scant disclosure

by Evan Wyloge | Sep 7, 2016 | Data, Elections

PHOENIX — Of the $1.9 million spent this cycle by “outside groups” to affect Arizona elections, $565,000 – or about 30 percent – comes with no disclosure of the source of the money. Such “dark money” groups report only expenditures intended to help elect or defeat...
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