By Andrew Long, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting The first campaign finance reports of 2013 have been filed with the Federal Election Commission. Arizona’s incumbents raised about $1.4 million in receipts for the first quarter of the year. Democrat Kyrsten Sinema led in contributions with $323,812, followed closely by Ann Kirkpatrick with $310,003. The Democratic duo also […]
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Rejected ballots document continued problems in Arizona’s elections
Tens of thousands of ballots cast in Arizona’s 2012 election were rejected by elections officials, indicating continued communication and voter education problems in the state, according to an AZCIR analysis of rejected ballots and interviews with elections experts and legislators.
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Inside our analysis of Arizona’s rejected ballots
By Brandon Quester, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting Our commitment to accountability journalism continues today with an analysis of rejected ballots from last year’s presidential election. We compared the number and rate of rejected ballots from 2012 to previous federal election cycles in our state. While rejected ballots help to document continued problems in Arizona’s election system, […]
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Graphic: Arizona Rejected Ballots by County
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Table: Arizona Rejected Ballots
County Rejected total 2008 Rejected total 2012 Net change Percent ballots 2008 Percent ballots 2012 Net change Percent of provisional ballots 2008 Percent of provisional ballots 2012 Net change Percent of absentee/early ballots 2008 Percent of absentee/early ballots 2012 Net change Apache 824 869 45 3.31 3.31 0 60 39 -21 2.73 2.75 0.02 Cochise […]