election security Archives

Arizona Morning Briefing, 9-3: Republicans Produce New Sunshine Witness, Clean Elections Resurfaces Heap, USPS Ballot Reform Math, and More

September 3, 2026 8:13 am

The upcoming elections have everyone jittery. Everyone who’s paying attention, that is. How does the old saying go: If you’re not alarmed, you’re not paying attention?Actually, we’re paying attention but aren’t particularly alarmed. It’s not that alarming things aren’t happening,...

Arizona Morning Briefing 9-2: Sunshine Scope Widens, Lombardo Campaign Finance Plot Thickens, Park Officials Try to Figure Out What Went Wrong In the Canyon, and more

September 2, 2026 8:10 amSeptember 3, 2026 8:13 am

Arizona Globe goes on a brief side quest to visit the set of Jeopardy! in Los Angeles, and news just breaks out all over. Here’s a brief rundown of the stories we’ll be following this week and beyond. As Lloyd...

Fontes Blasts Federal Election Agency–After Downplaying a Real Cyberattack

August 18, 2026 12:24 pmAugust 21, 2026 8:16 am

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes used a federal election security briefing Monday to publicly berate the Trump administration’s cybersecurity agency, telling officials “I don’t trust you.” But Fontes’s own handling of a real cyberattack on his office last year—one...

Arizona Morning Roundup, 8-18

August 18, 2026 9:20 amAugust 20, 2026 8:39 am

Like shelter pets, sometimes we don’t adopt the stories, the stories adopt us. Here are some of the Arizona developments we’re following while eating our protein-enhanced granola: •The Protect Education Act is on life support this morning. After county validity...

State Representative Alexander Kolodin speaking with the media outside the Arizona State Capitol building on the opening day of the 56th Legislature in Phoenix, Arizona

Rogers and Kolodin Significantly Improve AZ Election Security

March 4, 2024 10:52 amMarch 6, 2024 3:45 pm

Arizona Senator Wendy Rogers (R-LD7) and Representative Alex Kolodin (R-3) issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Runbeck Election Services, Arizona’s ballot and election service provider. The MOU addresses key concerns over ballot safety and transparency, with the ultimate intent...