Voting/Ballot Security Archives - Page 4 of 5

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...

Consultant Class Makes Bank on Ranked Choice Proposal

February 19, 2024 5:21 amNovember 21, 2024 12:39 pm

There’s a ranked-choice voting scheme afoot in Arizona. And that means someone’s getting rich. The job of political consultant becomes easier and more lucrative when voters are angry. So keeping them angry serves the financial interest of the consultant class,...

Kolodin-Sponsored Voting Reform Bill Passes

February 13, 2024 8:28 am

Governor Hobbs signed a bipartisan election bill, HB2785, on February 9, 2024. The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Alex Kolodin (R3) with overwhelming bipartisan support, corrects the “unintended” election deadline issues resulting from a 2022 law originally intended to do...

Ranked Choice Ballot Initiative Fails

December 18, 2023 8:16 amJune 17, 2024 10:35 am

Democrat-based election reform groups Better Ballot Arizona and, to a lesser extent, Voter Choice Arizona and Make Elections Fair failed to qualify ballot initiatives allowing ranked-choice elections. Sometimes called Incombant Welfare and Democrat Welfare election plans, ranked choice balloting enables...

Mayes Pressured to Charge Alleged ‘Fake’ Trump Electors

December 8, 2023 5:46 pmJune 17, 2024 10:35 am

In a move likely to chill future legal challenges to elections, Nevada recently became the third state to charge Trump electors with trying to overturn the 2020 election. This follows a similar move by Georgia and Michigan, and sets the...

Abe Hamadeh Files Appeal and Motion to Expedite

October 2, 2023 4:20 pmJune 17, 2024 10:39 am

With the 2022 election fast approaching its first anniversary, attorneys for Republican Abe Hamadeh filed an appeal to his court-denied election challenge. Hamadeh, who lost the election by just 280 votes after all recounts, filed a challenge based on allegations...

Former Director of National Intelligence Supports Abe Hamadeh AG Election Challenge

September 22, 2023 11:22 amNovember 21, 2024 12:57 pm

According to former acting National Intelligence Director Ric Grenell, Republican challenger Abe Hamadeh is likely correct – he may indeed have won the 2022 AG race. Grennell’s post on X (formerly Twitter) directly responded to a post by AZ Attorney...