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Alex Henderson

AZ Sec. of State's office burglarized

Arizona Secretary of State and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs speaks at a press conference on October 7, 2022 in Tucson, Arizona. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

In the Phoenix area, some disturbing events have occurred during the 2022 midterms — the most recent of which is a break-in at the campaign headquarters of Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who is running for governor.

Hobbs' office has asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate a recent incident in which voters were photographed, filmed and followed by a car out of a parking lot at a ballot drop box location. And on Friday, October 21, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of two armed men, dressed in tactical gear, standing watch at a ballot drop box in Mesa.

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