The Latest Breaking News from Clean Elections USA

Arizona election officials brace for impact in battle against conspiracy theories

PHOENIX — Two years after former President Donald Trump attempted to overturn his loss to Joe Biden, the electoral process remains in the shadow of the 2020 election, plagued by threats to election workers, efforts to misinform or intimidate voters and the rise of far-right candidates who have echoed false…

Los Angeles Times · Nov 8, 2022

US far-right group sparks legal firestorm over drive to monitor drop-box voting

Melody Jennings of Clean Elections USA teamed up with True the Vote for project that echos Trump’s false claims about 2020

The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2022

Arizona’s scary 18 voter intimidation cases include ‘camo clad’ men, people in bushes

A restraining order now prevents ballot watchers from carrying weapons openly and wearing body armour within 250 feet of a polling location

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022

Judge curbs Arizona monitoring group's ballot box actions after voter intimidation reports

Order prohibits activists from taking images of voters or openly carrying firearms near ballot boxes, among other limits.

Axios · Nov 2, 2022

Judge restricts far-right group from carrying weapons, taking video at Arizona ballot drop boxes

WASHINGTON — A U.S. District judge in Phoenix limited the ability of a far-right group to monitor ballot drop boxes in Arizona on Tuesday by restricting photo and video, ordering members to stay at least 75 feet away from the receptacles, and barring the open carry of firearms and wearing…

Los Angeles Times · Nov 2, 2022

US judges puts narrow limit on Arizona ballot box monitoring

A federal judge has agreed to put limits on a group monitoring outdoor ballot drop boxes in Arizona, but within narrow confines that would not affect their constitutional right to gather

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022

Feds concerned about armed people at Arizona ballot boxes

The Justice Department says reports of people watching ballot boxes in Arizona, sometimes armed or wearing ballistic vests, raise serious concerns about voter intimidation as it stepped into a lawsuit over the monitoring

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022

Group can monitor Arizona ballot drop boxes, a U.S. judge has ruled

Law enforcement has been alarmed by reports of people, including some who were masked and armed, watching 24-hour ballot boxes in Maricopa County and rural Yavapai County as midterm elections near.

WEKU · Oct 29, 2022

Trump-appointed judge refuses to shut down far-right ‘voter intimidation’ at ballot drop boxes in Arizona

Federal lawsuit targets ‘organised vigilante groups’ fuelled by conspiracy theories

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

Federal judge merges Arizona drop box cases, weighs decision

A federal judge in Arizona has merged two cases alleging voter intimidation at outdoor ballot boxes as he weighs a decision expected later Friday over whether to ban groups from monitoring the sites, taking photos and videos and following voters

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022