Republican Arizona official who said 2020 election was not stolen loses primary Stephen Richer, Maricopa county’s top election official, defended results showing Trump lost in 2020 The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2024
Pro-Trump Patrick Byrne boosts funds to far-right voter-conspiracy groups Ex-Overstock chief using Maga-allied America Project to steer large amounts to groups pushing fringe theories The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2024
Arizona abortion ruling is a win Kari Lake didn’t need in key Senate race The Republican former TV anchor is trying to soften her election-denying image against the Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego in one of the year’s most closely watched races The Guardian - US · Apr 14, 2024
The most detailed look yet at the 'exodus' of local voting officials A new report finds more election officials are leaving their jobs now than at any point in the past two decades. But the report also adds new context to the phenomenon. WEKU · Apr 9, 2024
Evicted, arrested and sued for Trump Another week, another round of people destroying their lives while Trump skates free of consequences Salon · Apr 4, 2024
Kari Lake Faces Defamation Lawsuit Over Election Conspiracy Claims Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake faces defamation lawsuit over false election claims in Arizona. Top News · Mar 27, 2024
Kari Lake won’t contest claims she defamed Arizona election official Republican sued last year by Stephen Richer, top Maricopa county official, after she lost her gubernatorial bid and lied about him The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2024
‘Democracy is teetering’: at ground zero for Trump’s big lie in Arizona The state Republican party is undaunted by electoral defeats of those claiming voting is rigged – and election officials are bearing the brunt of their fury The Guardian - US · Mar 16, 2024
Judge rebukes Kari Lake election suit Lake's third election lawsuit sought to examine 1.3 million early ballots in her Arizona loss Salon · Dec 1, 2023
Kari Lake's 3rd trial begins after unsuccessful lawsuit challenging her loss in governor’s race Kari Lake went to trial in another lawsuit filed over her loss in the 2022 Arizona governor’s race The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023
Mark Z. Barabak: Kari Lake is a deceitful fraud. Now she'll have to defend her lies in court Ever since her clear and unequivocal loss in the race for Arizona governor, Kari Lake has traveled the country posing and strutting like a conquering hero. Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2023
Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamation A top Republican election official in Arizona has filed a defamation lawsuit against Kari Lake, who falsely claims she lost the 2022 race for governor because of fraud The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023
Fox paid $787.5m for its 2020 lies. But will that restore confidence in elections? Fox was never forced to admit to its deceptions, and the far-right echo chamber is still obsessed with voting conspiracy theories The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2023
Former attorney general in key state withheld evidence debunking 2020 election fraud Republican Mark Brnovich’s successor releases reports that debunked claims of fraud in Maricopa county in 2020 election The Guardian - US · Feb 22, 2023
WEKU · Jan 20, 2023 An Arizona official has a plan to speed up election results. Not everyone is on board Arizona's Maricopa County faced criticism as it took days to count its votes in 2022. The county's Republican recorder has a proposal to try to fix the problems he sees.
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022 Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformation Officials in Arizona’s most populous county have become adept at batting down slanted, false or nearly false claims about how they ran last week’s election and are counting ballots
WEKU · Nov 8, 2022 Arizona's Maricopa County says it's identified a solution for voting equipment issues The issues with the tabulators were quickly used by right-leaning influencers to fuel claims of fraud.
Los Angeles Times · Nov 8, 2022 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…
ABC News · Nov 7, 2022 Trump favourite Kari Lake is one of hundreds of midterms candidates who claim the 2020 election was stolen. She could win in Arizona Arizona — where an election-denying former TV anchor is taking on the current secretary of state — is among a handful of states that could shift the balance of the Senate towards the Republicans, and set the stage for a Trump 2024 run.
Roll Call · Oct 27, 2022 At the Races: Keys to the Senate - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.
WEKU · Oct 26, 2022 Monitors at Arizona ballot drop boxes draw complaints of voter intimidation Arizona's secretary of state has referred at least six potential voter intimidation complaints near ballot drop boxes to law enforcement.
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022 Arizona sheriff steps up security around ballot drop boxes The sheriff in metropolitan Phoenix says he’s stepped up security around ballot drop boxes after a series of incidents involving people keeping watch on the boxes and taking video of voters after they were apparently inspired by lies about the 2020 election
The Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2022 The ‘election-denier trifecta’: alarm over Trumpists’ efforts to win key posts Republican contenders for secretary of state, attorney general and governor have loudly echoed Trump’s false claims of election fraud
The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2022 Fighting bogus claims a growing priority in election offices Local election officials preparing for the rapidly approaching midterm elections have one more headache: trying to combat misinformation that can confuse, anger and disenfranchise voters
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022 FACT FOCUS: Why final election results take days, not hours As election workers spend long hours tallying ballots in Arizona and elsewhere in the days after Tuesday’s primary elections, some critics are arguing they should be finished counting by now