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Election officials came away with differing interpretations, prompting lawmakers to step in and clarify their intent

House Concurrent Resolution 2032 needs a vote of the full Senate to be sent to the November ballot, where voters would get the final say.

Elections officials said they had a multitude of problems with the proposal from one of the most strident election deniers

What began the week as a political showdown ended as a compromise that will allow Arizona to avoid an impending election timeline issue that threatened to leave overseas and military voters disenfranchised and the state’s choice for president not being counted.  

Arizona will hold its primary election in July and change how it processes mail ballots in legislation passed by the Republican Legislature expected to be signed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

Democratic lawmakers say Republicans are not acting in good faith to address warnings of missed deadlines in the upcoming election. A 2022 law is widely expected to trigger more automatic recounts of close races, which in turn could cause election officials to miss key administrative deadlines, like mailing ballots to overseas military members and certifying the state’s

Arizona election officials say lawmakers need to act by the end of this week to fix deadline issues that could put ballots for overseas military personnel and the state’s presidential votes at risk — but Democrats and Republicans introduced competing plans today that are far apart on key issues.An election recount law passed by the Arizona Legislature in 2022 is at the heart

Time is running out for Republican and Democratic lawmakers to agree on a way to fix Arizona's election timeline.

Arizona's counties asked lawmakers on Thursday to solve a calendar issue they say could throw the presidential race into "chaos."

Election officials say lawmakers must act by Feb. 9 to avoid possible election havoc. Negotiations have been complicated by various unrelated demands.