Republicans are backing a bill that would end early voting in the days leading up to election day – early voting would stop the Friday before the election.
The case stemmed from a state GOP lawsuit alleging that Maricopa County improperly conducted a required hand-count of the accuracy of ballots from samples of votes cast at centers open to all county voters, not from precincts.
The near-total ban, which predates Arizona’s statehood, permits abortions only to save the patient’s life and provides no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest.
Five Arizona Republicans vying to replace outgoing U.S. Rep Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) made their case in a debate to be the next representative for Arizona Congressional District 8.
Democrats in the Arizona Legislature are expected to make a final push Wednesday to repeal the state’s long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions, which a court said can be enforced.