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Black and blue ink are the only colors the Maricopa County election machines can read. That's why it mattered when a reporter from The Arizona Republic questioned why counters for the hand recount of the county's 2020 general election were equipped with blue pens: Blue ink can alter a ballot, causing it to be discarded, or confusing the voter's intent. Based partly on that, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Coury ordered a temporary halt to the audit, which started Friday morning at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The ink issue is an important part of election integrity....

Arizona Legislature votes to outlaw private election grants Follow Us Question of the Day By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 7, 2021 PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Republicans voted Wednesday to ban private funding for elections, a response to millions of dollars in grants for the 2020 election from organizations with funding from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s foundation. The measure was sent to Gov. Doug Ducey following a party-line vote in the Senate, where Democrats warned the measur...