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PHOENIX (AP) — When Arizona’s 11 presidential electors meet Monday to formally vote for Democrat Joe Biden, they’ll be the focus of intense scrutiny during what is normally an afterthought in America’s elections. This year’s electors are a diverse group of Democrats chosen by party officials to formalize their rare victory in the state. Representing the party are three tribal leaders, a female Latina mayor, three labor union leaders, an openly gay Latino county supervisor, a Black member of the state utility regulation commission, the president of a county NAACP chapt...

Arizona's 11 presidential electors on Monday cast their votes for Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, sealing their historic 10,457-vote victory in a state that for decades had given its votes to Republicans. The ceremony typically is not noteworthy, instead just a formality in the Electoral College process. But this year’s proceedings took on particular significance as President Donald Trump refuses to accept his defeat at the ballot box last month. Security concerns led electors to convene at an undisclosed location – ultimately revealed as the Phoenix Convention Center – instead ...

Three Arizona tribal leaders on diverse slate of 11 electoral voters Tohono O'odham Chairman Ned Norris Jr. during congressional testimony in February. Norris is one of three tribal leaders, with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Gila River Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis, on the slate of 11 diverse electors who will cast the state's Electoral College votes Monday for President-elect Joe Biden. (Source: Cronkite News) By Calah Schlabach | December 14, 2020 at 7:52 AM MST - Updated December 14 at 7:54 AM WASHINGTON – In what a former Arizona elector called “a sweet iron...

Arizona's presidential electors cast votes for Biden, Harris: Facts about the Electoral College By Nicole Garcia , Kenneth Wong, Brent Corrado and Associated Press Published  Arizona electors meet to vote for Joe Biden as President The electoral college meeting comes as President Trump steadfastly refused to concede the election, claiming, without evidence, that electoral fraud denied him a victory. PHOENIX - Arizona's 11 presidential electors met on Monday, Dec. 14 to cast the state's electoral votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Biden won the No...

UpdatedMon, Dec 14, 2020 at 10:53 am MT Reply ARIZONA — After seven legal challenges were dismissed in Arizona courts, the state's 11 Electoral College votes were cast for Democratic President-elect Joe Biden on Monday. The Electoral College met on Monday at 10 a.m. The meeting was closed to the public but was broadcast live on Arizona Secretary of State Kate Hobbs' Facebook page. Biden defeated Republican President Donald Trump in Arizona by more than 10,000 votes, turning the state blue for the first time since 1996. Subscribe The Electoral College is comprised of 538 electors who cast...