Concerns of violence grow as Election Day nears Researchers say the days following the election may pose a greater risk of violence than Election Day itself, particularly in locations where vote counting drags on. WEKU · Nov 2, 2022
Musk emerging as Twitter's chief moderator ahead of midterms Days after taking over Twitter and a week before the U.S. midterm elections, billionaire Elon Musk has positioned himself as moderator-in-chief of one of the most important social media platforms in American politics The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022
‘Looking into it’: Elon Musk unblocks Twitter of far-right GOP candidate after former Trump lawyer complained ‘Thank you Elon Musk for stopping the commie who suspended me a week before the election,’ Mark Finchem says The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022
‘Democracy on the ballot’: the man fighting to keep Arizona’s election out of an extremist’s hands For Adrian Fontes, the secretary of state election is a battle for the ‘fate of the republic’ against his rightwing election-denying opponent, Mark Finchem The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2022
‘Things are getting worse’: Far-right voter intimidation in Arizona targeted in federal lawsuit ‘Organised vigilante groups’ fuelled by conspiracy theories are turning away voters, according to complaint The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022
The midterms race the world should be watching Republican election deniers are running for positions to oversee future elections in Arizona. If they win, they could upend electoral democracy in the US, reports Richard Hall and Alex Woodward. The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022
Big money is backing the "Big Lie" Wealthy donors are funding pro-Trump state-level candidates in battlegrounds like Michigan, Nevada and Arizona Salon · Oct 22, 2022
The midterms race the world should be watching Republican election deniers are running for positions to oversee future elections in Arizona. If they win, they could upend electoral democracy in the US, reports Richard Hall and Alex Woodward. The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
The important role played by secretaries of state in administering fair elections is changing – and not in a good way The state officials who administer fair, accessible and secure elections have historically operated quietly without garnering much public attention. Elections happen, votes are counted, the winners are declared and democracy moves on. The Conversation · 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 Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2022
Election deniers could make deep changes to Arizona voting The Republicans running for Arizona’s three top statewide offices have said they would not have signed off on the presidential results if they had held office in 2020 The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
Races to oversee elections draw an avalanche of spending Campaign spending is setting records in races to oversee state elections The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
Arizona governor candidate refuses to say if she will accept midterms result Kari Lake, who has echoed Trump’s claims the 2020 election was stolen, refuses three times to answer when pressed on CNN The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2022
The key races to watch in the 2022 US midterms Control of the Senate could hang on results in a handful of states while votes for governor and secretary of state could affect the conduct of future elections The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2022
The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2022 Nevada secretary of state contender pledges to secure Trump victory in 2024 Republican Jim Marchant leads coalition of top state election-official candidates determined to return Trump to White House
Ballotpedia · Oct 10, 2022 Adrian Fontes (D) and Mark Finchem (R) running for Arizona secretary of state Adrian Fontes (D) and Mark Finchem (R) are running for Arizona secretary of state on Nov. 8, 2022. Incumbent Katie Hobbs (D) is running for governor of Arizona.
Salon · Oct 7, 2022 Liz Cheney is worried about Arizona "We cannot give people power who have told us that they will not honor elections,” Cheney says
The Guardian - US · Oct 4, 2022 Democracy, poisoned: America’s elections are being attacked at every level In the first of a new series, we look at how November’s midterm elections could be an inflection point as election deniers seek to take control of the vote counting process
Salon · Sep 30, 2022 Flynn suggests governors may declare war Flynn also called to abolish 90% of federal agencies: "Lock 'em up"
Salon · Sep 20, 2022 AZ GOPer joins 9/11, Sandy Hook truthers Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem is running a "singularly conspiratorial campaign"
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2022 Once McCain's party, Arizona GOP returns to far-right roots The far-right forces that former Sen. John McCain successfully marginalized within the Arizona Republican Party are back and in full control, with profound implications for one of the nation’s most closely matched battlegrounds
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022 Arizona GOP candidates appeal ruling against hand counts The Republican candidates for Arizona governor and secretary of state are appealing a federal judge’s ruling dismissing their lawsuit seeking to require ballots in November’s election to be counted by hand
Ballotpedia · Sep 14, 2022 Mark Finchem spent more than any other Republican House candidate or officeholder in Arizona Arizona Republican House candidates and officeholders have spent $4.5 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state representatives and candidates, Mark Finchem has spent more than any other Republican.
Salon · Sep 13, 2022 Changing AZ demographics could doom MAGA Republican leaders in Arizona have taken a hard right since Trump's election. Now it could cost them
The Conversation · Sep 12, 2022 Arizona's Latino voters and political independents could spell midterm defeats for MAGA candidates Two years after the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump’s resentment over losing continues to energize his supporters in Arizona.