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Election 2012

Ken Bennett's Explanation of Provisional Ballot Issues Disputed by Organizer

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Jan. 3 2013 at 12:03 PM

Categories: Election 2012

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Secretary of State Ken Bennett testifying before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee .

The cause of the provisional-ballot uproar has not been solved. At least, there doesn't appear to be an agreement over the cause.

Although Secretary of State Ken Bennett said one of the people involved in an effort to register 34,000 new Latino voters admitted that they were checking the permanent early-voting list box on registration forms without the voters' knowledge, the details of that meeting are in dispute.

See also:
-Ken Bennett: Latino Voters Cast Provisionals Thanks to Those Who Registered Them
-Ken Bennett Counts Ballots, Democrat Mary Rose Wilcox Defends County Elections
-Activists Urge Penzone, Carmona, to Retract Concessions
-Maricopa County Elections Department Starting Spanish Campaign
-Helen Purcell: Accusation About Spanish Errors a "Malicious Lie"

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arizona, citizens for a better arizona, election 2012, helen purcell, jeff flake, joe arpaio, maricopa county elections department, paul penzone, randy parraz, richard carmona

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Ken Bennett: Latino Voters May Have Cast Provisional Ballots Thanks to Those Who Registered Them

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Jan. 2 2013 at 11:28 AM

Categories: Election 2012

Photo by Matthew Hendley

Secretary of State Ken Bennett says activists who complained about provisional ballots may have themselves to blame.

Despite activists' complaints that Latino voters were more likely to cast provisional ballots in this year's election -- and that elections officials were likely to blame -- Secretary of State Ken Bennett pointed a finger back at the activists.

Bennett recently testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee alongside other states' election officials, pointed to why some of those Hispanic voters did end up voting with those provisional ballots -- the people who registered them to vote.

See also:
-Activists Urge Penzone, Carmona, to Retract Concessions
-Maricopa County Elections Department Starting Spanish Campaign
-Helen Purcell: Accusation About Spanish Errors a "Malicious Lie"

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arizona, citizens for a better arizona, election 2012, helen purcell, jeff flake, joe arpaio, maricopa county elections department, paul penzone, randy parraz, richard carmona

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Bill Maher (No, Not That One) Was Arizona's Most Successful Third-Party Candidate

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Nov. 27 2012 at 8:29 AM

Categories: Election 2012

Bill Maher (left) and Bill Maher (right).

Attention Charles Sheen, Tomás Cruz, Bartholomew Simpson, and other people with near-celebrity names: it's time to run for public office.

One example of why that may be a good idea is Bill Maher. No, not Bill Maher, but Bill Maher -- the Green Party's state House candidate in Legislative District 16, who was probably the most successful third-party candidate in the state this election.

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americans elect party, arizona, bill gates, bill maher, election 2012, green party, ld-16

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Arizona's Finally Done Counting Votes

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Nov. 21 2012 at 2:10 PM

Categories: Election 2012

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The photo above was not taken outside the Maricopa County Elections Department at 5:53 p.m. yesterday, when County Recorder Helen Purcell announced that the last votes in the county -- and indeed, the state -- have been tabulated.

See also:
-Joe Arpaio Still Won, Arizona Vote Count Over

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amanda reeve, ann kirkpatrick, arizona, darin mitchell, ed ableser, election 2012, helen purcell, jerry lewis, kyrsten sinema, raul grijalva, ron barber

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Ron Barber Defeats Martha McSally in CD-2

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Nov. 19 2012 at 10:45 AM

Categories: Election 2012

Congressman Ron Barber

Finally, we know who Arizonans are sending to Congress -- the Democratic Congressman Ron Barber has an unbeatable lead over Republican challenger Martha McSally in CD-2.

Indeed, it looked unlikely Thursday morning that McSally could take over Barber's lead, although it was small, the number of ballots remaining to be counted was running low.

See also:
-Ron Barber Up 709 Votes Over Martha McSally; Uncounted Ballots Starting to Run Low
-Ron Barber Currently Leading Martha McSally by a Grand Total of 654 Votes
-Ron Barber Now Leads Martha McSally
-Gabrielle Giffords' Aide Ron Barber Elected to Fill Former Congresswoman's Seat

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arizona, cd2, cochise county, ken bennett, martha mcsally, pima county, ron barber

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Ron Barber Up 709 Votes Over Martha McSally; Uncounted Ballots Starting to Run Low

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Nov. 15 2012 at 11:06 AM

Categories: Election 2012

Congressman Ron Barber

After one full day of vote-counting, Democratic Congressman Ron Barber's lead over Republican challenger Martha McSally increased by just 55 votes.

Although McSally could definitely pull out a victory, she's running out of uncounted ballots that could potentially help her nix Barber's lead of 709 votes.

See also:
-Ron Barber Currently Leading Martha McSally by a Grand Total of 654 Votes
-Ron Barber Now Leads Martha McSally
-Ken Bennett Says 192,337 Ballots Left
-Gabrielle Giffords' Aide Ron Barber Elected to Fill Former Congresswoman's Seat

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arizona, cd2, cochise county, ken bennett, martha mcsally, pima county, ron barber

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Ron Barber Currently Leading Martha McSally by a Grand Total of 654 Votes

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Nov. 14 2012 at 9:21 AM

Categories: Election 2012

Congressman Ron Barber

Now a week after Election Day, counties across Arizona are still counting votes, and the winner of one congressional race is still undecided.

Democratic Congressman Ron Barber currently leads Republican challenger Martha McSally by 654 votes, as of the time of this post.

See also:
-Ron Barber Now Leads Martha McSally
-Ken Bennett Says 277,011 Votes Left Statewide, 168,000 in Maricopa County
-Gabrielle Giffords' Aide Ron Barber Elected to Fill Former Congresswoman's Seat

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arizona, cd2, cochise county, ken bennett, martha mcsally, pima county, ron barber

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Harry Reid Barks at the Moon, Asks Arizona Officials to Count Votes Quickly and Accurately

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Nov. 13 2012 at 1:41 PM

Categories: Election 2012

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Attention elections officials across the state: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is asking that you all count the votes "promptly, accurately and equally."

We weren't aware that everyone was just lollygagging and kind of just eyeballing the amount of votes for any given candidate, but now that the top Democrat in Congress is involved, we're sure this matter will be resolved immediately.

See also:
-Ken Bennett Says 342,936 Ballots Left
-Spy on the Maricopa County Elections Department if You Have Nothing Better to Do
-Activists Urge Penzone, Carmona, to Retract Concessions

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arizona, election 2012, harry reid, helen purcell, ken bennett, maricopa county elections department, uncounted votes

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Kyrsten Sinema Called Winner in CD-9, Defeating Vernon Parker

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Nov. 12 2012 at 11:49 AM

Categories: Election 2012

Kyrsten Sinema

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema will be headed to Congress, according to the Associated Press.

The vote count is the same as when we checked with the Maricopa County Recorder's office earlier this morning -- Sinema's up nearly 5,800 votes -- but that appears to be a solid-enough lead.

See also:
-Ron Barber Now Leads Martha McSally; Kyrsten Sinema Widens Gap Against Vernon Parker
-Ann Kirkpatrick Called Winner in CD-1; Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally Lead
-Arizona's Congressional Elections: Good, Bad, and Ugly
-Kyrsten Sinema, Vernon Parker and Why Top-Two Was and Is a Dumb Idea
-Can Kyrsten Sinema Win in Congressional District 9?

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ann kirkpatrick, arizona, election 2012, jonathan paton, kyrsten sinema, martha mcsally, ron barber, vernon parker

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When Common Sense Takes a Personal Day

Holly Solomon Blames Husband for Obama's Re-Election, Allegedly Rams Him With Her Car

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Nov. 12 2012 at 11:06 AM

Categories: Election 2012, When Common Sense Takes a Personal Day

Gilbert PD

Holly Solomon

UPDATE: Daniel Solomon has a fractured pelvis, torn artery, and may be permanently disfigured. Read the update here.

Mesa resident Holly Solomon thinks it's her husband's fault that President Obama was re-elected last week, because he didn't vote.

Not only does Solomon, 28, have a thorough misunderstanding of our nation's electoral system, she also ran over her husband with her car because of this, according to Gilbert police.

See Also:
-Fellow Republicans: An Emergency Plan to Stop Our Asses From Getting Kicked
-Arizona Republicans Found Out Barack Obama Won Re-Election, and Things Got Very Awkward

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