Lawsuit: Kari Lake vs. Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, County Recorder, County Elections Director, Arizona Secretary of State

The complaint was filed on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 (4:50 pm), by Arizona attorney Bryan Blehm and Washington, D.C. attorney Kurt Olsen. You can download and read the 70-page document from the Clerk of the Court, Maricopa County website. You can also download and read it from this website. ————————– Update Wed. Dec. 14, 2022: … Read more

Maricopa County Air Quality Regulatory Process Update

(From an e-mail update I received Wed. Dec. 7, 2022) On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors adopted incorporations of federal regulations relating to New Source Performance Standards, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, Acid Rain, and other parts of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations into Rule 360 (New … Read more

Board of Supervisors: Formal Meeting, Wed., Dec. 7, 2022

Here is a summary of the items brought before the Board for a vote in today’s Formal Meeting: Item 5. Appointment of Constable for the Arcadia-Biltmore Justice Precinct. Passed 4-0 Planning and Zoning – Consent Agenda items. Passed 4-0 The new constable was sworn in by Clerk of the Board Juanita Garza. There was a … Read more

Board of Supervisors: Informal Meeting, Mon. Dec. 5, 2022

This informal meeting was a legislative update. A brief presentation was made to the Board of Supervisors by a team comprised of Michelle Hindman, Government Relations Director along with Christopher T. Cushing, Nelson Mullins and Jennifer Pharoah. During her update, Michelle Hindman mentioned the state legislative situation coming up in 2023 that will be a … Read more

Canvassing the Election: Board of Supervisors Special Meeting, Nov. 28, 2022

This morning’s Special Meeting of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors was to officially validate the “canvass” of the results of the Nov. 8th mid-term general elections. The meeting was scheduled to begin around 9:30am, but it did not get underway until 9:55am. It followed an earlier Executive Meeting that was called for 8:00am to … Read more

Post-Election Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting: Wed. Nov. 16, 2022

A larger-than-usual crowd gathered inside the Supervisors’ Auditorium in downtown Phoenix today, Wednesday, November 16th, to attend the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors’ Formal Meeting.  It was the first formal meeting of the Board since midterm elections were held on Nov. 8th.   Board Chairman and Supervisor for District 3, Bill Gates, led the meeting … Read more

‘Last’ Press Conference on 2022 Midterm Elections Results: Mon., Nov. 14, 2022

This afternoon, Maricopa County Communications Director Fields Moseley leads what he says is the last post-election results press conference to be scheduled this week. Tonight was to be the last big ballot drop involving all the “late early ballots” (mail-in ballots dropped off on Election Day). After tonight, the focus will shift to the few … Read more

Weekend Elections Update: Sat., Nov. 12, 2022

Today’s press conference held at the Maricopa County Elections Command Center includes Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone who joins Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates and Communications Director Fields Moseley to provide an update on the ballot count and also security measures being implemented to ensure the safety of those involved in the process.