Appeals court dismisses GOP challenge to Arizona election procedures manual, ruling Republicans lacked legal standing

Kori Lorick, Gov. Katie Hobbs’ chief legal officer, asked Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to postpone his decision on the Arizona Independent Party.

Arizona's No Labels Party plans to rebrand as the Arizona Independent Party, prompting concerns over voter confusion and potential legal action.

Arizona law requires county supervisors to "canvass'' election results or face legal consequences. A new bill calls on supervisors and other officials to only "acknowledge without prejudice'' the results.

In a unanimous ruling justices reject arguments that selection system violates state’s guarantee of fair elections Court found that geographic voting districts do not disenfranchise any voter Legislature set up the system of appellate court divisions PHOENIX -- Arizonans have no constitutional right to vote on all the judges on the state Court The Supreme Court rejected arguments by the Goldwater Institute that the system violates state constitutional provisions guaranteeing free and equal elections.

Arizonans have no constitutional right to vote on all judges on the Court of Appeals, even if the judges are deciding cases that directly affect them or the

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes maintains his decision to approve the name change was lawful. The decision to let the state's No Labels Party change its name to the Arizona Independent Party should be declared unlawful and reversed, a new lawsuit demands.