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.

The Goldwater Institute lost its bid to change how Arizonans have votes to retain appeals court judges for the past 50 years.

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

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.

The Arizona Supreme Court upheld the merit-based system for retaining Court of Appeals judges, reinforcing the independence of the state's courts. The court rejected a challenge by

There's nothing unconstitutional about having a state Court of Appeals deciding cases where not everyone from every county gets to vote on every judge, the Arizona Supreme Court has concluded.

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.

An Arizona legislator is seeking to require voters show government-issued IDs before they cast a ballot, as well as proof of citizenship to get mail-in ballots. Sen. Shawna Bolick, R-Deer Valley, pre-filed a resolution for next year’s legislative session seeking to safeguard Arizona’s elections.

Johnson says the name change is to give a voice to a large chunk of Arizonans. Under state law, a person seeking to get on the ballot for a statewide office but is not affiliated with a registered political party must get around 12 times the number of signatures to get on the ballot as compared to someone who is running with an established party.

Arizona’s attorney general is pushing forward with her 2020 election subversion case against President Trump’s allies and the state’s so-called fake electors, her office announced Friday.