Category: Maricopa County

NTD Evening News (Nov. 28): Maricopa County Votes to Certify Election Despite Objections; Buffalo Grocery Shooter Pleads Guilty

Officials in Arizona’s embattled Maricopa County certified the 2022 election results at a special meeting on Nov. 28, despite several objections from county residents. The man charged with opening fire at a grocery store in a predominantly black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty to 15 state charges. * Click the “Save” button below…


Maricopa County Responds to Arizona Attorney General Inquiry, Defends Way It Handled Election

Arizona’s Maricopa County on Sunday responded to a request from the office of Arizona’s Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich, which had asked for details from the county on how it had handled the election after a “plethora of reports from election workers, poll watchers, and voters, including the county’s admission of widespread printer problems,” as well as…


Maricopa County Should ‘Delay Certification’ of 2022 Election: GOP

Officials in Arizona’s Maricopa County demanded county elections officials delay certification and answer questions about how the Nov. 8 midterm elections were conducted. The Maricopa County GOP said in a news release on Nov. 25 that the Maricopa Board of Supervisors should “delay certification” of its election results until those officials have “fully responded” to…


Underwhelming Turnout at Arizona Election Protest Fuels Calls for More Action

PHOENIX, Ariz.—They came. They sat. They protested, and they left. Few in attendance expected the disappointingly low turnout at a well publicized “sit-in” demonstration to demand a new midterm election in Maricopa County, Arizona. David Clements, a former New Mexico State University business professor, wasn’t satisfied with the poor showing. Clements lost his job in…


Kari Lake Vows Larger Legal Challenge After 1st Election Lawsuit Filed

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake said that she is planning a larger legal challenge than the one that her team filed against Maricopa County earlier this week. “So we filed this lawsuit in court today asking the county to cough up some of the public documentation we need for our bigger lawsuit,” she told…


NTD Evening News (Nov. 24): Kari Lake Sues Maricopa County Election Officials; Busy Post-Thanksgiving Schedule for Congress

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake on Nov. 23 filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County. Thousands of people lined the streets of New York City on Nov. 24 to watch the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will have a busy lame-duck schedule after Thanksgiving weekend, including passing the government funding bill…


NTD Good Morning (Nov. 23): McCarthy Demands Mayorkas Resign and Threatens Impeachment; Biden Extends Student Loan Payment Pause

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy visits the Southern border and is calling for Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to quit. He promises an investigation and impeachment proceedings if he does not. We bring you more on McCarthy’s statements on Nov. 22. President Biden has some news for those with Federal Student loans.  Find out what…


Top Arizona Election Official Moved to ‘Undisclosed Location’ Amid Online Threats

Bill Gates, chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, confirmed that he was moved to an undisclosed location for safety reasons amid security concerns in connection to the 2022 midterm elections. While speaking on KTAR News 92.3 FM’s “Arizona’s Morning News” on Nov. 21, Gates noted that the condition hasn’t interfered with his work in…


Top Arizona Election Official Moved to ‘Undisclosed Location’

Bill Gates, chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, confirmed that he was moved to an undisclosed location for safety reasons amid security concerns in connection to the 2022 midterm elections. While speaking on KTAR News 92.3 FM’s “Arizona’s Morning News” on Nov. 21, Gates noted that the condition hasn’t interfered with his work in…


RNC Attorneys That Surveyed Maricopa County Voting Sites Confirm Widespread Problems

A memo detailing the findings of nearly a dozen attorneys who visited voting sites in Maricopa County, Arizona, on election day describes widespread problems with tabulation equipment, long lines, and voters leaving in frustration. According to the memo—written by attorney Mark Sonneklar who summarized the findings of 11 roving attorneys working with the Republican National…