Yuma County asking for citizenship proof for voters affected by statewide system glitch

Yuma (azfamily) – The Yuma County Recorder Office is requesting that some residents provide evidence of citizenship due to a system error that occurred 20 years ago. Coding errors in the Arizona voter registration database have affected 200,000 voters across the state, including 3,800 in Yuma. County recorder David Lara said Glitch had obtained his […]

Judges orders Fontes to release names of Arizona voters affected by glitch

Secretary of State Adrian Fontes was ordered Thursday to turn over at least the first 98,000 names on a list of registered voters who may not have submitted proof of citizenship. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney said it was clear that the information Stronger Community Foundation was seeking was public record and subject […]

Arizona ordered to release list of voters affected by glitch

The judge ordered the state to release the original list of the estimated 98,000 voters affected by the coding flaw by Nov. 4. MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office has been ordered by a judge to release a list of thousands of voters affected by a “glitch” in the state’s registration […]

Maricopa County election official rejects Trump claim that glitch involving 98,000 Arizona voters means someone is ‘trying to rig the election’

Maricopa County Recorder Steven Richer speaks about elections and disinformation at a McCain Institute event in Washington, D.C., on September 18, 2024. At left is Arizona Luminaria editor-in-chief Diana Nanez. (Photo courtesy of the McCain Institute) WASHINGTON – Arizona election officials gave the assurance Wednesday, a day after asking the Arizona Supreme Court for guidance […]

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office inundated with many 911 robocalls from iPhone glitch

Emergency calling mobile devices, especially Apple products, are inundated with erroneous 911 calls, an ongoing problem for the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Department. The fall and crash detection features of Apple iPhone 14 and Apple watch are designed to automatically call 911 when the device detects a sudden stop that may indicate a car crash. However, […]

Vote machine glitch roils Arizona’s Maricopa County and fuels false statements

PHOENIX — Maricopa County has emerged as a flashpoint in the midterm elections after a state judge refused a last-minute effort to extend polling hours after widespread problems that led officials to use secure ballot boxes. On Election Day, technicians were dispatched to polling stations in Arizona’s largest counties to repair dozens of malfunctioning vote […]