Grand Canyon Times

Climate expert on newly hired 'Chief Heat Officer' by Dept. of Health Services: warning people about dangerous heat in Arizona is 'a waste of resources'

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 13, 2024

In March, the Arizona Department of Health Services hired Dr. Eugene Livar under Gov. Katie Hobbs’ newly initiated Extreme Heat Preparedness Plan.

Cuccinelli: 'When counting pauses and stretches on for days, election integrity is compromised in an environment of uncertainty and doubt'

By W.J. Kennedy | Nov 15, 2022

Democrat Katie Hobbs’ victory over Republican Kari Lake in the Arizona governor’s race wasn’t called until a week after the polls closed

'Dangerous' voter initiative struck from Arizona ballot by Supreme Court

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 31, 2022

What the voter integrity group Lawyers Democracy Fund (LDF) describes as a “dangerous” initiative that would have removed voter safeguards has been stricken from the Nov. 8 ballot by the state’s Supreme Court.

'Don’t rest on laurels,' Federalist editor cautions on Zuckerberg funding revelations

By W.J. Kennedy | May 11, 2022

The Citizens United film “Rigged: The Zuckerberg Funded Plot to Defeat Donald Trump” is yet another indication that the right has woken up to the left’s manipulation of America’s elections, says Mollie Hemingway, Editor-in-Chief of The Federalist.

Fann: Brnovich's findings of 'failure, fraud' in 2020 Maricopa County election 'not surprising'

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 12, 2022

Senate President Karen Fann (R-Prescott) said that the Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s interim report on his investigation in the management of the 2020 general elections in Maricopa County “validates the missteps” earlier revealed by a forensics audit of the election results.

Election Transparency Initiative chairman applauds Arizona's voter ID initiative

By W.J. Kennedy | Mar 4, 2022

Ken Cuccinelli, national chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative (ETI) and former Republican attorney general of Virginia, has applauded the Arizona Legislature for approving a resolution that places a voter ID initiative on the November ballot.

Investigation of Arizona election routers, voting data set to begin

By W.J. Kennedy | Feb 4, 2022

Arizona Senate Republicans could be on the verge of getting answers to the level of security in routers and other equipment used in the 2020 Maricopa County elections.

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PILF: Arizona has thousands of duplicate voter registrations

By W.J. Kennedy | Feb 2, 2022

Arizona’s voter rolls had tens of thousands of duplicate and potentially unlawful registrations after the 2020 general election, according to the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF).

Townsend: 'Without the attorney general's results, it makes it more difficult to craft policy to fix every issue'

By W.J. Kennedy | Jan 31, 2022

Arizona Sen. Kelly Townsend (R-Mesa), chair of the Senate Government Committee, is awaiting the results of Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s investigation into the 2020 general elections to get a firm grasp on what is needed for state-level election reforms.

Arizona GOP lawmakers eye election reform legislation

By W.J. Kennedy | Jan 18, 2022

Republican Arizona lawmakers are expected to introduce numerous election measures early in the 2022 Arizona legislative session, some of which are modified repeats from last year.

Arizona lawmaker details contents of anonymous letter alleging widespread voter fraud in Pima County

By W.J. Kennedy | Dec 16, 2021

The writer of an anonymous letter read by state Rep. Mark Finchem (R-Oro Valley) at a voter integrity meeting Monday at the Hilton El Conquistador Hotel and Convention Center in Oro Valley alleges 35,000 fraudulent mail votes were cast in Pima County in the 2020 general election.

9th Circuit backs Arizona voting law giving voters up to Election Day to correct unsigned mail-in ballots

By W.J. Kennedy | Dec 10, 2021

A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Dec. 8 upheld the constitutionality of an Arizona voting law that gives voters who neglect to sign the envelope on mail-in ballots until Election Day, and not beyond, to resubmit a signed ballot.

Election Transparency Initiative campaign wants Sinema to uphold promise to protect filibuster

By W.J. Kennedy | Nov 16, 2021

The Election Transparency Initiative, chaired by former Virginia Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, has announced a grassroots campaign to hold Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) to her promise to protect the filibuster, the Senate rule that requires 60 votes to end debate on legislation and bring the measure to the floor for a vote.

Maricopa County audit not over – 'Still some pretty important backup information forthcoming'

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 14, 2021

Reports of the demise of the Maricopa County audit were premature, according to one former Arizona state official.

Maricopa County officials say files deleted prior to review by auditors

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 8, 2021

Maricopa County supervisors told U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) that files were deleted from the hard drives before they were turned over to the Cyber Ninja auditors who were performing a forensic investigation into the results of the 2020 general election.

Brnovich denies Townsend's request to again review Maricopa County vote

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 6, 2021

Arizona state Sen. Kelly Townsend (R-Mesa) has been turned down by Attorney General Mark Brnovich in her request that his office investigate “multiple questions raised by the [Maricopa County] audit report.”

Brnovich: Maricopa audit poses 'serious questions regarding 2020 election'

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 1, 2021

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is asking the Maricopa County supervisors for additional information in light of the findings of the months-long audit of the November 2020 election results in Maricopa County.

Senate President Karen Fann: Election 'laws have been broken'

By W.J. Kennedy | Sep 21, 2021

Election “laws have been broken,” Arizona Senate President Karen Fann (R-Prescott) told GOP supporters at a Saturday rally honoring the U.S. Constitution, a day after she announced a deal with Maricopa County for an elections auditor to inspect routers and other election-related materials.

After delays, results of Maricopa County elections audit to be released next week

By W.J. Kennedy | Sep 17, 2021

The results of a months' long forensic audit of Maricopa County’s 2020 General Election are scheduled to be released on Friday, Sept. 24, several news outlets have reported.

Critics charge Maricopa County brushed aside emergency voting rules

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 30, 2021

In the 2020 general election, Maricopa County election officials flouted the spirit of a voting law that restricts emergency voting to those with “unforeseen circumstances” that prevent them from getting to the polls, according to a former county official who preferred to remain anonymous.