The forensics audit of the Maricopa County November 2020 elections results continues while Senate President Karen Fann (R-Prescott) said she has received only a partial answer to concerns she raised in a May 12 letter to the county board of supervisors.
There were 46 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Arizona in the week ending May 15, 2021, making up 3.5% of total deaths by all causes in Arizona.
There were 274 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Arizona in the week ending May 15, 2021, making up 20.9% of total deaths by all causes in Arizona.
There were 55 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Arizona in the week ending May 15, 2021, making up 4.2% of total deaths by all causes in Arizona.
There were 55 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Arizona in the week ending May 15, 2021, making up 4.2% of total deaths by all causes in Arizona.
There were 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Arizona in the week ending May 15, 2021, making up 0.8% of total deaths by all causes in Arizona.
The Arizona Legislature’s moves to tighten its voting laws after what some consider loose practices were instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic have renewed accusations of voter suppression that first surfaced months before the November 2020 elections.
There were 60 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Arizona during the week ending May 8, 2021, a 9.1% increase over the previous week.
There were 54 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Arizona in the week ending May 8, 2021, making up 3.8% of total deaths by all causes in Arizona.
A large swath of Maricopa County voting information allegedly was deleted prior to the start of forensics audit of the election databases, and Senate President Karen Fann (R-Prescott) is pressing the county Board of Supervisors for answers.
Arizona voters who customarily vote by mail will be removed from a list of those automatically receiving early ballots if they fail to vote in two election cycles, under legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Doug Ducey.