Arizona Republican lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a bill designed to get voters the results of elections faster.

Rudy Giuliani had asked for the case to be moved to Pinal County. He argued the "entire bench" of Maricopa County could not be fair and impartial.

Maricopa County appears poised to commission an audit of its own election processes as a new slate of leaders takes office.

Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap on Wednesday told legislative Republicans that election officials in rural counties often opposed their election reform proposals due to a dearth of staff and resources.

Lawmakers are back at the state Capitol and a new legislative session has begun, with an emboldened GOP in control of both chambers — and up against a Democratic governor.

One thing is that Democrat Katie Hobbs beat Republican Kari Lake in the 2022 gubernatorial race. And that meant Democrats got top billing in the just-completed election in five counties, including Maricopa and Pima, where three out of every four registered voters reside.

That explains why Arizona law requires rotation of names on primary election ballots, said Democrats' attorney Sarah Gonski. She urged U.S. District Court Judge Diane Humetewa to extend that rotation to general elections. The judge declined, and the DNC had no better luck going all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ... Kelly Ward, former chair of the Arizona Republican party, and her husband Michael Ward, a GOP activist, joined in Giuliani's request, according to ...

Justin Olson returns to the House of Representatives after a stint at the Arizona Corporation Commission and Turning Point USA, where he works as the chief financial officer.

Democrats meet Saturday to pick party leaders for the coming two years. Five candidates vie for the role of chair, among calls to reboot the party.

Gov. Katie Hobbs released her plan to fund state services for a year, including proposals on child care, private school vouchers and public safety.

On this week's edition of AZ Political Podcast, former Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates dishes on his new teaching gig, election fraud.