Meanwhile, Richer is scheduled to take part in this town hall starting at 10 a.m. I will be there so will probably need to catch up on what happens during the conference.

Kari Lake and Stephen Richer's attorneys will consult with a judge today in a status conference regarding his defamation case against her.

It starts at 9:30 am, live here if you search for 'Lake' or 'Richer' under last name, then click on the eyeball superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/calendar/today/

Trouble at the Election Asst. Comm..



Via Jen Fifield/Votebeat: rawstory.com/fired-head-of-…

SCOOP: Counties are reaching differing opinions on whether to count mail ballots that do not have the last two digits of the year written after the prefilled '20' on the return envelope. DOS sent advice on this to counties on Friday, which we obtained. votebeat.org/pennsylvania/2…

The Surprise City Center project aims to turn a mostly empty square mile of dirt into a vibrant downtown and regional hub for the northwest Valley axios.com/local/phoenix/…

EXCLUSIVE: Fired head of U.S. election agency got unauthorized $31,000 raise, investigation finds

votebeat.org/2024/04/23/us-… via Votebeat h/t Jessica Huseman

I am so glad I made time to read Axios Phoenix today so I could find out about this video.

twitter.com/Teslaconomics/…

MCTEC Livestream Tour and Q&A w/ Recorder Richer twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

“In October, county supervisors entered into a $9.8 million contract to design an entirely new election center down the street from the current one. If they approve the design this summer, the county would spend more than $85 million to build the new center in time for the 2028

Why Maricopa County, Ariz., hands mail ballots to Runbeck on election night - Votebeat votebeat.org/arizona/2024/0…

Livestream election tour of MCTEC.

Tomorrow (Monday).

Noon AZ time. 3:00 PM eastern.

Go to my Twitter account. Or the Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube account of ⁦Maricopa County Recorder's Office⁩.

Will include live Q&A.

In this story: Maricopa County has been quietly considering if it could start scanning last-minute mail ballot envelopes itself. It doesn't have the room, for now.

Behind the scenes, an $85M new elections center is in the works that may provide the space needed and then some.

It's the end of the road for Kari Lake and Mark Finchem for AZ Senate's lawsuit to stop the use of tabulation machines to count ballots in Arizona. The US Supreme Court declined to hear the case, upholding the trial court's 2022 ruling that they lack standing. azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

I'm at oral arguments for Cochise County supervisors' pending felony charges for their actions during 2022 midterm.

Background: votebeat.org/arizona/2024/0…

Watch here, search 'Judd' or 'Crosby' under last name and click on eyeball. superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/calendar/today/

Annnnd I just got hate mail over a sticker contest.

Go outside, everyone. It's Friday.

Trevor Nelson Here's the real winners. If I don't get gila monster in my early ballot packet I'm gonna drop off my ballot early at the polls to pick one up cuz I need it!

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