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Nanos leading Republican challenger in Pima sheriff race; Dems lead other county races https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_pima_elections/nanos-leading-republican-challenger-pima-sheriff-race-dems-lead-other-county-races/
Updated: Sheriff Chris Nanos was holding off Republican challenger Heather Lappin, a 19-year veteran of the Sheriff Department, in early vote returns. Democrats were leading nearly all Pima County races Tuesday night, including against GOP incumbents.
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Arizona ‘Secure Border Act’ heading toward easy passage https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_prop_314_approved/arizona-secure-border-act-heading-toward-easy-passage/
Arizona may once again be at odds with the federal government over immigration enforcement, as voters appear to support a GOP bid to give the state the power to jail and deport migrants.
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Under pressure, Arizona sees bomb threats and lines, but delivers straightforward Election Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_az_election_turnout/under-pressure-arizona-sees-bomb-threats-and-lines-but-delivers-straightforward-election-day/
Arizona voters were anxious heading into Tuesday’s election, thinking about voting problems the state has experienced in the past and primed to worry about election security, but for the most part, election officials declared the day a success.
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Arizonans poised to reject measures that change primary elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_primaries_defeated/arizonans-poised-reject-measures-that-change-primary-elections/
Preliminary election night results show that both Proposition 133, which would keep Arizona’s status quo with closed, partisan primaries, and Proposition 140, which would open up the state’s primaries, are headed to defeat.
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Election Day in America: Trump leads Harris as battleground states swing red https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110524_harris_trump/election-day-america-trump-leads-harris-as-battleground-states-swing-red/
Polls across the nation have closed, and while election workers continue to count ballots, the results of the 2024 presidential election have not been encouraging for Vice President Kamala Harris thus far, and attention now lies with the three “Blue Wall” states.
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Republicans win control of the Senate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110524_gop_senate/republicans-win-control-senate/
Headed into Election Day, Democrats controlled the Senate by a single seat, but are projected to lose control of the chamber to Republicans.
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Arizonans poised to reject measures that would close & open primary elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100524_primaries_defeated/arizonans-poised-reject-measures-that-would-close-open-primary-elections/
Preliminary election night results show that both Proposition 133, which would keep Arizona’s status quo with closed, partisan primaries, and Proposition 140, which would open up the state’s primaries, are headed to defeat.
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Child sex traffickers will face life sentences after Az voters approve Prop. 313 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_prop_313_approved/child-sex-traffickers-will-face-life-sentences-after-az-voters-approve-prop-313/
Arizona voters approved a measure that GOP lawmakers sent to the ballot that requires life sentences for anyone convicted of child sex trafficking.
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Arizona voters overwhelmingly reject restaurant-backed measure to cut wages for tipped workers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_prop_138_rejected/arizona-voters-overwhelmingly-reject-restaurant-backed-measure-cut-wages-tipped-workers/
Voters resoundingly rejected a ballot proposition that would have amended the Arizona Constitution to give businesses the right to pay tipped workers 25% less than the minimum wage.
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Az abortion rights measure poised to pass with broad support https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_prop_139_abortion_rights/az-abortion-rights-measure-poised-pass-with-broad-support/
Arizona voters are poised to make abortion a constitutionally protected right, in a move that sends a strong rebuke to the state’s GOP legislative majority, most of which backed a near-total ban earlier this year.
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Bomb threat closes Cochise County election center; Pima continues despite Russian 'hoax' threat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_cochise_bomb_threat/bomb-threat-closes-cochise-county-election-center-pima-continues-despite-russian-hoax-threat/
Updated: The Cochise County elections office in Bisbee, Ariz., was evacuated Tuesday night after a bomb threat was reported, officials said. The threat came as counties around the state received emailed threats of bombings — including Pima County, which did not halt operations.
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Nanos leading Republican challenger in Pima sheriff race; Dems lead other county races https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_pima_elections/nanos-leading-republican-challenger-pima-sheriff-race-dems-lead-other-county-races/
Sheriff Chris Nanos was holding off Republican challenger Heather Lappin, a 19-year veteran of the Sheriff Department, in early vote returns. Democrats were leading nearly all Pima County races Tuesday night, including against GOP incumbents.
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Gallego pulls ahead of Lake after a rancorous race for U.S. Senate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_gallego_lake/gallego-pulls-ahead-lake-after-rancorous-race-us-senate/
Democratic U.S. Congressman Ruben Gallego has an early lead over Republican opponent Kari Lake in the race for one of Arizona’s U.S. Senate seats, according to early unofficial results released by the Secretary of State’s Office on election night.
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Bomb threat closes Cochise County election center; Pima continues despite Russian 'hoax' threat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_cochise_bomb_threat/bomb-threat-closes-cochise-county-election-center-pima-continues-despite-russian-hoax-threat/
Updated: The Cochise County elections office in Bisbee, Ariz., was evacuated Tuesday night after a bomb threat was reported, officials said. The threat came as counties around the state received emailed threats of bombings — including Pima County, which did not halt operations.
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Pima County vote centers closed at 7 pm in Arizona's election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_election/pima-county-vote-centers-closed-7-pm-arizonas-election/
Updated: Voters had until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in the 2024 presidential election. The first election tallies will be released just after 8 p.m., with Arizona's stringent ballot review laws meaning the count will be updated for several days.
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Bomb threat closes Cochise County election center; Pima continues despite Russian 'hoax' threat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_cochise_bomb_threat/bomb-threat-closes-cochise-county-election-center-pima-continues-despite-russian-hoax-threat/
The Cochise County elections office in Bisbee, Ariz., was evacuated Tuesday night after a bomb threat was reported, officials said. The threat came as counties around the state received emailed threats of bombings — including Pima County, which did not halt operations.
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Navajo Nation wants voting hours extended after technical problems in Az’s Apache County https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_navajo_delays/navajo-nation-wants-voting-hours-extended-after-technical-problems-azs-apache-county/
Multiple polling places on the Navajo Nation faced technical issues on Tuesday morning that caused long lines, and the Navajo Nation has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court asking that the polling places located on the reservation in the county two hours past the scheduled closing time.
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Pima County vote centers to close at 7 pm for presidential election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_election/pima-county-vote-centers-close-7-pm-presidential-election/
Voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in the presidential election, and can drop off or fill out ballots at any of 126 sites across Pima County.
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Hoax Russian bomb threats target 4 Arizona polling sites, officials say https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_bomb_threat_hoax/hoax-russian-bomb-threats-target-4-arizona-polling-sites-officials-say/
Arizona is one of several states where polling places have received bomb threats - pertaining to four specific locations in Navajo County - that the FBI is saying originated from Russia.
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Pima County vote centers open until 7 pm for presidential election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_election/pima-county-vote-centers-open-until-7-pm-presidential-election/
Voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in the presidential election, and can drop off or fill out ballots at any of 126 sites across Pima County.
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