Arizona Supreme Court Rejects GOP Challenge to Governor’s Voting Executive Orders

At issue are executive orders to use state buildings as voting locations and state agencies to improve voter registration.
Arizona Supreme Court Rejects GOP Challenge to Governor’s Voting Executive Orders
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs delivers her State of the State address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 9, 2023. Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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The Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a Republican challenge to multiple executive orders signed by Gov. Katie Hobbs that her office said would make voting and registration easier.

The Republican Party of Arizona and its chair, Gina Swoboda, petitioned the state Supreme Court in August to take up the matter without first going through a county court. In a decision issued by the state’s highest court, Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer wrote that the GOP had offered no arguments for why the court should take the matter up.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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