jenafifield.bsky.social - Profile | ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

If Arizona DOES want security features (like watermarks) on its ballots.... Then check out the kicker in this story: Runbeck could potentially add four security features to ballots for just 10 to 15 cents a ballot, according to a test done by Cochise County.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

NEW: Skeptics of new Arizona ballot security bill zero in on sponsor’s links to key vendor www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

AZ: A GOP 'bounty bill' would pay law enforcement for migrant arrests that lead to deportation. Hobbs says she will veto it. I don't think people in AZ realize how different things would look if Kari Lake had won, with all that GOP lawmakers want to do under Trump. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

AZ gov first veto of the year was elections bill: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

BREAKING: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed the bill Republican lawmakers passed to try to speed up the state's election results. It would have banned mail ballot drop-offs at polling places on Election Day and required mail voters to verify their address before elections.

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

CISA has been ordered to freeze all election security work pending an "investigation." DHS has halted all funding to the EI-ISAC, the coordinating hub for the election security community. I fear it is all too obvious where this investigation will go and what it will mean for US election security.

submitted 6 days ago • 11 comments

Here's the names of the five candidates for Cochise County recorder: Melissa Avant Billy Cloud Scott Freeman Josephine Mabe Steven Smith DMs are open if you'd like to provide some background if you recognize a name. Public meeting to discuss and possible decision Tuesday.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Make AZ Election Results Faster Bill is headed to Gov. Hobbs desk. Passed Lege on party-line votes. It bans mail ballot drop-offs at polling places on Election Day & requires mail voters to verify address before elections to get ballot in mail. DEETS: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

BREAKING: Arizona proposes eventually canceling registration of voters affected by state’s citizenship tracking errors Under new bill, the 200k longtime residents would need to prove U.S. citizenship before 2026, or see themselves removed from the rolls www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

AZ voters, the House just passed a bill that would: - Prohibit dropping off your mail ballot at a polling place on Election Day - Require you to verify your address before elections to get a ballot in the mail It's unlikely to be signed by Hobbs. FULL STORY: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Want faster election results in Arizona? Republicans are unlikely to send Gov. Hobbs a bill she will sign at this point. You may have seen the public feud in the last few days (below), but what happened behind the scenes? FULL STORY, and a thread w/ exclusive email, below 🧵

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Interesting: Maricopa County recorder has intervened on a lawsuit regarding whether counties are required to mail ballots to inactive voters for local mail-in only elections. Terri Jo Neff says here that keeps the issue in front of the AZ Supreme Court. www.myheraldreview.com/news/cochise...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Election official in Arizona’s largest county signals a shift away from combating disinformation, via @aliswenson.bsky.social apnews.com/article/mari...

submitted 12 days ago • 4 comments

New: Secretary of State Adrian Fontes writes letter to Trump urging him to reconsider placing CISA elections staff on administrative leave, including Arizona's elections security advisor. Fontes writes that the decision "undermines the integrity of Arizona's election security.."

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

This Republican bill would protect Arizona county officials who refuse to certify election results, via @wschutsky.bsky.social www.kjzz.org/elections/20...

submitted 16 days ago • 4 comments

All green on the board? An AZ bill that addresses the order of candidates on ballot just passed the House unanimously. Starting in '27, the 1st candidate listed would rotate by party. Right now, the 1st candidate listed is from the party the county voted for in last gov race.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

I asked Gov. Katie Hobbs' office for more thoughts on her opposition to the bills circulating to cut off/limit mail ballot drop-offs. The response emphasizes a law enacted last year they believe will help speed up results without doing that. Statement from Gov. Hobbs' office:

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

AZ House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections committee this afternoon will discuss a bill meant to speed up election results in the state. Will start once other committees end. www.azleg.gov/videoplayer/... Gov. Katie Hobbs put a proactive statement today saying she'll veto it.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

MY LATEST: Firings and finger-pointing: Arizona faulted over response to mixup tracking voters' proof of citizenship Six months later, with options but no legal direction from the Secretary of State's Office, counties are scrambling to make legal choices. www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

BREAKING: Gov. Katie Hobbs has released findings from an audit showing the extent of Arizona’s problems tracking voters’ citizenship. The issues didn’t stem simply from a glitch in system coding, as initially announced. FULL STORY, w/ report: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Amidst all the confusion over the freeze on federal $$$ today, just noting that Congress allocated $55 million in election grants last year and that money has long been disbursed, US EAC Chair Ben Hovland confirmed when I checked today. @votebeat.org

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

JUST IN, FACTS on Maricopa County voter roll cleanup. Inactive voters removed: After '18 election (Fontes): 91,947 After '20 election (Richer): 80,448 After '22 election (Richer): 112,819 After '24 election (Heap): 242,000 Major increase. But why?🧵

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

UPDATE: We'll know the top picks for Cochise County's new recorder on Feb 12. The public will get to weigh in on Feb 18. County GOP will formally provide a recommendation, too. David Stevens talked to me about why he resigned 10 days into his term, here: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Trump’s perceived enemies brace for retribution with plans, dark humor www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... with Sarah Ellison, Patrick Marley and Holly Bailey of @washingtonpost.com

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Opinion from Jonathan Nez: Don't blame late early ballots for Arizona's slow election results www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Tomorrow: Cochise County starts the process of selecting a new county recorder at a work session www.cochise.az.gov/592/Agendas-... Background: Cochise County supervisors gain more control over elections after recorder’s resignation www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

DOJ didn’t give the Arizona AG its Trump investigation file to bolster fake electors case, via @Caitlin_Sievers azmirror.com/briefs/doj-d...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

I'm excited to tell you that I'm now the interim editor-in-chief @votebeat.org, working with our extraordinary team to bring you important, distinctive stories about our elections and the forces that influence American democracy.

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment