One Damn Thing After Another: More Mix-Ups in Pima County’s Election

If this were medieval England, John Brakey and his fellow election-integrity activists would have Pima County elections director Brad Nelson’s head on a platter, probably garnished with the fingers of County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry and county information-technology chief John Moffatt.
OK, let’s not go too far. What the activists really want is Nelson to lose [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Republican Ann Day on Growth and Conservation

Republican Ann Day, who is seeking a third term on the Pima County Board of Supervisors, is facing a challenge in the Sept. 2 GOP primary from businessman Joe Higgins.
If you opponent wins, what advice would you give him?
I hope he knows how to count to three. Because there are three votes on the board [...]

RTA Boss: Recount the Ballots

After the latest round of headlines regarding the 2006 RTA election, Gary Hayes, executive director of the Regional Transportation Authority, is offering to pay for the cost of recounting the ballots from the 2006 RTA election.
In a letter today to County Administrator Chuck Huckelbery, Hayes writes that even though voters passed the propositions on the [...]

RTA Big Reveal: The Boondocks Affair

After spending much of yesterday talking to lawyers, we think we have a better understanding of the fight to preserve the ballots from the 2006 Regional Transportation Authority election, which Pima County Treasurer Beth Ford has said she is ready to destroy.
We’ll get to the part about how secrets may or may not have been [...]

UPDATE: Pima County Treasurer Beth Ford: There Is A Plan To Destroy RTA Ballots

Pima County Treasurer Beth Ford says she sent notice to the political parties last month that she would be destroying the 2006 RTA ballots unless she heard an objection by Friday, July 11.
Ford says she has held off on following the state law that requires the destruction of ballots six months after an election because [...]

UPDATE: Chuck Huckelberry: No Plans To Destroy RTA Ballots

Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry says he’s unaware of any plans to destroy the ballots from the 2006 RTA election, as alleged by attorney Bill Risner in a press release yesterday.
“I have said, ‘Do not destroy them under any circumstances,’” Huckelberry says. “My instructions to the county attorney were to go to court if [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Donna Branch-Gilby Talks About Whether Republican Ray Carroll Recruited Her To Run

Democrat Donna Branch-Gilby talks about why she thinks new leadership is needed on the Pima County Board of Supervisors and addresses rumors that she was recruited to run by Republican Supervisor Ray Carroll. Branch-Gilby is challenging Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson in the Sept. 2 Democratic primary. Find out more about the race here or [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Sharon Bronson On Why She’s Running for Reelection

Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson is facing a challenge from fellow Democrat Donna Branch-Gilby in the Sept. 2 primary. The Tucson Weekly interviewed Bronson about why she’s seeking a fourth term. Learn more about the race here.
How does it feel going for your fourth term in office as a member of the Pima County Board [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Donna Branch-Gilby on Election Integrity

Democrat Donna Branch-Gilby spoke to Tucson Weekly’s Mari Herreras about how election integrity issues inspired her to challenge Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson in the Sept. 2 Democratic primary. Find out more about the race here.
Is it difficult when running against an incumbent to get people to outwardly support you?

I’ve talked to people directly and [...]