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Attorney who represented Finchem agrees to retire in …

1/11/2024
PHOENIX — An attorney who represented Mark Finchem in his ill-fated legal bid to overturn the 2022 race for secretary of state has agreed to retire — at least for now — as part of a deal to resolve a State Bar complaint against him how he handled that case.

Complaints against Arizona judges could change how …

12/18/2023
PHOENIX — A series of complaints against more than a dozen Arizona judges by an out-of-state lawyer could forever change how future election challenges are handled.

Hamadeh continues fight to overturn 2022 AG election …

11/9/2023
PHOENIX — Unsuccessful so far in his bid to overturn his loss in the race for attorney general, Abe Hamadeh has opened up a new legal front — with some new legal theories.

Federal appeals court tosses out Lake, Finchem voting …

10/16/2023
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court on Monday tossed out claims by losing 2022 candidates Kari Lake and Mark Finchem that machines used to tabulate votes are so inherently unreliable that they violate their constitutional rights.

Finchem drops bid to overturn 2022 Secretary of State …

8/1/2023
PHOENIX — Concluding there’s probably no legal path to victory, Mark Finchem is dropping his bid to overturn the 2022 race for secretary of state.

Finchem files 'Statement of interest' to run for state …

7/26/2023
PHOENIX — Rebuffed in his bid to become secretary of state, Mark Finchem now wants to go back to the Legislature. But not from the Pima County district that first elected him in 2014. Finchem on Wednesday filed a “statement of interest” to run for the state Senate for LD 1.

Arizona Senate votes to remove Secretary of State from …

4/4/2023
PHOENIX — The Republican-controlled Arizona Senate voted Tuesday to require that the state’s top election official not participate in overseeing elections in which he or she is on the ballot — leaving the proposal one vote away from heading to Democratic governor and former secretary of state Katie Hobbs’ desk.

Finchem, attorney ordered to pay legal fees for …

3/6/2023
PHOENIX — Calling his 2022 election challenge “groundless and not brought in good faith,” a judge has ordered Mark Finchem and his attorney to pay the legal fees of successful secretary of state candidate Adrian Fontes. In an order made public Monday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Julian said that Finchem and Daniel McCauley also have to pick up the tab for Katie Hobbs.