A group aiming to oust the private Rural/Metro Corp. in favor of a Scottsdale-run fire department has indirectly violated state election law by sending campaign material to city employees, Scottsdale City Attorney David Pennartz said Wednesday.

The Arizona Republican Party violated federal campaign finance law during President Bush’s re-election bid in 2004, according to a ruling last month.

The Higley Unified School District approved spending $12,000 for a telephone survey asking residents how they plan to vote on a November budget override even though state law prohibits electioneering by school districts.

An election complaint filed Wednesday by Scottsdale mayoral candidate Jim Lane's political committee alleges a recent Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce campaign blitz has violated state campaign finance laws.

The state Democratic Party is accusing Len Munsil’s gubernatorial campaign of violating campaign finance laws.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the same laws that indicted County Supervisor Don Stapley did, a Stapley defense motion filed Wednesday alleges.

A Tempe Republican running for the state House of Representatives is working to settle allegations he violated the Clean Elections Law.

April 15, 2005

State Rep. David Burnell Smith and the Citizens Clean Elections Commission appear headed to a legal showdown that could have sweeping implications for the future of publicly financed political campaigns.

Claiming the measures target minorities, some groups are threatening to sue if lawmakers adopt new restrictions on early voting and who can take someone else's ballot to the polls.

PHOENIX - A yearlong Arizona Attorney General's Office investigation chastised the Surprise City Council for repeatedly violating the state's Open Meeting Law.

November 23, 2004

Scottsdale mayoral candidate Bob Usdane will not be fined after violating Arizona campaign finance laws by not reporting a $35,500 loan he made to his campaign.

Mesa mayoral candidate Rex Griswold's campaign violated another finance law, but won't be penalized.

Public officials remain free to speak their minds to reporters without running afoul of Arizona’s Open Meetings Law, Attorney General Terry Goddard concluded Monday.

Gilbert’s Town Council did not violate the state Open Meetings Law when it reconsidered a vote on a developer agreement more than two hours after an original vote, in an effort to allow a required public hearing, according to a review by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.

A effort to force three former Libertarian legislative candidates to repay $104, 237 in public campaign money could determine how much power the state should have to set limits on political spending decisions.

A federal judge has agreed to hear arguments that she should immediately block a key provision of the state's system of publicly financing elections.

Federal law enforcement agents reported serving six warrants in the Valley on Tuesday to fire restriction violators.

Scottsdale mayoral candidate Bob Usdane might be slapped with a campaign violation for not reporting a $35,500 loan to his campaign war chest.

Democrat Terry Goddard said Sunday that his recent declaration “I intend to run for governor” does not require he resign from his current post. Goddard, the state attorney general, acknowledged making the statement recently.

The Republican contender for Arizona attorney general apparently broke the law by spending money that was to be used for the primary elections last month to help him in the November general election, the director of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission has concluded.

The U.S. Supreme Court will review the legality of a key provision of Arizona’s system of publicly financing of elections.