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Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes speaks at a local Oath Keepers event on Sept. 9, 2022. Earlier in the meeting, Lions of Liberty board member Brian Mounsey, back, called for volunteers to help with a proposed dropbox monitoring operation in Yavapai County, Ariz.

Experts warn of extremist push to expand sheriffs’ role in elections

Oct 24, 2022 ◇ Isaac Stone Simonelli/Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

Election and domestic extremism experts warn that so-called Arizona “constitutional sheriff” groups are compounding problems created by disinformation campaigns and undermining public confidence in elections and law enforcement. Read more»

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An election ballot drop box is shown outside Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in downtown Phoenix on Sept. 25, 2020.

Fringe groups plan to watch Arizona ballot drop boxes

Oct 17, 2022 ◇ Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror

Fringe anti-government groups are planning to watch drop boxes and the polls in Arizona - spurred by conspiracy theories - and the groups’ sometimes violent rhetoric has advocates worried, especially with some local politicians are stirring the pot. Read more»


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