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![Abortion rights protesters chant during a reproductive rights rally near the Tucson Federal Courthouse in Tucson, Arizona, on Monday, July 4, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-1241715288-400x300.jpg)
Arizona Judge Lifts Injunction Against State’s 1864 Anti-Abortion Law
Judge Kellie Johnson lifted an injunction on an Arizona law that bans abortion with no exception for rape or incest.
![A Coconino County ballot drop box stands next to City Hall in Williams, Arizona, on the first day of early voting for the primary election on July 6, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1241754892-400x300.jpg)
Nonwhite Voters Face High Risk of Being Dropped From Arizona’s Mail Ballot List
A new state law could drop voters from the permanent early voting list, which remains popular among Arizonans.
![A person in a "Stop the Steal" cowboy hat attends a rally at the Arizona Federal Theater in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 24, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1240195263-400x300.jpg)
A “Stop the Steal” Trumper Steps Closer to Controlling Arizona’s Elections
Conspiracy theorist Mark Finchem’s bid for Arizona secretary of state puts U.S. election integrity at risk.
![Donald Trump and Kari Lake embrace](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0803-kari-lake2-400x300.jpg)
Trump-Backed GOP Conspiracists Just Moved Closer to Control of Arizona Elections
Candidates who have threatened to reject election results they don't like appear poised to sweep the state's primaries.
![A person holds a sign reading "FORCED BIRTH IS AN ACT OF VIOLENCE" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0715-forced-birth3-400x300.jpg)
A Woman’s Ex-Husband Is Suing the Clinic That Provided Her Abortion 4 Years Ago
Experts say the lawsuit shows how suits could be used to intimidate providers and punish people who’ve had abortions.
![A microscopic image of a fertilized human egg cell](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0712-embryonic-cell2-400x300.jpg)
Federal Judge Blocks Arizona Law Giving “Personhood” Rights to Fertilized Eggs
The 2021 law crafted by Republican legislators classifies fetuses, embryos and fertilized eggs as "people."
![Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks with attendees at the 2022 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 7, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0701-doug-ducey-400x300.jpg)
Arizona Legislators Attack Public Education With New Universal Voucher Law
The bill is "designed to kill public education," tweeted a former Arizona House Rep. Diego Rodriguez.
![People deposit their mail-in ballots for the presidential election at a ballot collection box in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 18, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0406-arizona-vote-400x300.jpg)
Arizona Supreme Court Rejects State GOP Lawsuit to Eliminate Mail-In Voting
The ruling may only be temporary, as the court said the GOP could resubmit the lawsuit to lower courts.
![Votes wait to be counted by staff at the Maricopa County Elections Department office on November 5, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1229481601-400x300.jpg)
Arizona Senate Approves GOP Bill That Could Spur US’s “Most Extreme Voter Purge”
The bill targets voters born outside the United States for investigation.
![State Representative Mark Finchem speaks with attendees at a Save America rally at Country Thunder Arizona in Florence, Arizona, on January 15, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0306-mark-finchem-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Pick for AZ Secretary of State Participated in January 6 Capitol Breach
If Trumpists seize control of the electoral system in 2022, they will use that power ruthlessly in 2024.