Sasha Hupka
@sashahupka.bsky.social
Covering voting, elections, and democracy in Arizona for @votebeat.org. I like hikes, the desert, and public records. Tips: 480-271-6387. Signal: sashahupka.91. Sign up for my newsletter at votebeat.org/arizona/subscribe.
The confusing mailing appears to have stemmed from flaws in state and some county officials’ implementation of a new state law. Read our collaboration with @votebeat.org by @sashahupka.bsky.social and @jerodmacevoy.com
Thousands of Arizona voters received letters asking if they’d moved. Here’s why.
About 150,000 Arizona voters, most in Maricopa County, recently received notices from their recorder’s office asking “HAVE YOU MOVED?”
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NEW: Did you recently receive a letter asking, “HAVE YOU MOVED?” You’re not alone. Many Arizonans got that notice, and hadn't moved. The confusing mailing stems from flaws in state and some county officials’ implementation of a new law. Here’s what happened. 🧵 www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...
‘HAVE YOU MOVED?’ 150,000 voters receive confusing letter from Arizona election officials
Kimberly Dorris was one of 150,000 Arizona voters who got an official letter asking if she had moved. She hadn’t.
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I'm still looking into this, but here's what I know so far. (1/6) 🧵
Sasha Hupka@sashahupka.bsky.social · last wk.Hi Maricopa County! I'm hearing some voters recently received notices like the one below asking them to confirm their address, despite not moving. I'm looking into this and I need your help. If you got one and haven't moved, can you let me know at shupka@votebeat.org? Thanks!
Hi Maricopa County! I'm hearing some voters recently received notices like the one below asking them to confirm their address, despite not moving. I'm looking into this and I need your help. If you got one and haven't moved, can you let me know at shupka@votebeat.org? Thanks!
NEW: Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell tells me her office is wrapping up its probe into 60 voters referred by Recorder Justin Heap. They were alleged to be noncitizens — but not all are. Investigators are “finding there are citizens… some, but not all of them.”
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“I am more confident in our voter roll today than ever before, and that has always been my goal.” story via @sashahupka.bsky.social @votebeat.org
The SAVE system isn’t reliable, but it might be useful. One Arizona county’s experience shows how.
Recorder Michelle Burchill was intrigued when she first learned about a newly expanded federal tool for checking voters’ citizenship
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'The pool of voters that could be impacted by this is an order of magnitude larger than in some ... other states,' one expert told @votebeat.org's @sashahupka.bsky.social. Read more on the hundreds of thousands of Arizonans who could be removed from AZ's mail voting list: azcir.org/news/2026/08...
Hundreds of thousands of Arizonans could be removed from the mail voting list in 2027
Arizona voters who haven't used their mail ballots in recent general elections could get kicked off the Active Early Voting List stating in 2027.
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NEW: Arizona is preparing to remove hundreds of thousands of voters from its automatic mail ballot list as a new state law comes to bear next year. That could prompt huge voting pattern changes in the key swing state, where mail voting is popular. Read: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...
A mass of voters are about to be removed from the mail voting list in this key swing state
Arizona will remove voters from its early voting list under the provisions of a state law coming to bear next year. Here’s what to know.
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NEW: Donald Trump has used SAVE to stoke fears of noncitizen voting. Democrats have decried it as federal overreach. And experts and reporters have proven it's unreliable. But could it still be useful? In Yavapai County, the answer was "yes." Read: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...
A federal tool to check voters’ citizenship isn’t reliable. Could it still be useful?
Donald Trump has used SAVE to stoke fears of noncitizen voting. Democrats have decried it as federal overreach. But one Arizona election official used it for good.
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A high rate of return has drawn concern in rural Navajo County. But while undelivered mail ballots aren’t ideal, they are a normal part of elections. story via @sashahupka.bsky.social/@votebeat.org
Over 50,000 ballots never made it to voters in Arizona's primary election. That isn’t unusual.
At least 50,000 mail ballots never made it to voters during the Arizona July 21 primary election and were underlivered
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I gathered data and records to look into the situation in Navajo County. My analysis suggests nothing unusual happened — despite initial reports that something had gone awry. Don't just take it from me. State prosecutors told me they didn't believe "there’s anything nefarious going on there." 👇
Sasha Hupka@sashahupka.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW: You've likely heard that some ballots went undelivered in Navajo County, Arizona, during the recent primary. You may not know that at least 50,000 ballots were undelivered statewide — and that's normal. How an ordinary event set off mail ballot fears: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...
NEW: You've likely heard that some ballots went undelivered in Navajo County, Arizona, during the recent primary. You may not know that at least 50,000 ballots were undelivered statewide — and that's normal. How an ordinary event set off mail ballot fears: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...
New data sheds light on a mail ballot mystery in rural Arizona
At least 50,000 ballots never made it to voters in Arizona’s 2026 primary election. That’s actually completely normal.
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“They don’t work with us, they work against us,” Adrian Fontes said. “Why should I trust them?” story via @votebeat.org
‘I don’t trust you’: Tensions boil over on Trump administration’s election security call
Tensions boiled over on a CISA election security call as Arizona’s Fontes told Trump administration officials he doesn’t trust them
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Adrian Fontes says the citizenship language America First Legal wants added isn’t a key change, since Arizona already requires it -- and always has story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
Fontes urges high court to reject Trump-linked firm’s ballot rewrite bid for election reform measure
Adrian Fontes urged Arizona’s high court to reject a Trump-linked firm’s bid to rewrite the Prop. 144 ballot description
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Got questions about the midterms? Our @votebeat.org team wants to answer. Join me, @hayleyharding.bsky.social, @alexandershur.bsky.social, and @jessicahuseman.bsky.social on Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. MST. You can ask us anything! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/will-the-m...
Will the midterms happen? Your election questions, answered | Part 2
Submit your election questions to Votebeat reporters, and they’ll answer them live on Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. EDT.
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OF NOTE: Election denialism isn't just a thing on the right. A small survey from @lookoutphx found less than 30% of DEM and PND respondents fully trusted elections, citing gerrymandering, money in politics, etc. That mirrors other, national studies. www.lookoutnews.org/election-dis...
Election Distrust is Not Just a Republican Thing
New LOOKOUT survey found fewer than 30% of Democrats and Independents fully trust U.S. elections. Instead of the right’s fraud claims, they blame gerrymandering, voter suppression, money in politics a...
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NEW: A lawsuit brought by two out-of-state investment firms could make it harder for AZ to protect vulnerable groundwater basins. The case centers on the Hualapai Valley, where outside agricultural interests control virtually all of the basin's farmland. azcir.org/news/2026/08...
Hualapai Valley lawsuit tests Arizona’s authority to protect vulnerable groundwater basins
A legal challenge brought by two out-of-state investment firms is testing how Arizona establishes groundwater protections.
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Robert Wallace, an openly gay legislative candidate, lost his primary. But he drew reputable endorsements despite false claims of election fraud and his opposition to LGBTQ+ inclusion. Does he show the future of far-right politics? Via @lookoutnews.bsky.social: www.lookoutnews.org/robert-walla...
Robert Wallace Is Fringe. He Also Might Be the Future.
The openly gay Republican has built his political career opposing LGBTQ+ inclusion — particularly transgender rights. He's reposted antisemitic conspiracy theories and claimed to be a reincarnated "Bl...
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rule that had prohibited groups from registering voters at naturalization ceremonies held at the agency’s offices. Read, from @alexandershur.bsky.social: www.votebeat.org/national/202...
Ruling against USCIS means nonpartisan groups can register voters at naturalization ceremonies
A judge sided with groups that said the rule violates First and Fifth Amendment protections.
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Sasha Hupka@sashahupka.bsky.social · last mo.NEW: More than 1,300 ballots went undelivered in the Navajo County, located in the northeastern quadrant of the state, during last week's primary. That’s not ideal, but it might also be normal. Read my analysis in my newsletter: vbnewsletters.votebeat.org/p/navajo-cou...
NEW: More than 1,300 ballots went undelivered in the Navajo County, located in the northeastern quadrant of the state, during last week's primary. That’s not ideal, but it might also be normal. Read my analysis in my newsletter: vbnewsletters.votebeat.org/p/navajo-cou...
Navajo County and the case of the undelivered ballots 🕵️
More than 1,300 ballots went undelivered in the county, located in the northeastern quadrant of the state. That’s not ideal, but it might also be normal.
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NEW: Many Arizonans who dropped off their ballots in last week's primary opted to show ID to skip the time-consuming signature verification process, potentially foreshadowing faster election results in November. Exciting news for politicos everywhere... www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...
Why Arizona’s election results may be faster this fall
If a new voting option remains popular, key races could get called faster in November.
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OF NOTE: About two dozen states — including Arizona — are suing after President Donald Trump's administration threatened to withhold federal emergency disaster preparation funding from states that don’t comply with new election rules. Via @NOTUSreports: www.notus.org/trump-white-...
States Sue to Stop Trump Administration Effort to Control Elections
The Trump administration has threatened to withhold federal emergency disaster preparation funding from states that don’t comply with new election rules.
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Ex-felon Neil DeSanti, a GOP activist who has spread Donald Trump's "election fraud" lies, was charged with false voter registration and illegal voting after failing to have his rights restored story via @jimsmall.bsky.social
Neil DeSanti, GOP candidate who pushed election fraud claims, indicted for voting illegally
Neil DeSanti indictment: Perennial GOP candidate faces 6 felonies for illegal voting and false voter registration in Arizona
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NEW: The GOP SOS primary has been called for Arizona Rep. Alex Kolodin, setting up a high-stakes general election with Democrat Adrian Fontes. His victory suggests false claims of election fraud continue to have a strong hold on GOP voters here. Read: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...
A lawyer who tried to overturn the 2020 election could be Arizona’s next secretary of state
Arizona’s secretary of state is one of the most important offices on the 2026 ballot. The winner will oversee the 2028 presidential election.
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Polls are now closed in Arizona! Counties will begin dropping initial results at 8 p.m. MST. Want to watch primary results like a pro? Here's everything you need to know about counting and race calls: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...
How to watch Arizona primary election results like a pro
Watching Arizona’s primary election? Here’s what to know about when to expect election results.
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I'm settled in at Maricopa County's Tabulation and Elections Center for a long night of results. There's a few options on the menu for county employees tonight, including chicken parm, pizza, etc. I've got a full bag of snacks and a cooler bag with cold drinks. Stay tuned!
A few things to keep in mind as we enter the final hour of voting! 🕖 Polls close at 7 p.m. 👱 If you're in line when polls close, stay in line! 🪪 Remember to bring ID to vote in person. ✉️ Dropping off a mail ballot? You can skip the line.
