Entity: Arizona Senate

Arizona Supreme Court Effectively Upholds Rulings Determining Cyber Ninjas ‘Audit’ Records Are Public

September 14, 2021
The court’s decision dissolves the stay on a state judge’s order that the Arizona Senate produce documents held in the physical custody of election “audit” contractor Cyber Ninjas.

American Oversight v. Arizona Senate – Arizona Supreme Court Denial of Senate Motion

September 14, 2021
Order from the Arizona Supreme Court leaving in place rulings from two lower courts that had determined that records in the physical custody of the company Cyber Ninjas — the lead contractor in the state Senate’s sham election "audit" — are public records and must be released.

New Details from Arizona Senate’s ‘Audit’-Related Records

September 3, 2021
Additional review has found further contacts with prominent election deniers and activists conducting canvassing operations, as well as new information about costs and the election review’s reach in other states.

News Roundup: The Big Lie’s Infiltration of State Governments

September 3, 2021
On Tuesday, the Arizona Senate released tens of thousands of pages of records related to its partisan election "audit."

Arizona Senate Releases ‘Audit’ Records Following Court Order

September 1, 2021
Included in the documents is information regarding audit payments as well as communications that audit officials and legislators exchanged with outside parties, including election conspiracy activists, members of Trump’s legal team, and others.

News Roundup: Victories for Transparency and Preparations for Disinformation

August 20, 2021
As the "audit" has dragged on for months, the Arizona Senate has resisted transparency about the operation.

Arizona Appeals Court Denies State Senate’s Attempt to Shield Cyber Ninjas ‘Audit’ Records from Public

August 19, 2021
The ruling upholds the Superior Court’s order to produce records by Aug. 31, and comes as the “audit” team prepares its draft report to submit to the Senate.

Judge Upholds Aug. 31 Deadline for Arizona Senate to Produce Election ‘Audit’ Records

August 18, 2021
On Wednesday, an Arizona judge again ordered the state Senate to release by Aug. 31 records in its possession related to its partisan “audit” of Maricopa County’s election results.

Records Request to Arizona Legislature Seeking Communications with Trump Regarding Trip to Phoenix, Ariz.

August 18, 2021
Public records request to the Arizona Legislature seeking communications between select state legislators and former President Donald Trump regarding a rally in Phoenix, Ariz., hosted on or around July 24, 2021.

Arizona Senate Communications with Select External Parties

August 11, 2021
Records from the Arizona Senate in response to American Oversight's request for communications of Sens. Wendy Rogers, David Livingston, and Rep. Walter Blackman with specified external parties, including emails with the White House and with communications from email addresses containing handles associated with the Trump Organization.