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Judge cancels special election for Phoenix Union High School District board

The Phoenix Union High School District sign displays a message on N. Central Avenue in Phoenix on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Bridget Dowd/ KJZZ
The Phoenix Union High School District.

Last month, a federal judge ordered Maricopa County to redo the election for two Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board seats after the county printed incorrect directions on some ballots.

A month later, that same judge, Judge Murray Snow, ruled that the special election was no longer needed after two of the four candidates withdrew from the race.

Francisco Pastor-Rivera and Aaron Marquez were declared the winners of the two at-large seats on the board.

A federal judge has ordered Maricopa County to redo the election for two Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board seats after the county printed incorrect directions on some ballots.

KJZZ senior field correspondent Kathy Ritchie has 20 years of experience reporting and writing stories for national and local media outlets — nearly a decade of it has been spent in public media.
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