The new Arizona Independent Party is joining forces with a national group as both organizations attempt to create a viable third party option appealing to moderate and centrist voters.

Catch up on the results from Proposition 409, the Mesa City Council recall race and school bonds and overrides across metro Phoenix.

In Tuesday’s elections, voters considered requests from school districts across the Valley to use local property taxes to increase budgets and fund new construction. Early returns show mixed results.

Mesa Councilwoman Julie Spilsbury was defeated Tuesday night in a recall election sparked by conservative activists with Turning Point USA.

A ballot measure to boost funding for Valleywise Health — Maricopa County’s publicly-funded hospital system — appears to be passing based on early results from Tuesday’s election.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and Recorder Justin Heap agree that the county needs to audit its election systems, but they remain at odds over who should oversee the process.

Tuesday marks one year out from the 2026 midterms, when control of Congress will be on the ballot, as well as statewide and legislative offices in Arizona — not to mention likely a number of ballot measures.

President Donald Trump endorsed former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb in the crowded race to replace Republican Rep. Andy Biggs in the East Valley’s Congressional District 5, a red district where the GOP nominee is all but guaranteed to win the general election.

Residents throughout Maricopa County have a variety of issues to vote on come election day Tuesday, including the recall of a city councilwoman in the East Valley.

Social scientists say they’ve seen an increase in the number of threats and incidents of harassment of public officials since 2017. Carl Smith joined The Show to talk about his Governing Magazine article on the subject.

All Maricopa County voters received their ballots by mail for this election and only ballots that are received by 7 p.m. on Election Day will be counted.

Arizona Republican Chair Gina Swoboda announced Saturday she plans to step down from her leadership role following the GOP’s annual meeting in January.