Contending one and maybe two congressional races were stolen from them, Republican legislators have approved a measure to finesse election laws to keep out the Libertarians who they say are taking votes from their candidates.

1. OBAMA APPROVES ARMING REBELS

With the high number of provisional and mail-in ballots last week, the state had more than 600,000 votes to count after the Nov. 6 General Election. In Pima County, election crews spent the last week going through nearly 80,000 ballots.

It took some time Tuesday night, but Gov. Mitt Romney conceded to President Barack Obama, who was elected to a second four-year term.

Republican Jon Kyl may be retiring from the Arizona Senate this year, but he’s not going out without expressing his feelings about President Barack Obama.

In Regards to Al Melvin’s tirade on Democrats

Kirkpatrick running from record

Though results are still considered unofficial by the Pima County Elections Department, there are some clear victors in the Aug. 28 primary election. The primary winners now move on to the Nov. 6 General Election.

Ryan’s plan would fix Medicare

Obama is hiding something

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, who for the last 32 years has maintained his position as the county’s top law enforcement official, stood his ground against comments made last week by the five Republican candidates looking to fill his seat this election year.

In his 32 years as Pima County Sheriff, 75-year-old Clarence Dupnik has never lost an election, but that was before some controversial comments made in regards to Tucson’s Jan. 8 mass shooting and Arizona Senate Bill 1070.

Five candidates are competing to become the supervisor for District 1 in Pima County after current supervisor Ann Day steps down later this year.

With staff in place, Barber opens offices in Tucson and Sierra Vista

As early ballots were counted and GOP candidate Jesse Kelly lost his early lead in the special Congressional District 8 race, the Republican said the voters have spoken and he respects that.

With 86.36 percent of precincts reporting, Democrat Ron Barber holds a comanding lead over GOP challenger Jesse Kelly in the special election for Congressional District 8.

With the special election for Congressional District 8 just days away, early voting may prove to be the decider in the race to finish former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ term.

Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will join Ron Barber, her former aide, at a concert to get out the vote for the June 12 CD8 special election next week.

The candidates running in the special election to replace former Rep. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords blamed each other last week for the negative ads being run by each campaign.

Early ballots in the Southern Arizona special election for Congressional District 8 will be sent out this week, with the General Election date just under a month away.

First Lady Michelle Obama arrived in Tucson on Monday as part of a four-state campaign push, stopping first in Colorado Springs earlier to meet with campaign volunteers and deliver remarks at the opening ceremony for the 2012 Warrior Games.

Pima County needs a lot of work. That was the consensus of the four Republican candidates running for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 1, when they met at the Sun City Social Hall on April 17.

Sandefer should do more research