Arizona high court to consider whether Clean Elections can claw back disputed funds

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 1,361

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Once candidates qualify to receive public campaign funds, there’s nothing the Clean Elections Commission can do to claw back that funding, even if fraud is later discovered, two Green Party candidates being investigated for fraudulently qualifying for millions in public campaign funds told the Arizona Supreme Court.

On Thursday, the state’s highest court agreed to hear the case. A trial court judge dismissed the pair’s lawsuit earlier and the …

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