Gary Grado

Veteran journalist and skilled communicator

mesa, arizona, united states

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Maricopa temporary election workers need references after 2024 incident - Votebeat

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. A search of Walter Alphonso Jamel Ringfield Jr.’s last name on the Maricopa County Superi... See more

votebeat.org•Gary Grado•Dec 22, 2025

Maricopa County ballot rejections over signatures trouble supervisors - Votebeat

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap said his office rejected 5,903 mailed-in ballot... See more

votebeat.org•Gary Grado•Nov 20, 2025

Arizona proposal would end automatic mail ballots for early-voter list - Votebeat

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. A Republican state lawmaker who is also running for secretary of state has introduced a p... See more

votebeat.org•Gary Grado•Nov 18, 2025

Pima County official: Election workers in viral video did nothing wrong - Votebeat

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. A video circulating on social media of Pima County election workers emptying an overfille... See more

votebeat.org•Gary Grado•Nov 7, 2025

A judge won't halt audit of Maricopa County voter registration system - Votebeat

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. What happened? A Maricopa County Superior Court judge on Thursday rejected Maricopa Count... See more

votebeat.org•Gary Grado•Nov 6, 2025

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Maricopa temporary election workers need references after 2024 incident - Votebeat

Maricopa County ballot rejections over signatures trouble supervisors - Votebeat

Arizona proposal would end automatic mail ballots for early-voter list - Votebeat

Pima County official: Election workers in viral video did nothing wrong - Votebeat

A judge won't halt audit of Maricopa County voter registration system - Votebeat

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Maricopa temporary election workers need references after 2024 incident - Votebeat

Maricopa County ballot rejections over signatures trouble supervisors - Votebeat

Arizona proposal would end automatic mail ballots for early-voter list - Votebeat

Pima County official: Election workers in viral video did nothing wrong - Votebeat

A judge won't halt audit of Maricopa County voter registration system - Votebeat