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Podcast: Key takeaways from the Arizona Primaries with Pima County’s Constance Hargrove

Podcast: Key takeaways from the Arizona Primaries with Pima County’s Constance Hargrove
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By Our StaffSep 19, 2022
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On this episode of Ballots & Bagels, ASD Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine speaks with Constance Hargrove, director of elections for Pima County, Arizona. Arizona recently became the first battleground state to nominate election deniers for all three top statewide offices. They discussed Arizona’s August 2nd primary and how to successfully conduct elections amid an onslaught of mis- and disinformation from candidates and others.

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