APACHE COUNTY — As Arizona readies itself for a contentious midterm election, voters in remote, windswept Apache County are hoping this time will be different. The mammoth county is known for pine-topped mountains and rolling high desert hills. It’s also home to a large swath of the country’s largest Native American…
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is reporting published by Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, Arizona's only nonprofit newsroom dedicated to statewide investigative reporting. Preventable equipment failures, inadequate preparation and poor communication disrupted voting in Apache County during the 2024 election, disproportionately affecting…