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A sign directs voters to a polling site set up at Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Nov. 3, 2020.

Here's what happens to an unreadable ballot in Arizona

Unfounded rumors about Sharpies don't match up with the process that takes place if a ballot is unreadable.

Pima County election workers process ballots the morning of Nov. 5, 2020 in this still image from the live feed of the early/provisional ballot processing room.

Arizona, Pima County continue ballot count Thursday

Pima County prepared to continue counting early ballots Thursday morning. 450K to go statewide, according to AP.

The TusCon Science Fiction Convention was begun in Tucson in 1974, long before the internet made communication between fans of fantastic fiction possible.

The TusCon Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention goes virtual.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Stories That Soar!" brings a 2nd grade writer's story to life; and author Benjamin Lorr talks about his book "The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket".

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Kelly hits the campaign trail in Tucson. February 23, 2019

Democrat Mark Kelly beats Republican Martha McSally in Arizona Senate race

Former astronaut flips Republican seat previously held by John McCain.

Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden (left) has selected Senator Kamala Harris (right) as his running mate.

AP declares Biden win in Arizona

Democrat flips longtime Republican stronghold.

Natalie Luna Rose, Sadie Shaw and Ravi Grivois-Shah

TUSD parents take top spots in governing board race

The top candidates based on initial results highlighted the pandemic, budget transparency and equity as key issues.

Pima County residents wait in line to cast an early ballot outside the Pima County Public Service Center in Tucson.

Record voter registration previews turnout expectations in Pima County, state

Democrats picked up more voters in Pima County.

News roundup: Halloween parties raided at UA, spending big on Prop 208, trails reopen in Santa Catalinas

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Nov. 2

Betty Villegas stands in front of the Dia de los Muertos shrine at the Sosa Carillo house in barrio libre.

Dia de los Muertos altar honors COVID-19 victims in Pima County

Almost 6,000 have died of the disease statewide, including more than 600 in Pima County.

Hikers on Mount Lemmon practicing social distancing.

More Santa Catalina trails and campsites reopen

The Coronado National Forest continues to evaluate safety conditions at trials and campgrounds in the wake of the Bighorn Fire.

A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Parties up, masks down at UA

Halloween was marked by student parties.

A row of empty lockers in a hallway at Marana Middle School.

Education notebook: Schools face financial troubles due to pandemic

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

News roundup: Election day nears in battleground Arizona

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 30.

A backlog at USCIS means has meant many immigrants who planned to be first-time voters in this year's election won't get that chance.

USCIS backlog hampers voting for immigrants still awaiting citizenship

Some 300,000 immigrants won't become citizens in time for Nov. 3

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft stows the TAGSAM collection head after gathering samples from the surface of the asteroid Bennu, Oct. 29, 2020

OSIRIS-REx stows its asteroid sample earlier than planned

The decision was made when the team determined they had plenty of material, which was leaking from the collection head.

News roundup: Border wall and wildlife corridors, COVID-19 mouth rinse sampling

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 29.

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