A group of women who attend the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arizona speak to NPR on March 18. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption
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Maricopa County officials have approved a settlement on Wednesday with a Phoenix-area restaurant owner who claimed in a lawsuit that Joe Arpaio, former Maricopa County sheriff (shown here), defamed him when Arpaio was still sheriff and violated his rights about seven years ago when investigating whether employees at his restaurants used fraudulent IDs to get jobs. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden kicks off a small business tour at the Carpenters Local Union 1912 in Phoenix on Oct. 8. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
People get tested for the coronavirus at a drive-through site in Phoenix last month. In Arizona, the portion of tests coming back positive now hovers around 24%, more than three times the national average. Matt York/AP hide caption
Inmates sit next to their bunks in the courtyard of the Tent City Jail in Arizona's Maricopa County. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
Election officials test ballot tabulation machines in Phoenix. Carrie Jung/KJZZ hide caption
As Calls Of A 'Rigged' Election Continue, Voting Officials Highlight Open Doors
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio campaigns for Donald Trump in Phoenix in August. Ralph Freso/Getty Images hide caption