Recent Articles from Jeremy Duda
Andrew Chavez: Commanding an army of petition gatherers
If you need signatures collected for a citizen initiative in Arizona, there’s a good chance you’re paying Andrew Chavez to get them.
AG won’t investigate Reagan over election manuals
The Attorney General’s Office won’t investigate Secretary of State Michele Reagan for her decision not to issue a new election procedures manual for 2016.
Ducey tells Trump he’s committed to keeping Arizona in GOP column
Gov. Doug Ducey met with Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, pledging his commitment to keeping Arizona red in November during his first meeting with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
Ducey’s income tax cutting goals may be difficult to achieve
Economic circumstances may prove to be quite the obstacle for Gov. Doug Ducey’s goal of making major cuts to Arizona’s income tax rates.
Reagan foe says complaint over manuals could force her from office
A complaint alleging that Secretary of State Michele Reagan broke the law when she decided not to issue a new election procedures manual for the 2016 cycle could lead to her removal from office, the attorney who filed it said.
Showdown over Clean Elections rules could be delayed
The looming showdown between the Citizens Clean Elections Commission and a regulatory review panel could be postponed.
Reagan’s office skips election manual
Secretary of State Michele Reagan did not compile a new election procedures manual for the 2016 cycle, perhaps the first time in decades, if not longer, that the office did not release the biennial publication that instructs county and local officials on the conduct of elections.
Voter Protection Act raises stakes for SB1516 referendum
If organizers of a citizen referendum against SB1516 fail to convince voters to reject the broad-based campaign finance overhaul, the consequences could be far worse for them than the passage of laws they consider detrimental to Arizona’s future.
Initiative, referendum could raise complex legal questions
The unique circumstances of a proposed citizen initiative to strengthen the Clean Elections system and the ways it may conflict with a campaign finance law overhaul passed by the Legislature this year could force the courts to unravel a series of complicated issues that would be the legal equivalent of figuring out a Rubik’s cube.
Ducey wins on most of his ‘aggressive’ legislative agenda
For the most part, Gov. Doug Ducey had a pretty successful session when it comes to what he deemed an “aggressive legislative agenda.”
Ducey role in KidsCare passage minimal, but crucial at the end
As the debate raged over the restoration of KidsCare, a federally funded health insurance program for low-income children, Gov. Doug Ducey remained firmly on the fence.
Ducey hit roadblock attempting to overhaul boards and commissions
Gov. Doug Ducey will have to come back next year to achieve his goal of reforming, and in some cases eliminating, a raft of boards and commissions after two of his bills fell short in 2016.