Recent Articles from jkronenfeld
Judge’s math to decide if voters get say on nonpartisan primaries initiative
PHOENIX – The question of whether voters get to decide to create a system of nonpartisan primaries could turn on math and whether it’s really too late to do anything... […]
Backers of Prop. 479 raise $3M for transportation tax
Maricopa County voters will decide whether to extend a half-cent sales tax for transportation projects in November and a bipartisan campaign is spending $3 million to ensure they vote “yes.”... […]
Top Republicans support Fontes on nearly 100,000 questionable voters
The state’s top two elected Republicans are siding with Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes that nearly 100,000 Arizonans who haven’t provided proof of citizenship should be able to vote... […]
Endorsements from Parkland survivors group elevates gun debate in Arizona races that pit Democrats against NRA-backed Republicans
WASHINGTON – March For Our Lives, the group founded by survivors of a 2018 high school shooting rampage in Parkland, Florida, has thrown its weight behind Democrats in two contentious... […]
Campaign funds for childcare OK, AG concludes
Just like candidates running for federal office, Arizona’s attorney general says political candidates running for office in the state can use private campaign funds for child care costs. Attorney General... […]
Arizona Supreme Court asked to address nearly 100,000 voters made ineligible by 2005 law
PHOENIX – The Arizona Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether close to 100,000 registered voters can cast a ballot in upcoming state and local elections. A pair of... […]
How Arizona tackles a language barrier to provide Navajo voters a ballot they can listen to
This story was originally published by Votebeat in partnership with ICT. Votebeat is a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free... […]
Arizona tribe fights to stop lithium drilling on culturally significant lands
PHOENIX (AP) — Members of an Arizona tribe urged a federal judge Tuesday to extend a temporary ban on exploratory drilling for a lithium project near lands they have used... […]
Water director wants $1M for potential lawsuit over sharing Colorado River
The state’s top water official is making contingency plans for a court fight if a deal can’t be worked out with other states for how to divide up Colorado River... […]
Battle for Senate majority escalates as Democrats spend $25 million to reach voters in 10 states
ATLANTA (AP) — Trying to defend their narrow Senate majority with a challenging slate of contests on Republican-leaning turf, Democrats are pumping $25 million into expanded voter outreach across 10... […]
Citizens Clean Elections Commission defends debate policy excluding Greens
PHOENIX — The head of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission insists his agency violated no laws or rules in refusing to let the Green Party nominee for U.S. Senate participate... […]
Kavanagh wants Surprise probed over alleged free speech violation
Sen. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, is asking Attorney General Kris Mayes to launch a probe of the City of Suprise’s public comment policy after a woman was arrested while speaking... […]