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Her position has evolved… since Sunday
Reagan appears to have done an about-face on her opposition to political organizations “harvesting ballots.” Reagan, who sponsored S1003 (early ballot voting; revisions) in 2013, which would have banned political groups from picking up ballots from voters and delivering them to elections officials and which was later incorporated in H2305 (election revisions; violations), said that she is will[...]
From statewide office to…
Having lost their bids for statewide office in the primary, both Bennett and Vernon Parker are setting their sights a bit lower: Each will be running for the Republican Party chairman post in his legislative district.
A longer queue than when the last iPhone debuted
One election lawyer who looked over Reagan’s ideas for regulating “dark money” groups, as noted in yesterday’s report, found them lacking. Reagan yesterday suggested that, instead of forcing dark money entities to disclose their contributors, the latter should instead be required to report their contributions to the secretary of state.
Reagan takes a spin in the hot seat
Channel 12’s Brahm Resnik grilled Reagan yesterday on “Sunday Square Off,” and the Republican candidate struggled to counter the host’s pointed questions. After lobbing a softball question about Reagan’s big ideas for changing the way the state runs elections, Resnik quickly moved on to the subject of voter fraud and seized on Reagan’s position...
Who cares about what actually happened?
60 Plus Association, a dark money group active in Arizona, is wading into the secretary of state’s race with less than two weeks left before Election Day. The group bought $300,000 worth of airtime in cable and broadcast for an ad targeting Goddard, the group’s spokesman, Gerry Scimeca, told our reporter this morning (Oct. 24).
Last-minute cash infusion for Reagan
Reagan this week has reported receiving $100,000 in large-dollar contributions, according to a pair of reports she’s filed with the secretary of state’s office. To read more on this item […]
Sound and fury signifying…
For all the claims that Prop 122 will liberate Arizona from the federal government and the counterclaims that it will lead the state into a purgatory of sorts that would hamper the enforcement of federal laws, some legal experts say the constitutional amendment would have effectively no effect on anything at all.
Mystery theater at the Capitol
The Capitol community is buzzing today over DOA Director Brian McNeil’s firing, and while rumors are rampant, no one is quite sure what led to the longtime Brewer loyalist’s sudden downfall. The Ninth Floor described the reason for McNeil’s ouster as a “personnel matter,” but wouldn’t elaborate.
Poll 1: Ducey up, Brno up bigger
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club today released its first poll since late September, and its results are largely the same, at least when it comes to the governor’s race. Ducey led DuVal 43 percent to 36 percent, with 5 percent going to Libertarian Barry Hess, 2 percent going to Americans Elect nominee John Lewis Mealer and 14 percent undecided.
Waving the white flag
While Sedwick’s ruling wasn’t all that surprising – he had hinted he would rule this way and issued rulings in related cases indicating he believed the ban was unconstitutional – Horne’s subsequent announcement this morning that he wouldn’t appeal the ruling was somewhat unexpected
Forese, Little admit guilt and move on
Minutes before the meeting to discuss Clean Election director Tom Collins’ recommendation to fully investigate Forese and Little, their attorney, Lee Miller, proposed a settlement that would halt the investigation if each pays a $1,000 fine.
All that, and whatever else we find
Collins’ recommendation for Forese and Little includes a lengthy footnote on page 11 that makes clear the CCEC investigation could go far beyond the scope of the possible violations identified in the previous pages. In the footnote, Collins noted that the definition of “contribution” includes goods or services provided at no charge or at a discounted rate.
