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Ballot Measures

Nov 5, 2012

CA unveils AZ group’s financing, says it committed money laundering

California’s Fair Political Practices Commission disclosed the source of an $11 million contribution that an Arizona-based group injected into battles over two ballot measures, and declared that the organization was responsible for campaign money laundering.

Pro-204 leader slams anonymous donations against effort
Nov 2, 2012

Pro-204 leader slams anonymous donations against effort

An obscure nonprofit that gave another $175,000 this week to the campaign against Proposition 204 is using anonymous contributors to manipulate voters, the head of a group supporting the measure said.

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Oct 25, 2012

“Yes” and “No” campaigns on Prop 204 collect nearly $2M in October

The dueling campaigns over an initiative to keep a one-penny tax increase are awash with cash.

The No New Taxes, No on Prop 204 campaign has collected nearly $900,000 in October alone.

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery, a leader of the effort to defeat Proposition 121, said a primary system in California similar to that proposed for Arizona has resulted in fewer independent candidates on that state’s general election ballot. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Lindsey Smith)
Oct 25, 2012

Supporters: Prop 121 would level playing field for independents

Brent Fine took time off work and spent three months gathering 1,768 signatures in order to run as an independent candidate for state House in a Phoenix-area district.

Oct 24, 2012

Interest group contributions give late boost to Prop 204 campaigns

Education unions and a group representing contractors have given hundreds of thousands of dollars this month to a campaign supporting Proposition 204, while a contribution from a group representing automobile dealers is helping fuel the opposing campaign, records show.

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Oct 19, 2012

Poll: 1-cent tax initiative headed for defeat

The proposal to permanently keep a one-penny sales tax increase is in big trouble, based on the results of a recent survey among likely voters.

Oct 18, 2012

School officials: Major cuts coming if Prop 204 fails

Supporters of the initiative to make permanent a temporary one-cent sales tax increase claimed today that its failure at the ballot in November would have dire repercussions, including the closure of schools, teacher layoffs and increases in class sizes. They also pushed back against opponents’ assertion that revenues from the tax won’t reach the classroom.

U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Barry Hess, Libertarian County Attorney candidate Michael Kielsky, Green Party co-chair Angel Torres, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery, Democratic Sen. Steve Gallardo and Democratic Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Oct 15, 2012

Politically diverse coalition rallies against Prop. 121

Rarely, if ever, will you see straight-arrow conservative Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery and fiery Democratic Sen. Steve Gallardo sharing a stage with Libertarians and Greens, with all taking the same viewpoint on an issue.

Oct 12, 2012

Crucial or crazy, Prop. 120 is the talk of northern Arizona

Rep. Chester Crandell said he was surprised when the first question of the Oct. 2 Clean Elections debate of Legislative District 6 candidates was on Proposition 120, the ballot measure he sponsored and is advocating.

Oct 11, 2012

Prop. 121 supporters launch first ad

Supporters of an initiative to create a “top-two” primary election system in Arizona are hitting the airwaves with the first television ad in the Proposition 121 campaign.

Oct 11, 2012

Prop. 204’s new TV ad pushes back against “special interest” label

Proponents of the initiative to permanently keep a 1-cent sales tax hike are aggressively pushing back against the charge that it’s conceived and drafted by “special interests” that will reap the benefits if voters approved the measure this November.

Oct 10, 2012

Money keeps pouring in for Prop. 204 “yes” and “no” campaigns

The initiative to maintain a one-penny tax for schools got another financial boost this week, when it received $250,000 from the National Education Association, the campaign reported today.

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