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Stage set for lawsuit over conflict of state law, Tempe ballot measure
Gov. Doug Ducey signed off on Tempe’s “dark money” ballot initiative, a move that will likely open up the state to a lawsuit. Tempe officials were notified today that Ducey...
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Ducey controls future of ‘dark money’ elections
Gov. Doug Ducey (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times) Gov. Doug Ducey could upend elections in two major Arizona cities by effectively doing nothing. Ducey has...
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Democratic blitz, GOP votes doomed redistricting measure
The threat of a massive infusion of political spending by a liberal advocacy group during campaign season helped thwart a legislative effort to overhaul Arizona’s redistricting process. [caption id="attachment_104030" align="alignleft"...
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House panel OKs changes to redistricting commission
Republican state representatives advanced a resolution to overhaul the membership of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission in ways that some worry will disenfranchise minority voting blocs. ...
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Rash of GOP bills seek to empower lawmakers, disempower voters
Arizona Republican legislators have a habit of pushing ideas that make their own lives easier, but harder for voters to have their voices heard. Critics say the GOP-led efforts are...
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Senate president to amend redistricting commission overhaul
A raft of changes is coming to a Republican-led effort to overhaul the Arizona commission responsible for redrawing the state’s congressional and legislative district boundaries. Senate President Steve Yarbrough told...
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Dems, union and advocacy group challenge ‘dark money’ law in court
6 Arizonans object to Trump’s voter fraud panel, cancel their registration
At least six Arizonans from the state’s two biggest counties have canceled their voter registration following a request by President Trump’s voter fraud commission for data. The voters, who are...
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Progressive groups banding together to fight initiative restrictions
Now that Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill that could hamper citizens’ initiatives, advocacy groups are contemplating several potential ways to fend off the bill’s provisions. Ducey signed HB2404, which...
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Ballot harvesting ban won’t be enforced this year
Proposed initiative would strengthen Clean Elections
Clean Elections advocates may have finally found a way to reverse the blow that Arizona’s public campaign funding system suffered five years ago when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its...
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Arizona gets D on government accountability and transparency
Gaps in government transparency and accountability in Arizona over the past few years are not hard to find. In late 2013, stacks of Child Protective Services files were found dumped...
