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2 ballot measures target citizen initiatives
Arizona residents could have an impact on the ballot initiative process when they vote for two ballot measures that have been criticized for restricting the power of future citizen initiatives.
Ducey touts school voucher plan, slams opponents
Gov. Doug Ducey and backers of universal school vouchers took a victory lap Tuesday over legislation the Republican-controlled Legislature enacted in June giving the state the nation's most expansive voucher system, and he also used the time to attack backers of public schools who are trying to block the measure at the ballot.
Voters will consider at least eight proposals in November
Arizona voters will face at least eight -- and likely as many as 11 -- proposals they get to approve or quash in November.
Bill makes illegal voting practice illegal – again
Republican lawmakers are asking Gov. Doug Ducey to sign a bill they concede has no practical effect.
Arizona House sends measure boosting voter ID to ballot
The Republican-controlled Arizona House on Monday joined the GOP-led state Senate in approving a measure that will ask voters in November to drastically boost identification requirements needed for in-person and […]
Republican Party asks Supreme Court to nullify early voting
The Arizona Republican Party is trying to kill the method of voting preferred by more than 80% of state residents. Legal papers filed Friday ask the Arizona Supreme Court to […]
Senate moves mail-in voting ID bill to House
A bill to require ID for early mail-in voting passed the Senate Thursday with only Republican support. Although voting in-person at the polls requires voters to present ID, early mail-in […]
Senate panel votes to put cameras on voting drop boxes
Claiming their use is ripe for fraud, Republicans on a Senate panel voted Tuesday to require new security measures on drop boxes now available for people to deposit their early […]
Activists plan ballot measure to combat voting curbs
A coalition of community groups is asking Arizona voters to overturn a series of restrictions on registration and voting already enacted and those now being contemplated this year by the […]
Heated debate propels voter ID bill out of House committee
A House panel voted Wednesday after heated debate to prohibit election officials from accepting already filled-out early ballots at polling places unless voters first provide identification. The party-line 7-6 vote […]
Senate eyes change to petition processes
State senators took the first steps Monday that would erect new hurdles in the path of Arizonans to propose their own laws and constitutional amendments. On a 4-3 party-line vote, […]
Senate committee kickstarts GOP’s aim to overhaul elections
Amid ongoing claims of 2020 election fraud, seven election integrity bills passed through the Senate government committee today, the first step in changing the way Arizona conducts elections. Four more election bills are still pending.
