SB1324 would bring public verifiability to an election process that is currently sagging under the weight of voter distrust and discord.
Read More »Bipartisan SB1324 would help restore trust in election’s process
Senators vote to ask voters to eliminate cities’ ability to have own charters 
State senators voted Tuesday to ask voters to eliminate the ability of cities to have their own charters -- but only after its sponsor promised to narrow it to affect only Tucson and Phoenix and, pretty soon, Mesa.
Read More »Senators vote to allow voters to decide how Tucson residents elect council 
State senators voted Monday to let voters across Arizona decide how Tucson residents get to elect members of their city council.
Read More »Republican leaders condemn ‘defamatory’ accusations made during elections hearing
Republican legislative leadership expressed heavy criticism toward a freshman lawmaker for inviting a speaker who made unfounded allegations of bribery against several elected and appointed officials.
Read More »Bill to expand ESA reporting advances, barely 
A bill that would expand reporting requirements for the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program narrowly passed the Senate Education Committee on Feb. 15.
Read More »Legislation to override AEL passes House panel 
Lawmakers in the state House of Representatives took the first steps in waiving a spending limit that would require each K-12 school in Arizona to cut 17% of its operating budget.
Read More »Committee takes initial steps towards denying students right to use preferred pronoun 
State lawmakers took the first steps Wednesday to denying students the right to be referred to by a pronoun that matches their preferred gender. SB 1001, approved by the Senate Education Committee on a 4-3 party line vote, also would put into law that teachers and other school employees may refer to a student by only his or her given name or a nickname "commonly associated with the student's name of record.''
Read More »Senate Republicans select new leadership team led by Petersen 
The Senate Republicans selected a new leadership team headed by Sen. Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, but allowed candidates currently losing their races to vote.
Read More »Verifying a candidate’s address isn’t required – yet 
Legislative District 22 Senate Republican write-in candidate Dick Weed doesn’t live in District 22, according to a quick search of his residential address. His home is actually in the heavily Democratic District 26. And he’s not alone. In fact, several candidates this year – and in past years – don’t live in the districts where they run.
Read More »Arizona decertifies Green Party for low numbers
The Green Party has lost its automatic spot on Arizona ballots because it doesn't have enough registered party members and also didn't have enough members vote in last year's presidential election.
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