Secretary of State Michele Reagan is taking her dispute with the Citizens Clean Elections Commission to court, where she wants to intervene in a case challenging the commission’s disputed authority to regulate independent expenditures and traditionally funded candidates.
Read More »Reagan seeks to intervene in challenge to Clean Elections authority
Reagan, Clean Elections clash over proposed ‘dark money’ rule 
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission is considering pushing the fight against dark money into new territory, and that isn’t sitting well with Arizona’s top elections official.
Read More »Lawmakers revive old election controversies, redefine ‘political committee’ 
Arizona’s election laws saw some significant overhauls during the 2015 legislative session, as well as some major proposals that fell short.
Read More »McSally took in more than $640,000 for next campaign in first quarter
Freshman Rep. Martha McSally, R-Tucson, raised more than $643,576 in the first three months of the year and has more than $820,593 in the bank for any potential challenges, according to the latest campaign finance reports.
Read More »Pro-Ducey group shifts advocacy from campaign to policy 
After spending $1.5 million to help Doug Ducey get to the Governor’s Office, Republican consultant Sean Noble and his American Encore are now doing what they can to make sure he succeeds – including whipping up votes on the budget. ...
Read More »House rejects bill asking voters to kill Clean Elections
The Republican-controlled Legislature has rejected a bill that would have asked voters to repeal the Clean Elections Commission and use the money to fund education. The measure is one of several election-related bills Republicans were pushing to address campaign finance, ...
Read More »GOP lawmakers pass election-related voting, spending bills
Arizona Republican legislators advanced several election-related bills Wednesday that Democrats say would limit voter participation and open the doors to heavier spending to influence elections by deep-pocketed donors.
Read More »Lawmakers favor more campaign cash, tougher rules for ballot measures
State senators voted Monday to let special interests give candidates more cash, even as they threw another roadblock in the path of voters wanting to enact their own laws.
Read More »Bill would create one-stop-shop for campaign finance reports 
A proposal by Secretary of State Michele Reagan would turn her office into a clearinghouse for campaign finance reports for cities and counties that choose to opt into the system.
Read More »Bill would redefine political committee to address constitutional issue 
The legal wilderness that Arizona’s campaign finance regulations have encountered since a federal judge struck down a key statute last year may be nearing an end.
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