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Senate tackles Clean Elections during busy floor session
From gutting Clean Elections to creating a lieutenant governor, Arizona senators made a big push March 1 to complete work on bills that had yet to be transmitted to the House.
Federal judge strikes down matching funds; appeal imminent
Arizona political candidates who chose to run their campaigns with public money might have made a foolhardy decision.
Parker running for Congress, out of governor’s race
Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker is leaving the governor’s race for the only Republican primary in Arizona that may be even more crowded – the 3rd Congressional District.
Judge’s final order on matching funds critical to gov’s race
Proponents of publicly funded elections will appeal to U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn Silver to allow the distribution of matching funds to publicly funded candidates for legislative and statewide offices in 2010.
Proposed order bans matching funds
Nearing the 5:00 end-of-the-business-day deadline, Circuit Court Judge Roslyn Silver issued a proposed order banning matching funds. But it isn't the final word on whether the funds will be passed out to Clean Elections candidates in 2010.
Lujan decides to run clean, refunds donations
Rep. David Lujan refunded thousands of dollars in donations to his exploratory committee after deciding that he will run for attorney general under the clean elections system.
Former opponent calls Murphy a Clean Elections hypocrite
I must respond to remarks made by Rep. Rick Murphy in the June 5 edition of the Arizona Capitol Times. Murphy castigates Clean Elections as violating the First Amendment "matching funds" rights of candidates, independent groups and citizens - and says therefore it should be struck down.
Munger sparks war of words with Brewer on Clean Elections
With their 2010 campaigns officially underway, John Munger is taking Gov. Jan Brewer to task for her plan to run as a publicly funded candidate.
Clean Elections opens the door for you
In 1998 Arizona voters decided that they should hold the power in the political process and enacted Clean Elections. The success of the Clean Elections program has been undeniable, with 70 percent of today's legislative and statewide officeholders participating in the Clean Elections system at least once.
Clean Elections lawyer tells judge Quelland ‘cheated’ the system
The appeal of a May order to remove Rep. Doug Quelland from office started Aug. 6 as attorneys for the Citizens Clean Elections Commission and the Phoenix lawmaker squared off in front of an administrative law judge. Peter Limperis, an attorney hired by the commission, began opening arguments with a stark reminder that Quelland once stood as a strong supporter of Arizona's publicly funded elect[...]
Election law stymied at the end
Amendments yesterday (July 1) to state election law (H2603, substituted on floor with S1087) crashed and burned in the Senate as a negotiated fix-up for Clean Elections missed its necessary three-quarter majority. Now, lawmakers would have to get approval from Brewer to resurrect the idea in a special session...
Nothing easy this year, as lawmakers sine die
The final day of this year’s legislative session fit right in with the 169 that preceded it: Everything seemed to move at a snail’s pace and nothing – including drawing... […]
