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Clean Elections delays final vote on political committee rule
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission temporarily delayed its vote on a proposed rule that will clarify what constitutes a political committee under Arizona’s campaign finance statutes and possibly require disclosure from some dark money organizations due to last-minute changes that threw the commission’s meeting into confusion.
Government agencies should stick to their core missions
There has been a disturbing trend lately of government officials – elected and appointed – straying so far beyond their agencies’ mandate that they’re encroaching on Arizonans’ constitutionally protected right to free speech.
Reagan seeks to intervene in challenge to Clean Elections authority
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.
Clean Elections looking into Corp Comm texts
Arizona election regulators have taken note of records showing that Corporation Commissioner Bob Stump was in regular contact with the campaigns of candidates he supported and a “dark money” group that helped get them elected, and they want to see and inspect those records themselves.
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.
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.
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... […]
Thursday legislative action on notable bills includes insurance, Clean Elections
Action from yesterday's legislative session included passage of bills blocking the sale of insurance policies under the federal Affordable Care Act in Arizona if they include coverage for abortion; eliminating the current requirement that students pass all three sections of Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards; increasing the penalty for the theft of beer and more.
Q & A with Secretary of State Ken Bennett
Secretary of State Ken Bennett isn’t ready to ride off into the sunset after a nearly 30-year career of political and appointed office, but he’s not trying to execute a grand plan of attaining high political office either.
Horne sues, calls Clean Elections case against him a “stunning power grab’’
Attorney General Tom Horne filed suit July 3 to stop the Clean Elections Commission from suing him, alleging its actions are a “stunning power grab.”
DuVal leads gubernatorial candidates in out-of-state contributions
Almost a quarter of the money Democrat Fred DuVal has raised for his gubernatorial campaign has come from outside Arizona – more than any other candidate for the office.
Quick looks: AZ legislative campaign finance
Campaign finance reports from this year's most contentious legislative races broken down.
