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Ducey declares victory on Prop 123 after vote margin widens
Ahead by nearly 16,800 votes and with ever-widening lead, it now appears Proposition 123 has been approved.
RAZOR THIN: Internal polling shows Prop. 123 struggled from the start
The effort to pass a measure aimed at providing $3.5 billion more for schools over 10 years struggled with unexpectedly low numbers throughout the campaign, according to internal polling data shared with the Arizona Capitol Times.
A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet
As Prop 123 clings to a narrow lead, the campaign for the K-12 funding measure has been consistent in its message that it expected the lead to hold and that it didn’t matter how close the race was, as long it passed.
This time, voters are in and out of the polls in minutes
The long lines that marred last month’s presidential primary election were nowhere to be seen at the voting centers today.
Poll shows Prop. 123 with slim majority
On the eve of the special election, a poll shows Proposition 123 prevailing with a relatively modest victory.
K-12 lawsuit could take years to settle if Prop. 123 is defeated
Years of litigation paved the way to Proposition 123, and if the measure fails, several more years’ worth of courtroom battles would likely be the result.
GOLIATH VS. DEWIT: Proposition 123 becomes a campaign of asymmetrical warfare
The campaign for Proposition 123 has millions of dollars, television ads, support from prominent figures from across Arizona’s political and business worlds, and the power of Gov. Doug Ducey’s bully pulpit.
Prop. 123 tone gets ominous, focuses on impact if voters reject it
The campaign to put $3.5 billion more into schools over 10 years is shifting its tone now that early voting is underway.
DuVal joins old rival Ducey in backing Prop 123
The last time Fred DuVal and Doug Ducey discussed K-12 education and the long-running lawsuit over school funding, the two were trading barbs during the debates of the rancorous 2014 gubernatorial race.
League of Women Voters opposes Proposition 123
Saying the current education funding crisis was “manufactured” by the governor and Legislature, the League of Women Voters is urging Arizonans to reject Proposition 123 at the May 17 special election.
