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David, meet your Facebook friends
Several politicos directed our reporter to Gowan’s campaign Facebook, where the speaker recently promoted the launching of his new campaign website. The post is innocuous enough, noting that readers can “click here to learn more about the campaign and get involved.” But the reaction to the post has been stunningly bad.
AZGOP removes delegate who cited ‘God-given principles’ in refusing to back Trump
Arizona GOP Chairman Robert Graham has removed a delegate to the Republican National Convention after she informed him that she won’t vote for presumptive nominee Donald Trump and withdrew a pledge she signed that she would cast her first ballot for him.
Opponents of legalized marijuana sue to block ballot measure
Foes of legalizing marijuana for recreational use in Arizona are trying to block voters from getting their say on the measure.
County seal, Trump sticker OK to be on official’s vehicle
Despite some resident's concern, attorneys say it is legal for a Yavapai County elected official to display both the county seal and political bumper stickers on his personal vehicle.
McCain, Kirkpatrick neck and neck in second-quarter fundraising
U.S. Sen. John McCain and Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick both announced strong fundraising hauls for the second quarter of 2016, raising nearly $2 million apiece.
Would-be speakers of the House are courting the not-yet elected
Republican Reps. J.D. Mesnard and Darin Mitchell, along with Republican Sen. Don Shooter, who is planning to move from the Senate to the House this year, are all seeking the top post in the House.
Garrett Archer: ‘Data guru’ crunches numbers, tracks and targets Arizona voters
As the “Arizona elections data guru,” Garrett Archer has compiled millions of records on Arizonans. Those records help him track, target and analyze voters, which in turn helps candidates win elections.
Why Dems are optimistic in 2016
As noted previously, many Republican pundits and party officials in Arizona have pooh-poohed or downplayed the possibility of the state turning blue this November, despite persistent speculation at the national level that the state is in play.
Courts should approve Arizona election plans, group says
A Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit already suing over Arizona's troubled presidential primary says the state's top election officials should be required to have court-approved plans in place for how they're going to manage the upcoming primary and general elections.
Sign anarchy: Aftermath of Supreme Court decision opens Pandora’s Box of sign code problems
As the political season begins in earnest and campaign signs start to pepper roads around the state, a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision is complicating cities’ abilities to regulate other kinds of signs.
Marijuana advocates turn in signatures for ballot measure
Supporters of recreational marijuana use turned in more than 250,000 signatures on June 30 to get an initiative to legalize marijuana on the November ballot in Arizona.
Clean Elections initiative calls it quits
A campaign for a proposed citizen initiative that would have dramatically expanded Arizona’s Clean Elections system for publicly funding political campaigns called it quits, saying it couldn’t collect enough signatures before the upcoming July 7 deadline because of “dirty tricks” by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce.
