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Campaign finance overhaul could go to voters
Arizona voters may get the last word on sweeping legislation that alters the rules for “dark money” and other anonymous donations to politicians and ballot measures.
Tobin running to keep Corp Comm seat
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin will seek a full term on the commission in this year’s election.
One arrested as crowd in House gallery protests voting snafus
One man is behind bars after activists halted today’s House floor session with chanting, jeering and a tussle with police.
Raucous crowd calls for Purcell’s resignation in wake of presidential primary fiasco
Amid a raucous crowd’s calls for Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell’s resignation and demands for a “revote,” lawmakers delved into the problems that turned last week’s presidential preference election into a fiasco featuring hours-long lines and chronic voter registration problems.
Brno: Don’t release polls with people still voting
Following the long queues at polling places on Tuesday night, some had presumed that election officials wouldn’t immediately start releasing results online, as a way of ensuring that early results won’t have any influence on votes that have yet to be cast.
Arizona voters backed candidates who quit race
Nearly 100,000 voters in Tuesday’s presidential preference election threw away their votes on Republican candidates who are no longer seeking their party’s nomination for president.
Familiar names top campaign contributions from 2015
Of the roughly $7.4 million in individual contributions made to Arizona politics in 2015, about ten percent came from 10 individuals or households.
Trump, Clinton win Arizona presidential primaries
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton rolled to primary victories Tuesday in Arizona on a day that saw enthusiastic voters standing in line for several hours for the opportunity to weigh in on the divisive presidential race.
Long queues at today’s polls
The secretary of state’s office has been getting reports of long lines at polling places today. Lawyer Thomas Galvin, for example, described on Twitter one polling place as a “zoo.” Reagan is hoping that this means a high turnout, a result of the enthusiasm brought about by non-traditional candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
Long lines bog down Arizona presidential primary
The Arizona presidential primary drew long lines Tuesday as people waited at least an hour in many polling spots to cast their ballots amid heightened interest in the polarizing contest for the White House.
Minimum wage is a go
The ballot campaign to increase Arizona’s minimum wage will move forward. LUCHA Executive Director Tomas Robles on Friday filed a ballot measure committee, Arizonans for Fair Wages and Healthy Families, and the group posted an online ad seeking a campaign manager for the effort.
Backers of higher minimum wage push for November ballot measure
Advocates of a minimum wage that could be as high as $15 an hour are staffing up and planning to kick off a campaign for a November ballot measure within the next two weeks.
