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Goose and gander: Firm charges lawmakers hourly rate to gather signatures
A handful of incumbent Arizona legislators aren’t happy that the most prolific signature gathering firm in the state is treating them the way they treat citizens who propose or challenge laws via the ballot.
Campaign to overturn citizen initiative restriction dead
Foes of new restrictions on the ability of people to propose their own laws have suspended their effort to used paid circulators to gather signatures to quash the law.
Chamber’s triple whammy staggers progressives’ defense of citizen initiatives
Whether all or some of the bills passes, progressive groups are left reeling and undecided about how to address a problem that seemed simple as one bill, but daunting as three.
Progressive groups banding together to fight initiative restrictions
Now that Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill that could hamper citizens’ initiatives, advocacy groups are contemplating several potential ways to fend off the bill’s provisions.
Bill banning per-signature payment for initiative campaigns advances
The legislation that Rep. Vince Leach, R-Tucson, is advancing is the top priority of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which has made “reform” of the initiative process its top legislative priority in the wake of voter approval of increasing the minimum wage.
