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Vote ‘no’ on Prop 128 to protect voters’ power
If Prop. 128 passes, Arizona voters will ultimately be blocked from their number one power in this state.
Court sides with petition gathering firm
Attorney General Mark Brnovich can't bring criminal charges against the firm that circulated petitions for the successful 2020 Invest in Ed ballot measure.
GOP lawmakers seek limits on voter power
In 2022, depending on which advocacy groups succeed in gathering enough support, voters may see questions on their ballot asking about capping medical debt, stopping secretive election spending or ending machine counting of ballots.
Supreme Court explains reasons Prop 208 returned to ballot
Trial judges cannot keep voter-proposed initiatives off the ballot just because the description doesn't mention every provision, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday, a conclusion that should make it easier to put future initiatives to voters.
Judge hears arguments on online signatures for ballot measures
A federal judge on Tuesday questioned an attorney for the state how he can argue that allowing initiatives to use an online system to gather signatures could lead to fraud when state lawmakers allow themselves and others candidates to use the same process.
Brnovich wants court to punt to Ducey on question of signature gathering
Attorney General Mark Brnovich says it's up to Gov. Doug Ducey to make the first decision on whether to let initiative circulators gather signatures online despite a state law to the contrary.
Ducey signs bill to make it more difficult for citizens to put measures on the ballot
Gov. Doug Ducey has given his approval to yet another measure that will throw roadblocks in the path of Arizonans who seek to craft their own laws and constitutional amendments.
Judge rules tax on rich initiative can go to ballot
A judge has slapped down efforts by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry to block people from voting whether to hike income taxes on the rich to generate $690 million a year for education.
Judge won’t block new law Arizona targeting initiatives
A judge on Tuesday refused to block a new state law making it easier for opponents to challenge citizen initiatives, but she sidestepped a decision on whether the law violates the state Constitution.
State’s attorney: Initiative law challengers’ claims are ‘not genuine’
Attorneys for the state are trying to block challengers to newly enacted initiative restrictions from telling their story to a judge. The lawyers contend that the claims of those who contend the new law will harm future petition efforts are "fanciful and not genuine.''
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.
