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Judge rejects Dems’ bid to keep No Labels Party off 2024 ballot
A judge has rebuffed efforts by the Arizona Democratic Party to keep a potential competitor -- and, more to the point, its candidates -- off the 2024 ballot here.
Finchem aims to get reelected to Legislature after losing SOS election
Rebuffed in his bid to become secretary of state, Mark Finchem now wants to go back to the Legislature.
Judge considers Dem lawsuit against No Labels party
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge is mulling whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Arizona Democratic Party against No Labels, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and the county recorders.
Fontes asks judge to toss Dems’ bid to try to keep potential competitors off ballot
The state's top election official is asking a judge to toss a bid by his own political party to keep potential competitors off the 2024 ballot.
Democratic Party files suit to keep No Labels Party off ballot
The Arizona Democratic Party filed suit Thursday to keep the No Labels Party off the 2024 ballot, conceding it fears its presence "will make it more difficult to elect Democratic Party candidates.''
Signature numbers debated in Arizona voucher challenge
Supporters of a massive expansion of Arizona's private school voucher system said Monday that public school advocates have failed to file enough valid signatures to temporarily block the law ahead of a proposed 2024 ballot referendum.
Court battles rage over 3 voter initiatives
Proponents of three voter initiatives who each turned in hundreds of thousands of signatures last month to qualify them for the November ballot are trying to beat back legal challenges that could prevent them from going before voters.
Vote on whether to protect abortion rights won’t be on ballot in AZ this year
Arizonans will not get a chance to constitutionally protect abortion rights, at least not this year.
Ducey approves controversial private, parochial school vouchers
Gov. Doug Ducey penned his signature Thursday to creating the most comprehensive system of private and parochial school vouchers in the nation, paving the way for a petition drive to have voters kill it -- again.
Rep. Finchem bill proposes electronic signatures for ballot measures
A proposal by a Southern Arizona lawmaker could make it easier for groups to propose their own state laws and constitutional amendments.
Justices: Subpoenaed petition circulators must show for court
The Arizona Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a legal tactic used by those seeking to keep voter-proposed laws off the ballot.
High voter turnout makes direct democracy more difficult
That record number of Arizonans who turned out to vote this year has a dark side for direct democracy: It's going to be harder for voters to propose their own laws or get rid of ones they don't like.
