Arizonans can't be blocked from voting on a renewable energy proposal solely because organizers may have violated some state election laws, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Read More »Paid circulators, not supporters, gathered signatures for Shooter 
When ousted lawmaker Don Shooter first acknowledged he might run for office again, the Yuma Republican described his potential campaign as wholly reliant on supporters in Yuma who insisted he make a comeback.
Read More »Petition measure sparks heated debate over future of citizens’ initiatives 
When Republican Rep. Vince Leach proposed a bill to ban paying petition circulators for citizens’ initiatives on a per-signature basis, Democrats were collectively outraged and denounced the bill as an “attack on democracy.”
Read More »GOP lawmakers advance attacks on citizen initiatives
Republican lawmakers agreed Wednesday to ask voters to throw another hurdle in the path of their ability to write their own laws.
Read More »Andrew Chavez: Commanding an army of petition gatherers 
If you need signatures collected for a citizen initiative in Arizona, there’s a good chance you’re paying Andrew Chavez to get them.
Read More »Signature effort aims to derail solar ballot measure
Summit Consulting Group, a political consulting firm with ties to Arizona Public Service, is paying Sign Here Petitions to collect survey signatures, but only on the condition that signature gatherers sign a non-compete clause, promising not to work on SolarCity’s initiative.
Read More »Secretary of State knocks 2,300 signatures from HB2305 referendum effort 
The coalition fighting the election law approved by the Legislature this year filed 139,161 signatures that passed the first round of verification from the Secretary of State’s Office.
Read More »Election bill referendum will be held to higher standard 
The referendum drive against an elections bill passed by the Legislature in June will have a tough standard to meet if it goes to court. Referendums in Arizona are subject to a judicial standard known as strict compliance, which requires ...
Read More »Anti Medicaid expansion referendum falls short 
The writing has been on the wall for a while, but now it’s official – Medicaid expansion won’t be on the ballot next November.
Read More »Political groups try to keep HB2305 from becoming law 
When lawmakers rolled several controversial elections changes into one jam-packed omnibus bill and approved it in the final moments of the legislative session, a coalition of disparate political groups coalesced around a single goal: to stop the bill from becoming law.
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