A Senate panel voted Thursday to erect some new hurdles in the path of those seeking to recall state and local elected officials.
Read More »Supreme Court upholds lower-court ruling on ‘strict compliance’
A new law making it harder for voters to put their own measures on the ballot will remain on the books, at least for now.
Read More »Justices explain why Invest in Ed measure booted from ballot
Citing confusing language that could trip up voters, five of Arizona’s Supreme Court justices explained their decision to bar a citizen initiative to raise taxes for education in a ruling released Friday morning.
Read More »Court ruling, lack of signatures sink ‘dark money’ ballot measure
A new court decision Thursday has left backers of a ban on "dark money'' even further from their goal of getting the measure on the ballot.
Read More »Groups take voter initiative restriction to state Supreme Court
Several organizations are asking the Arizona Supreme Court to void a law they say will make it more difficult for groups like theirs to put initiatives on the ballot.
Read More »Trial on citizen initiative restrictions gets underway
The consultant who has helped with most of the recent initiative drives testified Wednesday a new state law will impair the ability of Arizonans to craft their own laws.
Read More »Many hurdles make ‘citizen veto’ hard to come by 
Activists are attempting to repeal a trio of laws approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor this year. But pulling off a referendum, known colloquially as a “citizens’ veto,” isn’t easy.
Read More »Ducey signs bill requiring ‘strict compliance’ for citizen initiatives
Gov. Doug Ducey today signed a new law that even the head of his own Republican Party boasts would do pretty much what Democrat foes charged was the goal all along.
Read More »Voter initiatives must be error free under new GOP bill
Not content to make gathering signatures more difficult, Republican lawmakers are now moving to impose new procedural requirements on voters who want to propose their own laws.
Read More »Bill making it tougher to recall elected officials sent to governor 
The House on April 1 gave final approval to HB2407, which demands strict compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements for referendum and recall efforts – or else a judge may toss out the voter-driven effort.
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