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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.
State argues case on ballot-measure rule not ‘ripe’
Attorneys for the state and Republican legislative leaders are asking the Arizona Supreme Court to rebuff efforts by various organizations to void a statute that could make it harder for voters to propose their own laws.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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... […]
