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Voters might have last word in Clean Elections
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted June 15 to advance a measure that would allow voters to decide the fate of Arizona's system of publicly funded campaigns known as Clean Elections.
Critic of Clean Elections benefitted from program
In his Arizona Capitol Times commentary (“Why Clean Elections needs to end now,” June 5), Rep. Rick Murphy calls for the end of Clean Elections in Arizona. Rep. Murphy calls Clean Elections “un-American” and notes that he has been opposed to Clean Elections since it was first proposed. His major complaint is that his participating opponents receive matching funds when he outspends them.
Quelland says he’ll challenge removal from House
While the Citizens Clean Elections Commission was voting on May 15 to remove Rep. Doug Quelland from office, the north Phoenix lawmaker was hitting the links in a legislative golf tournament. He didn’t bother to provide a reason for his absence from the May 15 hearing.
Quelland removed from office, fined $45K
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission voted this morning to remove Rep. Doug Quelland from the Legislature for violating campaign spending rules. The Phoenix Republican was also fined $45,000. The commission voted 4-1 to kick Quelland out of office for spending more than he was allowed to under Clean Elections rules. The commission determined Quelland had hired a political consultant but did [...]
Clean Elections hearing set for May 15; Decision on Quelland expected
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission is scheduled to decide whether to sanction and possibly remove District 10 Rep. Doug Quelland from office on May 15. Quelland, who ran a publicly funded campaign in 2008, has been accused of failing to report a $15,000 political consulting contract on his 2008 campaign finance reports.
Quelland Quandry: Who’s telling the truth?
Last fall, Carol Vandercook and other Democrats in District 10 received a copy of a contract between Valley political consultant Larry Davis and House candidate Doug Quelland that raised suspicions that Quelland had failed to report critical campaign finance information to state election officials.
‘Lying’ infects Clean Elections hearing on complaint against Quelland
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission has postponed a decision that could result in the removal from office of Rep. Doug Quelland, buying commissioners more time to unravel a soured relationship between the north Phoenix Republican and a Valley political consultant.
Clean Elections official says Quelland broke campaign law; lawmaker could face ouster
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission this morning could decide to take the monumental step of beginning a process to remove north Phoenix Rep. Doug Quelland from office.
