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Stage set for lawsuit over conflict of state law, Tempe ballot measure
Gov. Doug Ducey signed off on Tempe’s “dark money” ballot initiative, a move that will likely open up the state to a lawsuit.
Republicans approve repealing Voter Protection Act, target public’s ballot initiatives
Attempting to preempt a committee hearing on a package of legislation aimed at overhauling the people’s ability to enact laws, critics took to the Senate lawn to blast the “coordinated attack” launched by Republican lawmakers and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the Voter Protection Act and the initiative process.
Basha to head early childhood health and education board
The board overseeing Arizona's early childhood development program has chosen the woman who championed the 2006 voter initiative creating the agency as board chair.
Lawmaker: Have voter-approved measures face reauthorization
In 1998, Arizona voters decided to bar the Legislature from making changes to initiatives and referendums without a three–quarters vote in each house. But Rep. Chester Crandell has proposed that any voter-approved measure using public funds later face reauthorization votes by the public.
Fit to be tied: Republican lawmakers say Prop. 105 is too restrictive
The chorus of lawmakers calling for an overhaul of the Voter Protection Act quieted to a low murmur in 2011, but supporters say the dormant issue will be back on the Legislature’s agenda next year.
Several Republican legislators said they will revive their plans to change Proposition 105, the 1998 ballot measure that strictly limits the Legislature’s ability to tamper with voter-appro[...]
