GOP lawmaker kills election bill, threatens to torpedo session
Vowing to vote against any and all election bills and keep the Legislature in session until the Senate’s audit of 2020 election results is complete, a Mesa Republican dealt an unexpected blow to a bill that could stop tens of thousands of Arizonans from receiving mail ballots.
‘Ballot harvesting’ work of special interests
As the iconic voting rights hero Rep. John Lewis once said, “The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument in a democratic society.” As such, ballots should NEVER EVER be trifled with by anyone, at any time, under any circumstances.
Elections must be won on ideas, not unfair rules
Please take the time to give these bills some thought, develop your own opinions and contact your legislator with your position. In other words, we encourage you to participate in the political process and to help improve the integrity of our elections.
Should a billionaire run Arizona’s elections?
How many Arizonans like the idea of one billionaire family manipulating the way Arizona county election offices operate? That’s an unpopular idea for people across the political spectrum, especially when the billionaire is Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose controversial actions make him distrusted by Left and Right.
Senate moves to restrict early voting
Republican senators are moving on two fronts to erect new hurdles in the path of those who want to vote early.
Independent voters will be harmed by election reform proposal
To put it more directly, should this bill pass without dropping the requirement to vote in partisan primary elections, independent Arizona voters will be well within their rights to sue to block that blatantly unconstitutional feature.
Disenfranchising voters is not ‘election reform’
Arizonans have an election system that is safe, secure, and convenient. Through the hard work of election officials and leaders from both parties, our voting system serves as a national model. Despite this success, we are now witnessing legislative efforts aimed at not only undoing this carefully crafted system, but actually attempting to suppress the votes of Arizonans. These efforts are misguid[...]
Legal challenges to election head to court
Attorneys for state and county election officials head to federal court Tuesday to quash one of the two remaining bids to overturn the vote for Joe Biden in Arizona. And time may be running out for a final decision.
GOP feud fuels official’s resignation amid vote fraud claims
Rae Chornenky – the former Maricopa County Republican chair whose resignation capped off an election season full of intra-party conflict – admits she probably should have seen it all coming.... […]
Top GOP official wants court to void Arizona’s electoral votes for Biden
The head of the Arizona Republican Party is moving to have a court declare that the election results, which gave the state’s 11 electoral votes to Joe Biden, is void.... […]
Pascua Yaqui tribe fights for early voting site, citing history of discrimination
How far residents of the Pascua Yaqui reservation have to travel to cast an early ballot this year will depend on what a federal judge concludes is the reason for... […]
11th hour attempts to change election laws undermine voter confidence
Uncertainty again looms over Arizona’s upcoming election, as liberal officials and progressive activists chase last-minute changes to our well-established voting practices.