Senate bill would outlaw dropping off early ballots on Election Day
PHOENIX – The Arizona Senate is considering a measure that would prohibit early voters from dropping off their mail-in ballots on Election Day, a move advocates say would simplify elections and opponents say would hamper voter rights.
Story by Kelsey Mo, Cronkite News
Read moreArizona Legislators Launch Dueling Proposals on Voting Rights and Elections
A battle is underway for the future of voting rights in Arizona, featuring liberal lawmakers who want to expand voting opportunities fighting with conservatives who seek to add new restrictions.
Story by Joseph Flaherty, Phoenix New Times
Read moreRep. Salman: AZ Constitution needs amendment to protect right to vote
Rep. Athena Salman, D-Tempe, will introduce legislation to amend the Arizona Constitution and add a section to explicitly state the right to vote is a fundamental right, she said during a press conference Thursday.
Story by Laura Gómez, Arizona Mirror
Read moreUgenti-Rita seeks new limits on early voting
Republican complaints and suspicions about the 2018 election may fuel new restrictions on early voting in Arizona.
Story by Jeremy Duda, Arizona Mirror
Read moreLawmaker introduces new proposal to revamp Independent Redistricting Commission
A Republican lawmaker is reviving an effort to change the makeup of Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission, the body responsible for redrawing the state’s legislative and congressional district maps once a decade.
Story by Ben Giles, Arizona Capitol Times
Read moreSupreme 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.
Story by Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Read moreUpdate: Phoenix City Council to Delay Vote on $230 Million Suns Arena Renovations
The Phoenix City Council's upcoming vote on whether to shell out $150 million to renovate Talking Stick Resort Arena is a big deal, even if you don't give a hoot about sports.
Story by Steven Hsieh, Phoenix New Times
Read moreSupreme Court won’t hear appeal of ‘strict compliance’ law for initiatives
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge to a 2017 lawrequiring citizen initiative campaigns to strictly comply with statutory requirements. Previously, the courts had imposed a lesser standard of substantial compliance, meaning initiatives wouldn’t be barred from the ballot over minor defects on issues such as the format of petitions or the information that voters must provide when they sign them.
Story by Jeremy Duda, Arizona Mirror
Read moreAZ Court Tosses Bill to Dilute Clean Elections Commission
A state judge has overturned an effort by the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature to dilute the powers of the state's Clean Elections Commission.
Story by Mark Richardson, Public News Service
Read moreJudge voids key pieces of Arizona law gutting campaign finance rules
A judge has ruled that Arizona lawmakers violated the state Constitution on multiple fronts when they passed a sweeping overhaul of campaign-finance laws in 2016.
Story by Dustin Gardiner, Arizona Republic
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