Posted by Craig McDermott Every election cycle, there are far more candidates before nominating petitions are due than after. In other words, more people start candidate committees than actually file nominating petitions to make it on to the ballot. For most of the pretenders, collecting signatures requires more work than they can put in (to collect … Read more
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings And the "delicious irony" series continues… Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is one of the most ardent supporters of the Fourth Amendment-overriding SB1070, the new law in Arizona that requires folks to produce documents proving citizenship/legal presence in the U.S. whenever a law enforcement officer demands that … Read more
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings The "voter vault" is the AZGOP's database of voter info (contact info, demographic info, etc.) that is used by Republican candidates use during their campaigns. The Arizona Republic ran a story detailing how the AZGOP has refused Republican Rick Romley access to the database because of his … Read more
by David Safier The Accidental Guv will get a chance to put her "ideology over economy" stand ("Gov. Jan Brewer emphasized Wednesday that Arizona won't back away from its tough new law aimed at illegal immigrants even if boycotts take business from the state") into practice as the worldwide reaction to SB1070 grows. I can't … Read more
by David Safier SB1070 updates are going to be a regular feature here. Armed with Google Alerts, I get articles from across the country and around the world. I'll highlight some of the important issues that come up. The LA Times picked up the story about our anti-Ethnic Studies bill and tied it back to … Read more