Month: August 2014

Watch Fred DuVal’s ‘Problem Solver’ TV Ad

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Today, Republicans (and some Independents) will determine which of their six candidates will run against Democrat Fred DuVal for governor of Arizona. Today, the DuVal campaign released their first television ad. Game on. Go, git ’em, Fred! Don’t forget there are Democratic Party Unity events in Tucson at Junxion downtown (on the SunLink line) and … Read more

Women’s Equality Day: vote in Arizona Primary

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It’s Women’s Equality Day and also the 2014 Arizona Primary today!

From wikipedia about August 26:

Women’s Equality Day is a day proclaimed each year by the United States President to commemorate the granting of the vote to women throughout the country on an equal basis with men. Women in the United States were granted the right to vote on August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified as law. The amendment was first introduced many years earlier in 1878. Every president has published a proclamation for Women’s Equality Day since 1971 when legislation was first introduced in Congress by Bella Abzug. This resolution was passed designating August 26 of each year as Women’s Equality Day. 

I checked online with Center for Women & Politics and more women reported voting in 2012 than men, 71.4% to 61.6%.  More women were registered to vote in 2012 than men, 81.7% to 71.4%.  See more data (even by age groups) at: http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/fast_facts/voters/documents/genderdiff.pdf

So, come on Arizona women, vote today at the polls, if you haven’t already mailed in your early ballot.  It was a tremendous battle to earn the right to vote back in 1920 (and previous years), so we women should not take the right to vote lightly.

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Primary Election Day – Vote!

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voteToday is Primary Election Day.

If you have not already voted early, this is your last chance to vote. Polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Early ballots not already mailed may be dropped off at any polling place on Election Day. Remember to sign and date your ballot envelope.

“Independent” voters must request a partisan ballot to vote in the primary: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Americans Elect.

For a complete list of polling sites in Pima County, here is the Polling Place List (.pdf). If you are still uncertain about your polling location, go to the Pima County Recorder’s Office website, and click on the icon in the right-side column for Polling Location. Type in your address to retrieve your polling location.

For other questions about voting you can call the Pima County Elections Department at (520) 724-6830.

Required Identification at the Polls

Every eligible registered voter is required to show proof of identity at the polling place before receiving a ballot. The voter shall announce his/her name and place of residence to the election official and present one form of identification from LIST #1 that bears the name, address, and photograph of the voter OR two different forms of identification from LIST #2 that bear the name and address of the voter. (ARS 16-579A)

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Sorry, no, “independent” candidates aren’t going to save us.

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Crossposted from DemocraticDiva.com There’s a general consensus out there that partisans suck and are everything that is wrong with politics, so it would stand to reason that having candidates who don’t belong to parties would bring a refreshing perspective and a practical focus on issues to elections. Yet “independent” politicians, with notable exceptions like Michael … Read more

10th Circuit Court of Appeals oral argument in Kobach v. U.S. Election Assistance Commission

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The Wichita Eagle reports on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals oral argument today in Kobach et al. v. U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Federal appeals court questions Kansas’ proof-of-citizenship rules:

NoVoteFederal appeals judges expressed skepticism Monday over Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s argument that a federal commission must make voters who register using a federal registration form provide proof-of-citizenship documents required by state law.

Kobach argued on behalf of Kansas and Arizona before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, in a case where the states are trying to force the federal government to add their requirements to federal vote registration forms mandated by the National Voting Rights Act, also known as the motor voter law.

When Kobach contended that the Election Assistance Commission is required to grant states’ requests to add state-specific instructions to the federal form, Judge Jerome A. Holmes interrupted: “Oh whoa whoa whoa, there’s a big jump there.”

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