How to Vote on Arizona’s 8 Key Ballot Measures

Print this out for future reference. Mail-in ballots will arrive on Oct. 10
Print this out for future reference. Mail-in ballots will arrive on Oct. 10

Faced with a corrupt State Legislature and Supreme Court, Arizona voters will have the chance to fight back on 8 public initiatives.

Teachers, elected representatives, and a transportation official explained the merits of the ballot initiatives at the recent
Tanque Verde Valley Democratic Club meeting.

Arrayed against voters are dark money interests and self-dealing corporations that are already spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to sabotage ballot initiatives to fund public schools, renewable energy, and clean elections.

“I said that this Legislature is owned by dirty money on the state House floor, and I was gaveled down,” says state Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley. “We still have corruption in the state government.”

Echoing these remarks, Luci Messing, the chair of the Tanque Verde Democrats, says, “We have a very corrupt majority in the Legislature who are not looking out for us. We need to take them out. That’s why it’s so important we vote for people who are pro-education, pro-family and will do best for Arizona and not for their pockets or personal gains. It’s definitely one of those issues where we can make a difference. The power is in our hands.”

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Political Calendar: Week of September 9, 2018

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Political Calendar for the Week of September 9, 2018:

Sunday, September 9: Rosh Hashanah begins.

Sunday, September 9: Week one of the 2018 NFL season.

Sunday, September 9, 2:00 p.m.: Education Town Hall hosted by LD 11 Democratic candidates Ralph Atchue (senate) and Hollace Lyon (house), at the Oro Valley Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive, Oro Valley.

Sunday, September 9, 4:00 p.m.: Raul Grijalva’s “Southern AZ Democratic Campaign Kickoff”, at the El Casino Ballroom, 437 E. 26th Street, Tucson. Candidates, initiative supporters, and Democrats will come together to kickoff our efforts to get-out-the-vote in Southern Arizona. RSVP HERE or call (520) 629-0050.

Monday, September 10, Noon: Democrats of Greater Tucson luncheon, Dragon’s View Restaurant (400 N. Bonita, South of St. Mary’s Road between the Freeway and Grande Avenue, turn South at Furr’s Cafeteria). New price: buffet lunch is $10.00 cash, $12 credit; just a drink is $3.50. Featured speaker is Marion Chubon on Represent Me AZ & Local Activism. Next Week: Larry Bodine of Blog For Arizona on Local Political Journalism.

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