Update to Democrats Advocate For Voting Rights; Republicans Advocate For Voter Suppression. Last year, the Queen of GOP voter suppression, Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita (R-Scottsdale), tried to remove voters from the PEVL list who do not return their ballots in two consecutive election cycles. Her bill died in the legislature only because COVID-19 shut down the … Read more
In a development that would have seemed fantastic and unbelievable to most political observers only yesterday, Democrats and Republican Commissioners on the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission unanimously elected Psychologist and Pro-Israel Lobbyist Dr. Erika Schupak Neuberg as the new Independent Chairperson of their five-person body. YSR 1-21-21 Democrat Commissioner Derrick Watchman was elected as the … Read more
On December 20, 2020, the Maricopa County Democratic Party elected Nancy Schriber to succeed Steve Slugocki as its new Chairperson. Saying “local politics is where we need our most coordinated efforts,” the former head of the Legislative District 28 Democrats (an LD that went totally blue in 2020,) Ms. Schriber pledged to “listen, collaborate, and … Read more
In December 2020, members of the Pima County Democratic Party elected Bonnie Heidler to succeed Alison Jones as their next leader. A successful chair of Legislative District Ten, Chairperson, Heidler’s career has centered on both managing high technology projects and owning a small business bead establishment. When running to become the next Pima County Democratic … Read more
The Democratic-controlled House in the previous Congress passed H.R.1, the For The People Act of 2019. Quick summary: This bill addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill … Read more