Ward 3 Councilman Paul Durham (one term) resigned on Feb. 1, effective March 1, 2021. Mayor Regina Romero and Councilman Durham have proposed that former Ward 3 Councilmember Karin Uhlich (3 terms) serve out the remainder of his term. Ward 3 is scheduled to be up for election this year, on November 2, 2021. … Read more
One term Ward 3 Councilman Democrat Paul Durham resigned today, effective in a month. He was elected in Nov. 2017 and had served as Chief of Staff for Ward 6 Coucilmember Nina Trasoff. The Tucson City Council will now name his replacement, who must live in Ward 3. Durham cited “personal reasons” for his resignation … Read more
The plot thickens in the quest to find out if any shenanigans occurred when Republicans at the their winter meeting on January 23, 2021, took two ballots to barely reelect Kelli Ward as their party chairperson. As reported by outlets like CNN, the Hill, and this Blog, Republicans, citing irregularities, are demanding an audit of … Read more
Beware the political party that wants to suppress the people’s right to vote. The odds are the members of that party are not fighting for you and your interests. As fellow writers AZ Blue Meanie and Michael Bryan have reported, the Republicans have spent a large portion of their time in the Arizona State Legislature … Read more
In Arizona, like in every other state, state legislatures have by statute delegated the election of presidential electors to the popular vote of the citizenry. The will of the voters decides. A.R.S. §16-650 provides “The secretary of state shall declare elected the person receiving the highest number of votes cast for each office for which the … Read more