Update to AZ Voter Registration Deadline Appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Late Tuesday a three judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a per curiam order ruled that U.S. District Court Judge Steven Logan exceeded his judicial discretion when he extended the Arizona’s voter registration deadline from Oct. 5 until … Read more
Update to AZ Voter Registration Deadline Extended; Disabled Voting by Video Approved. The Republican National Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, as well as the state of Arizona, appealed from the decision extending the voter registration deadline. The latest from the Arizona Mirror: Secretary of State Katie Hobbs asks 9th Circuit for end to new … Read more
Above: Gov. Doug Ducey poses with Andrew Gould, left, and John Lopez IV, right, his two picks for an expanded Supreme Court. Forward Apropos to today’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett in which Republicans are clutching their pearls that Democrats might “stack the court” in response to the actual years-long effort … Read more
Early mail-in ballots were mailed to voters on Wednesday, October 7. I don’t know about you, but I received mine in the mail on the afternoon of Friday, October 9, which indicates to me that there was no mail slowdown in ballots going out in Arizona. I filled out my ballot over the weekend and … Read more
Arizona Daily Star Editorial board issued endorsements in favor of Propositions 207, 208 and 481 on page A14 of today’s print edtion, and online below: Prop 207 recreational marijuana: “Prop. 207 would change Arizona forever. Vote yes” https://tucson.com/opinion/local/star-opinion-prop-207-would-change-arizona-forever-vote-yes/article_a4e0b4c4-9993-5bb0-b941-23dad728a8b8.html Prop. 208 invest in ed: “Yes on 208 Invest in Ed” https://tucson.com/opinion/local/2020-star-opinion-yes-on-prop-208-invest-in-ed/article_d2e7465a-723e-5d2d-b349-9cced0814ac9.html Prop 481 base expenditure limit … Read more