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
Apparently, some Republicans in the Arizona State House have found a way to use COVID 19 to their advantage to shut out the voice of the people. Unlike the more enlightened rule-makers in the Arizona State Senate, Republican House Leadership is allowing Committee Chairpersons the discretion whether or not to allow remote-virtual testimony on legislation … 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
“Join the Arizona Democratic Party for an hour-long informational session on the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. We’ll cover a history of the commission, how our maps are drawn, and how Arizonans can engage in this exciting process! More info @ azdem.org/redistricting Each of these sessions will be identical, but offered at different times to accommodate a … 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