AZ Capitol Times Meet the (Legislative) Candidates 2020

The Arizona Capitol Times hosts “Meet the Candidates” every election year. Sponsored by: citizens-clean-elections This year, we will host virtual Meet the Candidates from July 13 to July 17 from 6 pm to 8 pm. We will telecast the event on YouTube. During this meet and greet event, you will have the opportunity to hear … Read more

Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission debates start April 21

Every year the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission hosts statewide debates for the contested races in the Arizona Legislative Districts for the primary and the general elections. However this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, these debates will not be in person (with videos posted afterwards), but will be livestreamed via YouTube.  Here’s the debate … Read more

Updated SWAG List of State Primary Candidates for 2020

It is time to update the “silly wild ass guess” (SWAG) list of candidates running for office in November. Below is a list of candidates who made the cut at the filing deadline to run for either the State Legislature or a seat on the Corporation Commission. The filing deadline for declared party candidacies was April … Read more

GOP Voter Suppression Week at the Legislature

This is the last week for bills to be heard in committee in their chamber of origin. Expect to see packed committee agendas this week. For those of you who are doing bill tracking and using “Request to Speak” (RTS) to comment on legislation in the Arizona legislature, we could use your help in posting … Read more

Arizonans for Fair Elections file the Fair Elections Act initiative

In case you missed it, this happened this past week. Arizonans for Fair Elections filed an ambitious ballot initiative that includes a laundry list of election reforms that I have advocated on behalf of for years (and a few I hadn’t even thought of). The Arizona Republic reported, Effort underway to significantly change elections in … Read more