FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2021 Contact: League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson, League@lwvtucson.com MAKE DEMOCRACY WORK Engage your elected officials “The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson announces the availability of the 2021 A Citizen’s Directory of Elected Officials. The publication is free and ready for you. Want to … Read more
The Trump/QAnon cult in the Arizona legislature is still aggressively pursuing its fever dream that Donald Trump actually won Arizona and that there was widespread election fraud in Arizona. (If the presidential election was fraudulent, then so was every other race on the ballot, including their own election). Senate Republicans want to conduct a “forensic … 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
The Arizona Republic reported Arizona lawmaker proposes ‘homicide by abortion’ bill; doctors and patients could be charged with murder: An Arizona lawmaker known for his hard-line stance on abortion has introduced legislation requiring prosecutors to charge women who opt to end their pregnancies — and the doctors who help them do it — with homicide. Rep. Walt … Read more
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