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
The Democratic-controlled House in the previous Congress passed H.R.1, the For The People Act of 2019. Quick summary: This bill addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill … Read more