The LD9 Town Hall on August 19 featured presentations by David Lujan of the Center for Economic Progress and Marilyn Rodriguez of Creosote Partners on the four Citizens Initiatives that have been battling in court to get on the November 2020 ballot. All four initiatives — Invest in Ed (public education funding), Smart and Safe … Read more
This is a great day for Democracy in Arizona. This could be the first indication that Arizona Public Schools will finally get the monies they desperately need. This could be the first sign that sensible alternative options for nonviolent prisoners is possible. 237,645 valid signatures were needed for the Invest in Ed and Second Chance … Read more
Dear Arizona Voters Petitioners will be submitting signatures for both the Invest in Ed and Second Chance Ballot Initiatives on Thursday, July 2, 2020. Please click on the below link to find locations where you can go and sign the petitions for both initiatives. https://secondchancesaz.com/sign-now/ As mentioned below in an article written on June 19, … Read more
Voters, if they have not already, have 13 days to sign petitions to get the Second Chance and Invest in Ed initiatives The Second Chance Initiative, if passed this November, would enable nonviolent prisoners to earn release credits towards leaving prison after serving 50 percent of their sentences, provide for sentencing reform for nonviolent offenders, … Read more
The Arizona State Supreme Court, by a majority vote, has declined to grant relief to the petitioners behind the organization of citizen ballot initiatives like Invest in Ed, Save Our Schools Arizona, and Outlaw Dirty Money that would allow them to electronically collect petition signatures. No majority or minority opinion has been published yet. A … Read more