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Important Statewide Races
Need to light a fire to get excited about working on this election? Consider these statewide races: Our Secretary of State is the #2 Executive Branch official — he or she steps up to be Governor if the Governor leaves for any reason (and that’s happened a few times in recent memory.) The Secretary of State […]
Continue readingHow Many Signs Can I Have in My Front Yard? Can My HOA Stop Me from Having Signs?
We’re getting these questions. Let’s deal with the HOA statement first: They can’t do that. Arizona Revised Statutes 33-1808 (C) prohibits any HOA from preventing you from putting out a political sign in the last 71 days before an election — we’re well within that time now! (You do have to take it down three […]
Continue readingVote No on Proposition 305
Proposition 305 is a bit confusing so let me try to break it down for you. 1. Basically there are a number of school tax credits and there are also Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs). Both of these, in essence, funnel tax dollars to private schools. Prop 305 is about ESAs. 2. ESA’s started in 2011 […]
Continue readingFriends Don’t Let Friends Fail to Vote
Five Facts To Help You in this Quest (And One to Motivate You) We need every Democrat to do something if we are going to win this election — even if it is as small a thing as answering a question about voting put to you by a neighbor or co-worker. So here are a few […]
Continue readingOnly 11 Days Until Voting Begins: GOTV Opportunities This Week
We’re only 11 days out from the start of Early Voting. Vote-by-Mail ballots will be mailed October 10 and voters can also vote in person starting October 10. FYI: Early Voting Locations and Hours The voter registration deadline is 10 days away — October 9. Feeling a sense of urgency yet? We hope so. Check […]
Continue readingWE, the People, are Responsible for OUR Nation
Op-Ed by Bryan Bates, Doney Park, September 2018 Once upon a time, Republicans and Democrats talked and worked with each as was demonstrated daily by John McCain. Enter large monetary contributions hidden from public view per the “Citizens United” Supreme Court and other legal rulings, and political efforts become entrenched along the stipulations of a […]
Continue readingWith the Country’s Focus on Kavanaugh, HR Passes Another Budget-busting Tax Cut for the Wealthy
While all eyes were focused on the Kavanaugh hearings this week, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives delivered another gift to their donors by passing a bill to cut income taxes AGAIN. The House’s new bill takes effect starting in 2025 and would add $600 billion to the national debt within the next decade, and […]
Continue readingSocial Security Positions Crucial in Congressional District 1
Is your calendar circled for the day your Social Security check is deposited into your bank account? Do you plan your bill paying – and retired life in general — and retired life in general — around that all-important date every month? If you answered yes, you should take a close look at the stark […]
Continue readingGarcia the Right Choice for Governor
The lies from the TV screen are coming fast and furious, just as the misinformation from the letter to the editors. Doug Ducey is desperate to keep his job, so he and his supporters are not telling the truth to the voter at a pace never seen in the past. Ducey has not been an […]
Continue readingVoter Suppression Update – Voter Registration Deadline Nears
In a setback for voting rights, a federal judge has rejected a lawsuit aimed at forcing GOP Secretary of State Michele Reagan to send out notification letters to 380,000 voters whose registrations she refused to automatically update when they updated their address with the state Department of Transportation. The plaintiffs had argued this was a violation of the National […]
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