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Your Vote on Ballot Measures
Your vote on ballot measures matters: At stake are voting rights, election integrity, medical debt, housing solutions, flood mitigation, and fire protection. Don’t skip these when you vote! We’ll discuss what the proposals are below and you can take our Sample Ballot into the voting booth with you as a reminder (or sit with it […]
Continue readingFEDERAL ACTION ALERT – August 28, 2022
THIS WEEK’S ALERTS: Demand that the Senate PASS the Respect for MarriageAct!!; Insist that our Representatives demand a full implementation of PresidentBiden’s Justice40 Initiative in the wake of passing the Inflation Reduction Act!!!A. Pass the Respect for Marriage Act in the Senate! The House has passedthe Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would enshrine […]
Continue readingGOP Judges Block Citizens Initiative for Voting Rights
After the Secretary of State, County Recorders, and a lower court certified the Arizona Fair Elections Act for the November ballot, the State Supreme Court, at the urging of groups including Karl Rove and Bill Barr, ordered an additional review that excluded just enough signatures to keep the measure off the ballot. “The high court’s […]
Continue readingFEDERAL ACTION ALERT – August 21, 2022
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks THIS WEEK’S ALERTS: Demand that the Senate PASS the Reproductive Freedom for All Act!!; Get our Senators to pass the Grand Canyon Protection Act, Demand that the Right to Contraception Act gets passed ASAP! Get our Senators to […]
Continue readingUpdate on Ballot Measures in the Courts
Yesterday, two important ballot initiatives survived the initial court challenge: Stop Dark Money and Medical Debt Relief. We expect a similar ruling on the Fair Elections Measure soon — the trial of that one ended yesterday. Still, the opponents are appealing to the Ducey-packed Arizona Supreme Court, so we shall see. Read more.
Continue readingFederal Action Alert – August 14, 2022
Produced by Democrats of the Red Rocks and Coconino County Democratic Party THIS WEEK’S ALERTS: Demand that the Senate PASS the Reproductive Freedom for All Act!!; Thank our Representatives for passing the Inflation Reduction Act!!; Demand that our Representatives do all they can to save our Giant Sequoias!!; Be vigilant on threats by Republicans […]
Continue readingHappy Anniversary SSA
By our choice of candidates this fall, America will decide whether it wants to keep the Social Security Act, which was signed into law on this day in 1935. Thanks to historian Heather Cox Richardson for providing the material for this post. It is imperative for Americans to understand what life was like before the […]
Continue readingBiden’s Achievements Approach FDR’s
The bill that passed the House yesterday and the Senate earlier in the week, and which President Biden will sign soon, is a very big deal. The “Inflation Reduction Act” is another triumph executed without any GOP support and a significant step forward in combatting climate change, providing more affordable healthcare, and making our tax […]
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