Coconino County Democratic Party / Action Meeting
Research & Messaging Committee
Briefing – September 14, 2024
Elections
How secure and reliable are US elections? You’d be surprised
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN
19 minute read
Published 5:00 AM EDT, Sat September 7, 2024
See: https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/07/politics/elections-voting-security-what-matters/index.html
Why an election for 330 million-plus people may still come down to so few votes
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf and Renée Rigdon, CNN
5 minute read
Updated 11:00 AM EDT, Sat August 31, 2024
Reproductive Rights
Two of seven justices on the Arizona Supreme Court are up for retention election— Clint Bolick and Kathryn Hackett King. If retained,
they will serve six year terms. These two justices voted to uphold Arizona’s 160-year old abortion ban.
EJ Montini, Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick make a paltry appeal to keep his job, Arizona Republic,
Published 1:26 p.m., May 21, 2024.
AZ Congressional District 2
Jonathon Nez – D
•Will stand up to partisan attacks on mail-in voting and AZ’s election infrastructure
•Immigration reform: security technology, more border agents/caseworkers, fair path to citizenship
•The right to choose is individual sovereignty
•Common sense steps to fight inflation, cut costs, families back on their feet
•Securing AZ’s water future
•Putting needs of rural AZ ahead of partisan politics
Eli Crane – R
•An “avid election denier” claiming “massive amounts of fraud” warning “our opposition would do whatever is necessary to hold on to power.” 1
•Secure border with “overlapping
deterrence”, eg, border wall and stop processing more illegal aliens into the US.
•Reduce taxes and regulations
•Unleash domestic energy production
•Stop current administration from waging a war on American energy by sabotaging “our energy producers.”
•Opposes continued Ukraine aid2
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION
BACKGROUND
•Intended in the 1912 Arizona Constitution as an agency independent of the legislature, the executive branch or the judiciary
•The Commissioners function in an Executive capacity, they adopt rules and regulations thereby functioning in a legislative capacity, and they act in a Judicial capacity making decisions in contested matters.
•Made up of five (5) Commissioners elected for 4-year terms – only one of 14 states with elected Corporation Commissioners
RESPONSIBILITIES
•Governs the offer and sale of securities and investment advice in or from Arizona
•Licenses investment advisers and their representatives
•Registers securities dealers and salesmen
•Regulates several hundred public utilities serving the state, including setting the rates and charges for services and ensuring adequate, reliable service
•Registers corporations and limited liability companies
•Enforces regulations to ensure railroad and pipeline safety
UTILITIES SCOPE
•There are 17 Electrical providers in Arizona
•There are 350 Water providers in Arizona
•There are 6 Natural Gas providers in Arizona
ELECTION 2024
•Currently there are 4 Republicans and 1 Democrat on the Commission
•The Democrat and 2 Republicans are to be replaced in the November election
•Democratic candidates are:
Ylenia Aguilar
Jonathan Hill
Joshua Polacheck
