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GOP AG Brnovich Refuses to Stand Up for Election Integrity
When voters complained about sharpies last November, Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich was all over it. However, when Secretary of State Katie Hobbs asked him to investigate whether Cyber Ninjas are breaking state laws, he said the media reports she cited “does not meet the standard of a credible allegation.” Luckily, a Superior Court Judge […]
Continue readingCourt Strikes Down Voter Suppression Laws/Hobbs Opposes Appeal
This week the U.S. Court of Appeals struck down two Arizona voter suppression laws on the ground that they violate the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against Hispanics and Native Americans. The 2016 law prohibited anyone other than family members and caretakers from delivering a voter’s mail-in ballot. Ballot harvesting, as it’s called, was a […]
Continue readingImplications of Katie Hobbs’ Victory
From the Daily Kos Morning Digest today: Hobb’s victory is critical for voting rights in what’s likely to be a pivotal 2020 swing state because of her firm advocacy for pro-voting policies such as automatic voter registration and making sure eligible voters stay on the voter rolls. By contrast, Gaynor had called for repealing key Voting Rights […]
Continue readingImportant 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 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 […]
Continue readingSteve Gaynor Could Be Your Governor Someday If We Don’t Work Hard
We all know Doug Ducey, but the guy who would succeed him if he leaves office before finishing his next term as Governor (should he win) could be even worse. The Republicans just nominated businessman Steve Gaynor to be Secretary of State — the 2d highest executive office in the state. The Secretary of State […]
Continue readingIt Can Get Worse Than Michele Reagan, truly
At a recent debate ahead of Arizona’s Aug. 28 Republican primary for Secretary of State, businessman Steve Gaynor advocated for banning the printing of ballots and other election materials in Spanish, arguing that they should only be in English. Furthermore, Gaynor called for repealing the 1975 amendment to the federal Voting Rights Act that, thanks to a history of […]
Continue readingHear Us Roar Event Is Great Success!
Coconino Dems continue to roll out greatly successful events. “Hear Us Roar” was co-sponsored by the NAU Young Dems, Together We Will-Northern Arizona, American Association of University Women-Flagstaff Branch, and Arizona List. About 70 people packed the Weatherford Hotel to listen to eight of our Democratic Women Candidates on April 13. And, were those candidates […]
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