Tag Archives: voting rights
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 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 readingFair Elections Initiative on the Ballot
The initiative known as the Arizona Fair Elections Act garnered more than twice the signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot. Subject to expected legal challenges, voters will be able to reverse the GOP-controlled legislature’s drive to destroy voting rights in Arizona. The initiative measure would make major changes to election law aimed at […]
Continue readingCounty Defends Mail-In Voting
We’re extremely proud that our County Board of Supervisors is one of two counties in the State to join a host of others defending early voting by mail in the Arizona Supreme Court. The Arizona Republican Party filed an extraordinary lawsuit directly in the Supreme Court arguing that anything but voting in person, at a […]
Continue readingThe Right to Vote Is Fundamental. The Filibuster is NOT.
In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Sinema said she listens to Arizonans and will not alter her position and vote to end the filibuster. Our precinct committee people and volunteers have listened to more Arizonans than the Senator has in years. We support the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis […]
Continue readingFEDERAL ACTION ALERT – Nov. 13, 2021
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks THIS WEEK’S ALERTS: Filibuster Reform after Fourth Filibuster on Voting Rights; Tell O’Halleran to vote yes on Build Back Better without trying to change it at this late date; To O’Halleran and our Senators – Urge more concrete […]
Continue readingFEDERAL ACTION ALERT – Oct. 30, 2021
Produced by the Legislative Committee of the Coconino County Democratic Party and Democrats of the Red Rocks THIS WEEK’S ALERTS: Filibuster Reform after defeat of Voting Rights bill; Support for Build Back Better!!: ALL IN ON SINEMA: NOW THAT REPUBLICANS HAVE TORPEDOED THE “FREEDOM TO VOTE ACT” IT’S TIME TO MODIFY THE FILIBUSTER. BOTH SENATORS […]
Continue readingFEDERAL ACTION ALERT – Oct. 16, 2021
Produced by Democrats of the Red Rocks and Coconino County Democratic Party THIS WEEK’S ALERTS: Push the compromise Freedom to Vote Act finally supported by Sen. Manchin, the Native American Voting Rights Act; ALL IN ON SINEMA: Aggressive Messaging for Sen. Sinema to stop sabotaging President Biden’s agenda; Pass the Equality Act. A. SUPPORT THE […]
Continue readingFederal Alert – September 17, 2021
Produced by Democrats of the Red Rocks and Coconino County Democratic Party Important Note: SIGN THE PETITIONS – ONE WEEK LEFT! While the struggle for voting rights at the federal level is critical, there is something you can do right now here in Arizona: Sign the petitions to reverse the voter suppression legislation passed by […]
Continue readingOur Petition Drive: Voting Rights and Tax Referenda
We are fortunate in Arizona that our State Constitution allows Arizona voters to veto bad legislation through a process called referendum. Volunteers with the Coconino County Democratic Party are joining with citizens across the state to exercise this constitutional right. We are collecting signatures to reverse some of the damage the Arizona Legislature did to our […]
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