Arizona Legislature set to send initiative changes to ballot
By Bob Christie
Western states test ballot (file photo).
PHOENIX - Republican lawmakers are poised to send two more measures changing the rules for citizen initiatives to the ballot for voter approval, joining another one that was referred to the 2022 ballot on Friday.
The measures that were cleared for Senate debate Monday would ask voters to change the state Constitution to require a supermajority vote to pass their own laws and to confine them to a single subject. Both already passed the House and are now expected to get Senate votes in the coming days as the GOP-controlled Legislature races to adjourn for the year.
Arizona Legislature set to send initiative changes to ballot
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House to debate bill eliminating 150k voters from vote by mail.
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PHOENIX â The Arizona House is expected to debate the first of two controversial election bills Tuesday that are expected to reach the floor this week.
SB 1485 changes the permanent voting list to the early voting list. More importantly, it removes voters from the list if they have not voted at least once in two successive election cycles. Opponents say the bill will eliminate 150,000 voters from the permanent voting list. The bill was on the floor earlier this month when it was abruptly pulled because there were not enough Republican votes to ensure its passage.
Arizona activists, faith leaders decry âvoter suppressionâ bills The Rev. Katie Sexton of the Arizona Faith Network speaks Wednesday, April 7, at the state Capitol in favor of federal legislation to expand and protect voter rights. (Source: Cronkite News) By Kiera Riley | April 9, 2021 at 7:50 AM MST - Updated April 9 at 7:50 AM
PHOENIX â Faith and community leaders on Wednesday, April 7, demanded Arizonaâs elected officials stand against âvoter suppressionâ laws, joining a national movement that has embroiled businesses and lawmakers across the U.S.
Supporters criticized bills in the Arizona Senate and House pushing for further identification requirements, purges of the permanent early voting list and the possibility of criminal action against voters.