It’s essential to take election debates deeper and increase the quality of our political dialogue and civic engagement across the board. Voters want to know where candidates for office stand
A bipartisan Arizona group that is pushing for open primaries in the state says it isn t surprised by the relatively low voter turnout in recent primary elections. As in Iowa, Arizona requires voters to be affiliated with a major political party to be able to participate in primary elections. Paul Johnson, former Phoenix mayor and member of the Make Elections Fair AZ executive committee, said from his experience, those who show up in what he calls "low-turnout primaries" tend to be the "most extremist" voters. .
Arizona is likely to be at the center of the 2024 election. We are a swing state on the border, rife with independent voters, and Sybil Francis argues that means we have the chance to steer what could be a real spectacle of an election year toward substance.
Voters across the country will weigh in on several key issues, including abortion, state primaries and school board elections, through a slew of ballot measures next year. Abortion rights supporters are looking to enshrine abortion protections into state constitutions in Arizona, Florida and Missouri, among others. Voters in Idaho, Colorado and Montana could decide on ballot measures that would…