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Shortly after Arizona Republican lawmakers approved it on a party line vote, Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday quickly signed a bill that could remove tens of thousands of voters from the state’s early ballot mailing list.
Voters who sign up for the state’s Permanent Early Voting List PEVL for short are automatically sent a ballot for every election in which they’re eligible to vote. The PEVL has grown increasingly popular with each passing election in Arizona.
Whether voters use their early ballot or not has to date been irrelevant. But Senate Bill 1485, sponsored by GOP Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, takes the “permanent” out of the PEVL.
Shortly after Arizona Republican lawmakers approved it, GOP Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday quickly signed a bill into law that could remove tens of thousands
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Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, seen here during an April 15 bill signing, on Tuesday signed legislation making it easier to remove infrequent voters from a list of those who automatically get a mail-in ballot each election.
Shortly after Arizona Republican lawmakers approved it, GOP Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday quickly signed a bill into law that could remove tens of thousands of voters from the state s early ballot mailing list.
Voters who sign up for the state s Permanent Early Voting List PEVL for short are automatically sent a ballot for every election in which they re eligible to vote.
The PEVL has grown increasingly popular with each passing election in Arizona. And whether voters actually use their early ballot or not has to date been irrelevant.
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Arizona teachers could face a $5,000 penalty if they allow classroom discussions on controversial topics such as racism or fail to give equal weight to divisive topics, under provisions of a last-minute amendment that flew through the Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday.
The changes to Senate Bill 1532 are intended to ensure students aren t taught that their race, ethnicity or sex determines their character, Rep. Michelle Udall R-Mesa, said of the amendment she introduced.
But Democrats denounced it as an overreach into the classroom and said it was a thinly veiled attempt to stir up public discord about critical race theory and further deepen partisan divides in Arizona.