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Arizona Republican compares nonbinary individuals to someone identifying “as a chicken” John Fillmore insists bill is meant to provide clarity in government documents by barring gender-neutral markers on state IDs 14SHARES Arizona State Rep. John Fillmore – Photo: Arizona House of Representatives. An Arizona Republican lawmaker is facing an ethics complaint after comparing nonbinary individuals to farm animals during a committee hearing last week. State Rep. John Fillmore (R-Apache Junction) made the comments during a hearing for a bill he sponsored, HB 2725, that would require state identification documents to contain only a male or female gender marker. The bill would ban the use of gender-neutral “X” markers, which are often employed in other states as an option for gender-nonbinary individuals, on official state IDs. ....
Arizona State Legislature (Nicole Neri/DD) Arizona Congressman John Fillmore introduced a bill on Jan. 14, 2021, that would give Arizona parents the freedom to override the state’s vaccination requirements for K-12 public school children if they so choose. According to a study conducted by PLOS Medicine in 2018, Arizona was found to be an anti-vaccine hotspot in the country, meaning that a very high percentage of parents choose not to have their children vaccinated on the basis of religious or personal beliefs. Current Arizona state law says that K-12 students who attend public schools in Arizona must have documentation proving that they have received certain immunizations before they are allowed to attend their school. ....
GOP Lawmakers in Key Battlegrounds to Tighten Vote-by-Mail Rules 31 Jan 2021 GOP state lawmakers in three battleground states where President Joe Biden narrowly defeated former President Donald Trump in November are looking to tighten their states’ vote-by-mail rules. The moves come after Trump spent the lead-up to the general election by going after vote-by-mail, which was implemented in many states to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump repeatedly claimed that vote-by-mail would lead to “fraud” and would “destroy this country.” There was a surge in early and mail-in voting during the 2020 election, with most votes cast by Democrats. Now, with legislative sessions in the statehouses in session, GOP lawmakers are coming up with a flurry of laws aimed at restricting vote-by-mail. ....