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It's finally over!
The state budget for 2025 was passed after a twelve hour voting session on Saturday June 15th. The $1.3 billion deficit combining the...
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Jun 23, 20242 min read


Ballot Tracking; Vote on Day 1; Get Involved in Elections
Did you get it this week? Your text from the Maricopa County Recorder’s office? The one that lets you know your ballot is being...
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Jun 17, 20243 min read


Data Snack: The Mysteries of Undervote and Single Shot
Vote for one? Let's talk Single Shot strategy in this week's Data Snack
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Jun 17, 20241 min read


Size matters
The painful second regular session of the 56th Arizona Legislature ended Sine Die late Saturday night. It was the culmination of three...
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Jun 16, 20242 min read


Why is this so difficult to learn?
We’re still without a budget for the next fiscal year. Word from the back rooms suggests we are getting close to a budget announcement...
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Jun 9, 20241 min read


Data Snack: Republican Version
Maricopa County contains all or the majority portion of 19 of the 30 Legislative Districts in Arizona. LD3 is the most Republican. This...
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Jun 9, 20241 min read


Data Snack: Clean Elections
Arizona is lucky. In 1995, with significant help by the League of Women Voters, the state passed the Clean Elections Act. The basic...
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May 26, 20241 min read


Welcome to the State Senate!
The Arizona Senate convened for a floor session on Wednesday May 22. It was not a pretty sight. Up for debate and a vote was HCR2060, the...
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May 26, 20241 min read


Data Snack: Opportunity
Turnout, win ratio, demographics, in-person vs vote-by-mail. We measure everything relating to elections. There is another measurement...
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May 19, 20241 min read


Status Quo
What a hot mess! Both chambers of our state legislature were physically present for a floor session for only one day this past week. ...
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May 19, 20241 min read


Letter from the Chair: Savvy Voting Starts Here
By Victoria Kauzlarich, Chair, LD3 Dems Okay, everyone… Take a deep breath. It's just 52 days until ballots go out for our July 30th...
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May 12, 20242 min read


Data Snacks: Arizona's Primary, Continued
Parts of Arizona will be crazy busy with the Primary on July 30. Last week’s Snack covered LD3. Here is the rest of the picture....
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May 12, 20241 min read


Unconstitutional, Fiscally Irresponsible, Reckless
Last week, the state Senate advanced a striker amendment to a previously stalled ballot referral. HCR2060 will be voted in the Senate...
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May 12, 20241 min read


Data Snacks: Arizona's Primary
July 30. Arizona’s statewide Primary Election. By the time you read this it will be less than 60 days away. Many contests will be on...
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May 5, 20242 min read


They are very "Trying"!
At the end of February the House of Representatives passed a ballot referral, HCR2060, dealing with verifying a worker's immigration...
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May 5, 20242 min read


Data Snacks: Two years of voter changes
The Arizona Secretary of State’s office publishes the official Voter Registration totals quarterly plus a tally for each major election. ...
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Apr 28, 20242 min read


SORE LOSERS AT THE LEGE
The victory by the united democratic caucus in our House of Representatives last Wednesday was not received well by the House GOP. After...
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Apr 28, 20242 min read


HIDING BEHIND PROCEDURE
A little background: · Bills or resolutions can only be introduced in both the State House and Senate for a prescribed amount of...
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Apr 21, 20243 min read


Hmm.. How to recap last week at the AZ legislature…
What was scheduled? The AZ legislature was scheduled for only one day last week. On Wednesday April 10th the Senate managed to pass 13...
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Apr 14, 20242 min read


Data Snacks: Think you’re done collecting signatures?
We’ve beat the streets collecting signatures to get good people on the ballot, but we’re not done. Those signatures, including our own...
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Apr 14, 20241 min read
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