Arizona’s “H.R. 1” Initiative Struck from November Ballot in Victory for Election Integrity
On Friday, August 26, 2022, a dangerous initiative that would have wiped away numerous election safeguards in Arizona and substituted them with H.R. 1–style policies failed to qualify for the November ballot after a weeks-long legal battle proving the initiative failed to gather enough valid petition signatures. Lawyers Democracy…
LDF Supports Changes to Arizona’s Election Procedures
Lawyers Democracy Fund recently published a proposal of election administration changes that Arizona should enact to foster greater integrity in Arizona’s election administration procedures. The condensed version of these recommendations is listed below. Poll Observers Overview of Arizona’s Law Relating to Poll Observers Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 16-590, Arizona’s…
Arizona’s Establishment of Electoral Integrity Unit Highlights Rare Bipartisan Consensus
In the wake of the 2018 Senate election in Arizona, politicians grew concerned of the status quo of safeguards protecting voters, protecting ballots, and protecting the overall electoral process in the state. Over the course of the election and the post-mortem analysis, a number of inconsistencies in the process startled…
9th Circuit Rules Ballot Harvesting Allowed in Arizona This Election
The latest in Arizona v. Feldman, the fast moving case regarding Arizona’s absentee ballot harvesting law: today, the en banc Ninth Circuit ruled that the law prohibiting absentee ballot harvesting is not in effect for this election. The case will continue after the election, and the state could appeal to the Supreme Court for…