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…
House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on HR 1
Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on HR 1. Hans von Spakovsky of The Heritage Foundation testified (internal citations omitted): In summary, many of the provisions of H.R. 1 are clearly unconstitutional. Others are redundant and unnecessary, covering areas and issues where existing federal law is more than…