Monday, March 28, 2022

Candidates aren't the only choices that will be on the ballot

This post isn't meant to a competitor to Blog for Arizona's post on the same topic; it's more a supplement.

It's unlikely that all of these will obtain enough signatures to make it to the ballot; these are just open filings with the Arizona Secretary of State. 


There were some efforts to recall specific elected officials (which failed) and to refer some legislative misdeeds to the ballot (many of which succeeded, but have been litigated in court).  Those are not included here.


The initiative and referenda applications:


Name: Arizona Spartan Amendment 

Organization behind the initiative: Arizona Spartan Amendment Project

Petition Serial Number: C-01-2022

This one seems to based on right-wing conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.


Name: THE ARIZONA GENOMES STEWARDSHIP ACT, 2022

Organization behind the initiative: C.O.W.W. (Citizens Of Western Watersheds)-PAC

Petition Serial Number: C-02-2022


Name:  Prevent Cruelty To Farm Animals


Organization behind the initiative: Arizonans Against Farmed Animal Cruelty

Petition Serial Number: I-01-2022


Name: This Voters' Right to Know Act

Organization behind the initiative: Voters' Right to Know

Petition Serial Number: I-04-2022


Name: Predatory Debt Collection Protection Act

Organization behind the initiative: Arizonans Fed Up with Failing Healthcare (Healthcare Rising AZ)

Petition Serial Number: I-05-2022


Name: Arizonans for Voter ID

Organization behind the initiative: Arizona Free Enterprise Club

Petition Serial Number: I-08-2022

The AZ Free Enterprise Club competes with The Goldwater Institute and the Republican caucus of the Arizona State Legislature for the "We're all about enhancing corporate profits at the expense of real people" Award; as such, I'll be opposing this one if it makes it to the ballot.


Name: Students for Affordable Tuition

Organization behind the initiative: Students for Affordable Tuition (Arizona Students' Association)

Petition Serial Number: I-09-2022


Name: The Arizona Fire District Safety Act

Organization behind the initiative: Support Arizona Fire Districts (Sponsored by the PFFA)

Petition Serial Number: I-12-2022

This one may make it to the ballot another way - there's a striker, or strike-everything amendment, to SCR1049 floating around the legislature that does the same thing.


Name: Easier to Vote, Harder to Cheat

Organization behind the initiative: Easier to Vote, Harder to Cheat Committee

Petition Serial Number: I-15-2022

This one is fronted by Lee Miller, who is a lawyer who works with Dennis Wilenchik, who repped Cyber Ninjas during their fraudit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County.  If this one makes the ballot, I will be voting against it.


Name: Arizonans For Free and Fair Elections

Organization behind the initiative: Arizonans For Free and Fair Elections (ADRC Action)

Petition Serial Number: I-16-2022

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