Yesterday the Arizona Supreme Court issued an Order remanding a portion of Kari Lake’s election contest back to the Maricopa County Superior Court for further review. That claim, as pled in the original complaint, alleged:
“a material number of early ballots cast in the November 8, 2022 general election were transmitted in envelopes containing an
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Superior Court Imposes Sanctions in Election Contest
Today the Maricopa County Superior Court issued an order imposing sanctions against former Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem and his attorney, Daniel McCauley, under A.R.S. § 12-349. At a future date, when Secretary of State Fontes and Governor Hobbs itemize and file their statements of attorneys’ fees, the Court will “allocate those fees…
The Arizona Voters’ Right to Know Act: Comprehensive Summary and Analysis
Did you know the Voters’ Right to Know Act (Prop 211) became law immediately following the 2022 general election canvass? Elections officials and attorneys are now beginning to grapple with the Act.
The VRTK Act is codified in the Citizens Clean Elections Act, A.R.S. §§ 16-971 to 16-679, and gives the Clean Elections Commission jurisdiction…
The Arizona Voters’ Right to Know Act (Prop 211) (Part V)
The Voters’ Right to Know Act requires new types of disclaimers for political advertising.
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Did you know the Voters’ Right to Know Act (Prop 211) became law immediately following the 2022 general election canvass? Elections officials and attorneys are now beginning to grapple with the Act.
The VRTK Act is codified in…
The Arizona Voters’ Right to Know Act (Prop 211) (Part IV)
The VRTK Act requires a new disclosure report to be electronically filed with the Arizona Secretary of State, regardless of whether the covered person operates at the statewide or local level.
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Did you know the Voters’ Right to Know Act (Prop 211) became law immediately following the 2022 general election canvass? Elections…
The Arizona Voters’ Right to Know Act (Prop 211) (Part III)
The Voters’ Right to Know Act imposes radical new conditions on how political spenders may use their fundraising proceeds to engage in campaign spending.
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Did you know the Voters’ Right to Know Act (Prop 211) became law immediately following the 2022 general election canvass? Elections officials and attorneys are now beginning to…
The Arizona Voters’ Right to Know Act (Prop 211) (Part II)
In order to trace money as it moves through the political system, the Voters’ Right to Know Act requires a covered person to collect new information from certain donors.
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Did you know the Voters’ Right to Know Act (Prop 211) became law immediately following the 2022 general election canvass? Elections officials and…
The Arizona Voters’ Right to Know Act (Prop 211) (Part I)
The first step in understanding the Voters’ Right to Know Act is determining whether your organization is covered by the Act.
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Did you know the Voters’ Right to Know Act (Prop 211) became law immediately following the 2022 general election canvass? Elections officials and attorneys are now beginning to grapple with the…
AZ Supreme Court Holds that Courts Have No Jurisdiction to Weigh In on Legislature’s Compliance with Open Meeting Law
Today the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that whether the Legislature violated Arizona’s Open Meeting Law by virtue of GOP members’ attendance at ALEC conferences is a nonjusticiable political question.
In essence, although the Open Meeting Law is codified as a statute, it nonetheless constitutes a “procedural rule.” The Arizona Constitution gives the Legislature (nearly) carte…
Prof. Alan Dershowitz Files Motion to Avoid AZ Sanctions
Professor Alan Dershowitz today filed a motion in Arizona Federal District Court seeking to avoid the imposition of sanctions against him in Lake/Finchem v. Hobbs, the voting machine lawsuit dismissed in August.
Some fascinating arguments in this motion. Basically, he is arguing that although his name is on the lawsuit, he never read it, never…