Tag: arizona
-
Voters in Arizona to decide ballot measure on changing minimum wage for tipped workers
Voters in Arizona will decide on a constitutional amendment to allow businesses to pay tipped employees 25% less per hour than the minimum wage. The amendment would allow for tipped workers to be paid 25% less per hour than the minimum wage if any tips received by the employee were not less than the minimum…
-
Update on 2024 state ballot measure certifications: Eight new measures in the past two weeks
For 2024, 118 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 35 states, six more measures than the average (112) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157. Here’s an update on the…
-
Arizona voters will decide on border law enforcement measure in 2024
Arizona voters will decide on a measure that will make it a state crime to unlawfully cross the border from Mexico, as well as allow for state and local police to arrest individuals who unlawfully cross the border. This measure will appear on the ballot on Nov. 5, 2024. The measure, HCR 2060, was introduced…
-
Arizona sees fewer contested state legislative primaries this year
Arizona has 29 contested state legislative primaries this year, down 24% from 2022. Of these, there are 12 for Democrats and 17 for Republicans. For Democrats, this is down from 15 in 2022, a 20% decrease. Contested Republican primaries are down 26% from 23 in 2022. Twenty-nine incumbents—14 Democrats and 15 Republicans— face primary challenges,…
-
Four candidates are running in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Arizona on July 30, 2024
Four candidates are running in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Arizona. Two candidates lead in endorsements, campaign finance, and media attention: Kari Lake (R) and Mark Lamb (R). Incumbent Sen. Krysten Sinema (I), who was first elected in 2018, is not running for re-election. Lake was a news anchor for Fox 10…
-
Yassmain Ansari (D), Raquel Terán (D), and Duane Wooten (D) are running in the Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District
Yassamin Ansari (D), Raquel Terán (D), and Duane Wooten (D) are running in the Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District on July 30, 2024. Ansari and Terán lead in noteworthy endorsements, polling, and fundraising. Incumbent Ruben Gallego (D) is running for U.S. Senate, leaving the district open. According to Vox, the open-district race presents…
-
Six candidates are running in the Republican primary in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District
Six candidates are running in the Republican primary in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District on July 30, 2024. Five lead in endorsements, polling, fundraising, and local media attention: Trent Franks (R), Abraham Hamadeh (R), Anthony Kern (R), Blake Masters (R), and Ben Toma (R). Incumbent Debbie Lesko (R) is not running for re-election, leaving the district…
-
Voters in Arizona and 10 other states may decide on abortion in 2024, with confirmed abortion measures on the ballot in three—FL, MD, and NY
Voters in Arizona and ten additional states could be voting on proposed ballot measures related to abortion in 2024. Currently, there are three certified abortion-related ballot measures in Florida, Maryland, and New York. Arizona for Abortion Access, the campaign gathering signatures to place an initiative on the ballot to provide a state constitutional right to…
-
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes two SNAP work requirement bills
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed two bills on April 2, 2024, aiming to implement work requirements for individuals enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. Both bills passed along party lines in the Republican-controlled legislature. HB 2502 would have required able-bodied adults under 60 who are receiving SNAP…
-
Arizona voters to decide on ballot measure to guarantee life imprisonment for child sex trafficking
Arizona voters will decide on a ballot measure that would guarantee a life sentence for persons who are found guilty of sex trafficking of a minor child. The measure will appear on the Nov. 5, 2024, ballot. The amendment, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1021 (SCR 1021), was sponsored by Arizona Sen. Shawnna Bolick (R-2) and introduced…