Arizona
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Must Veto Anti-Voter Bill
PHOENIX — All Voting is Local Arizona State Director Alex Gulotta made the following statement in response to the Arizona Legislature passing HB 2492, which will require all existing voters to retroactively provide proof of citizenship and creates unnecessary burdens on new voters who do not register with an Arizona driver’s license or state ID.
Advocacy Groups Urge Public Action to Protect the Freedom to Vote
PHOENIX — A coalition of Arizona advocates announced Democracy Pledge AZ, a new public initiative to urge Arizonans to commit to a number of principles that will protect the right to vote.
Advocacy Groups Boycott Arizona Legislative Hearing, Citing Chairwoman’s Hostile Behavior
PHOENIX — Twelve organizations released the following joint statement explaining their refusal to participate in the Arizona State Senate Committee on Government hearing on Monday, January 24, 2022, which Chairwoman Kelly Townsend will lead:
Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Allow Remote Testimony for 2022 Legislative Session
Thirty-two organizations released the following joint statement calling on the Arizona State Legislature to allow public testimony virtually for the 2022 legislative session:
Al Jazeera: After 2020 losses US Republicans move to limit voting rights
“If one were to objectively draw a through-line through most of these bills, they’re actually reacting to the ‘Big Lie’,” said Alex Gulotta, Arizona state director for the All Voting is Local Campaign.
CNN: Arizona Republican lawmakers join GOP efforts to target voting, with nearly two dozen restrictive voting measures
Alex Gulotta, the Arizona state director of All Voting is Local, said hearings like Wednesday's reveal the "privilege of the suburban legislators" who assume everyone has easy access to the documents proposals advancing this year would make necessary, and fail to take into account the limited internet access rural areas and some of the state's Native American communities face.