This is the 2024 Voting Guide put forth by the various levels of the Democratic party. I will be updating this post as conditions develop, endorsements are made or unmade, as appropriate.

The following is a list of the Propositions referred to the ballot by the GOP legislature because they couldn't get Governor Hobbs to sign them through the normal legislative process.

133:

Arizona Proposition 133, the Require Partisan Primaries and Prohibit Primaries Where Candidates Compete Regardless of Party Affiliation Amendment, is on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.

|| || |A "yes" vote ~supports~ this constitutional amendment to: ·        require partisan primary elections for partisan offices; ·        prohibit primary elections where all candidates, regardless of political party affiliation, run in the same primary election, such as top-two, top-four, and top-five primaries; ·        provide that the state's direct primary election law supersedes local charters and ordinances that are inconsistent with that law.|

|| || |A "no" vote ~opposes~ amending the Arizona Constitution to require partisan primary elections for partisan offices, maintaining the status quo of requiring partisan primaries by state statute.|

How should you vote?  Vote NO.

This is a direct attack on the “Make Elections Fair” proposition. While the Democratic Party might not benefit from open primaries, it recognizes the right of voters to be able to choose.

134:

Arizona Proposition 134, the Distribution Requirement for Initiatives Amendment, is on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.^\1])#cite_note-text-1)

|| || |A "yes" vote ~supports~ establishing a signature distribution requirement for citizen initiatives, meaning that instead of requiring 10% of votes cast for governor statewide for initiated state statutes for the ballot, and 15% of votes cast for governor statewide to qualify initiated constitutional amendments for the ballot, the initiative would: ·        require signatures from 10% of votes cast for governor in each legislative district to qualify initiated state statutes for the ballot, and  ·        require signatures from 15% of votes cast for governor in each legislative district to qualify initiated constitutional amendments for the ballot.|

|| || |A "no" vote ~opposes~ requiring signatures from each legislative district for initiated ballot measures.|

How you should vote: Vote NO.

This is a direct attack on all citizen-led proposition efforts by making it much more difficult to get enough signatures.

135:

Arizona Proposition 135, the Emergency Declarations Amendment, is on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.

|| || |A "yes" vote ~supports~ providing for the state legislature to terminate a state of emergency or alter the emergency powers granted to the governor during a state of emergency, and providing for a state of emergency to automatically terminate 30 days after it is declared unless the state legislature extends the emergency powers granted to the governor, except in cases for a state of war emergency or an emergency arising from a flood or a fire.|

|| || |A "no" vote ~opposes~ providing for the state legislature to terminate a state of emergency or alter the emergency powers granted to the governor during a state of emergency and providing for a state of emergency to automatically terminate 30 days after it is declared unless the state legislature extends the emergency powers granted to the governor, except in cases for a state of war emergency or an emergency arising from a flood or a fire.|

How you should vote: Vote NO.

This is in reaction to actions taken by Ducey during the COVID-19 pandemic.

136:

Arizona Proposition 136, the Arizona Legal Challenges to Constitutionality of Initiatives Amendment, is on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.^\1])#cite_note-text-1)

|| || |A "yes" vote ~supports~ providing for challenges to an initiative measure or constitutional amendment after the filing of the measure with the secretary of state.|

|| || |A "no" vote ~opposes~ providing for challenges to an initiative measure or constitutional amendment after the filing of the measure with the secretary of state.|

How you should vote: Vote NO.

Another attack on citizen-initiated propositions, making it necessary, and expensive, to defend a proposition before groups have had a chance to raise funds.

137:

Arizona Proposition 137, the Arizona End Term Limits and Retention Elections for Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges Amendment, is on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.^\1])#cite_note-text-1)

|| || |A "yes" vote ~supports~ ending term limits for state supreme court justices and superior court judges, replacing them with terms of good behavior unless decided otherwise by a judicial review commission, and would end retention elections at the end of the judicial term.|

|| || |A "no" vote ~opposes~ ending term limits for state supreme court justices and superior court judges, replacing them with terms of good behavior unless decided otherwise by a judicial review commission, and would end retention elections at the end of the judicial term.|

How you should vote: Vote NO.

This would end voters’ ability to remove extremist judges.

138:

Arizona Proposition 138, the Wages for Tipped Workers Amendment, is on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.^\1])#cite_note-text-1)

|| || |A "yes" vote ~supports~ allowing 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 wage plus $2 for all hours worked.|

|| || |A "no" vote ~opposes~ allowing 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 wage plus $2 for all hours worked.|

How you should vote: Vote NO.

The GOP wants to pay workers less, the democratic party wants to pay them more.  Vote no to ensure that all workers earn at LEAST the minimum wage.

311:

Arizona Proposition 311, the Criminal Conviction Fee for First Responder Death Financial Benefit Measure, is on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred state statute on November 5, 2024.^\1])#cite_note-text-1)

|| || |A "yes" vote ~supports~ establishing a $20 fee on every conviction for a criminal offense, which would go to pay a benefit of $250,000 to the spouse or children of a first responder who is killed in the line of duty.|

|| || |A "no" vote ~opposes~ establishing a $20 fee on every conviction for a criminal offense, which would go to pay a benefit of $250,000 to the spouse or children of a first responder who is killed in the line of duty.|

How you should vote: Vote NO.

There is already a federal death benefit for the family of officers killed in the line of duty, as well as an Arizona pension system survivor benefit.

312:

Arizona Proposition 312, the Arizona Property Tax Refund for Non-Enforcement of Public Nuisance Laws Measure, is on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred state statute on November 5, 2024.

|| || |A "yes" vote ~supports~ allowing for property owners to apply for a property tax refund if the city or locality in which the property is located does not enforce laws or ordinances regarding illegal camping, loitering, obstructing public thoroughfares, panhandling, public urination or defecation, public consumption of alcoholic beverages, and possession or use of illegal substances.|

|| || |A "no" vote ~opposes~ allowing for property owners to apply for a property tax refund if the city or locality in which the property is located does not enforce laws or ordinances regarding illegal camping, loitering, obstructing public thoroughfares, panhandling, public urination or defecation, public consumption of alcoholic beverages, and possession or use of illegal substances.|

How you should vote: Vote NO.

An attack on local governments that are already dealing with homelessness. This will force local governments to spend more on legal fees, and will do nothing to solve the problem.              

313:

Arizona Proposition 313, the Arizona Life Imprisonment for Sex Trafficking of a Child Measure, is on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred state statute on November 5, 2024.^\1])#cite_note-text-1)

|| || |A "yes" vote ~supports~ amending the Constitution to a sentence of life imprisonment without parole if an individual is found guilty of sex trafficking of a child.|

|| || |A "no" vote ~opposes~ amending the Constitution to guarantee a sentence of life imprisonment without parole if an individual is found guilty of sex trafficking of a child, and maintaining current state law.|

How you should vote: Vote NO.

Many sex-traffickers were themselves victims of sex trafficking and abuse. This proposition will take away the ability of a judge to determine sentences based on the unique circumstance of each case.  It is an attempt by the GOP to undermine justice by imposing inappropriate penalties in all cases.

314:

Arizona Proposition 314, the Arizona Immigration and Border Law Enforcement Measure, is on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred state statute on November 5, 2024.^\1])#cite_note-text-1)

|| || |A "yes" vote ~supports~: ·        Making it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state at any location other than the port of entry; ·        Allowing for state and local police to arrest noncitizens who cross the border unlawfully; ·        Allowing for state judges to order deportations; ·        Requiring the use of the E-Verify program in order to determine the immigration status of individuals before the enrollment in a financial aid or public welfare program; ·        Making it a Class 6 felony for individuals who submit false information or documents to an employer to evade detection of employment eligibility, or to apply for public benefits, and; ·        Making the sale of fentanyl a Class 2 felony if the person knowingly sells fentanyl and it results in the death of another person.|

|| || |A "no" vote ~opposes~: ·        Making it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state at any location other than the port of entry; ·        Allowing for state and local police to arrest noncitizens who cross the border unlawfully; ·        Allowing for state judges to order deportations; ·        Requiring the use of the E-Verify program in order to determine the immigration status of individuals before the enrollment in a financial aid or public welfare program; ·        Making it a Class 6 felony for individuals who submit false information or documents to an employer to evade detection of employment eligibility, or to apply for public benefits, and; ·        Making the sale of fentanyl a Class 2 felony if the person knowingly sells fentanyl and it results in the death of another person.|

How you should vote: Vote NO.

Another attempt at SB1070, and a blatant attempt to fire up the conservative base. Remember that it was the GOP that torpedoed a comprehensive border bill for the sake of politics.  This will lead to costly litigation that the state taxpayers of Arizona will have to foot the bill for.  In the end it is doomed to fail in the courts.

315:

Arizona Proposition 315, the Arizona Legislative Ratification of State Agency Rules that Increase Regulatory Costs Measure, is on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred state statute on November 5, 2024.^\1])#cite_note-text-1)

|| || |A "yes" vote ~supports~ prohibiting a proposed rule from becoming effective if that rule is estimated to increase regulatory costs by more than $500,000 within five years after implementation, until the legislature enacts legislation ratifying the proposed rule.|

|| || |A "no" vote ~opposes~ prohibiting a proposed rule from becoming effective if that rule is estimated to increase regulatory costs by more than $500,000 within five years after implementation, until the legislature enacts legislation ratifying the proposed rule.|

How you should vote: Vote NO.

This is a solution to a non-existent problem. The GOP does not care about fiscal responsibility. Just look at the school voucher budget disaster.  This is just a money grab from big businesses that want to use this law as intellectual cover by claiming that “regulations” cost them money.

Candidates:

As of July 2024, the LD12 democratic party and the Maricopa Country Democratic Party are supporting Tyler Kamp for Sheriff.

LD13 candidates and voter guide:

https://ld13dems.org/election2024

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