ranked-choice voting Archives

Tight Polls Show AZ’s ‘California Jungle-Primary’ Prop Losing

October 30, 2024 8:10 pmNovember 6, 2024 2:57 pm

Arizona’s Free Enterprise Club (AFEC), a right-leaning economic policy think tank, has been at the forefront of the fight against Prop 140, entitled the “Make Elections Fair Act,” but disparagingly referred to as the “Make Elections Un-Fair Act,” act. AFEC...

AZ Supreme Court Approves Prop 140 Despite Failed Signatures

October 10, 2024 2:07 pmOctober 17, 2024 10:38 am

The Arizona Globe has closely followed the quiet behind-the-scenes battle between proponents of Prop 140, which would change Arizona’s current party-primary process into one that mimics California’s ranked-choice voting system. Initial stories on August 26 and September 20, 2024, highlighted...

Radical Left Judge Allows Prop 140 Despite Failing to Qualify

September 20, 2024 5:00 amSeptember 27, 2024 2:24 pm

Despite a Special Master’s review confirming that Prop 140 failed to receive sufficient valid signatures to qualify for the November 2024 ballot, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Frank Moskowitz is allowing the inclusion of the measure. If passed, the proposition...

Consultant Class Makes Bank on Ranked Choice Proposal

February 19, 2024 5:21 amNovember 21, 2024 12:39 pm

There’s a ranked-choice voting scheme afoot in Arizona. And that means someone’s getting rich. The job of political consultant becomes easier and more lucrative when voters are angry. So keeping them angry serves the financial interest of the consultant class,...

Ranked Choice Ballot Initiative Fails

December 18, 2023 8:16 amJune 17, 2024 10:35 am

Democrat-based election reform groups Better Ballot Arizona and, to a lesser extent, Voter Choice Arizona and Make Elections Fair failed to qualify ballot initiatives allowing ranked-choice elections. Sometimes called Incombant Welfare and Democrat Welfare election plans, ranked choice balloting enables...