Stop Dark Money in Arizona

Campaign Status: Victory

The Policy

Prop 211: Voter’s Right to Know Policy. This act establishes that the People of Arizona have the right to know the original source of all major contributions used to pay, in whole or part, for campaign media spending. This right requires the prompt, accessible, comprehensible and public disclosure of the identity of all donors who give more than $5,000 to fund campaign media spending in an election cycle and the source of those monies, regardless of whether the monies passed through one or more intermediaries.

Background

The idea of stopping dark money has broad support from the citizens of Arizona. It is not complex nor is it divisive, and recent polls have shown the initiative to be 80-85% favorable in Arizona, with broad support from Republicans, Democrats and Independent voters.

Who’s Involved?

Stop Dark Money is a non-partisan, citizen-led effort to make Arizona’s elections cleaner and improve democracy in Arizona. RepresentUs is part of a coalition of partners helping Stop Dark Money to pass Prop 211.

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Campaign Milestones

  • Nov 2022

    Arizona voters approve Prop 211 which is a huge step towards ending dark money in their state.

    Arizonans have a right to know who is trying to influence their elections. The Voter's Right to Know Policy act requires the prompt, accessible, comprehensible and public disclosure of the identity of all donors who give more than $5,000 to fund campaign media spending in an election cycle. This is a huge step in ending dark money!

  • Sep 2022

    The Arizona Supreme Court rules that the “Voters’ Right To Know Act” will appear on the ballot this November, striking a blow to opponents who sought to disqualify the initiative through the courts.

  • Aug 2022

    Arizona’s secretary of state reviews the signatures submitted by the campaign and finds that 285,144 signatures are valid, officially qualifying the measure for the November ballot.

  • Mar 2022

    The campaign files the ballot initiative on March 19, 2022 and officially restarts the campaign after having paused in early 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.