Defeat Props 133, 134, 136

You can tell a movement is on the rise when those in power do everything they can to stop it. Following a groundswell of momentum for reform in the Grand Canyon State, lawmakers have passed legislation designed to stop that momentum in its tracks. Prop 133 was designed to lock in the existing primary system and make reforming the state’s primary system more difficult. Prop 134 would make the citizen’s initiative process more difficult by requiring signature gatherers to go to each legislative district and get signatures from 5% of the voting population, on top of existing signature requirements. Prop 136 would allow any entity including private citizens to bring a constitutional challenge to a proposed ballot initiative before it’s even brought to the ballot. All of these proposals are designed to make the initiative process more difficult and put more hurdles in the way of reform.

We are endorsing a “No” on both questions, and are working with democracy advocates in the state like Better Ballot AZ and Progress AZ to spread the word.