ArizonaDefeat Attack on Judicial Accountability
Campaign Status: Victory!
Outcome
The Policy
Proposition 137 would eliminate judicial retention elections, both now and in the future
❌ Bad for voters: This proposition would have taken power away from voters, affecting their ability to vote on the retention of judges, including those involved in significant rulings such as the state’s historical abortion ban.
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The Latest On This Campaign
Why are legislators asking Arizonans to surrender the right to propose laws?
May 8 2024
Opinion: Let’s stand up to those who want us to sit down and keep quiet. Let’s defeat this anti-democracy ballot amendment in November.
Read MoreRepublicans want to make it easier for lawsuits to block ballot initiatives
Mar 12 2024
The idea is the latest in a string of Republican-backed proposals over the past two decades that have sought to — in many cases, successfully — weaken the citizen initiative process that allows Arizona voters to legislate at the ballot box.
Read MoreYears of restrictions create hurdles, raise costs for citizen initiatives in Arizona
Aug 13 2023
During the past decade or so, Republicans established laws making it more expensive and difficult to get citizen initiatives and referenda on the ballot, and easier to kick them off the ballot.
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