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Arizona voters could have the chance to decide a handful of citizen initiatives on November’s ballot, ranging from abortion rights to how political primaries are conducted to education.But in order to make it to the ballot, all of those campaigns need to collect hundreds of thousands of signatures from residents. You may have seen some of these signature gatherers outside your

As people in Georgia mobilize for the 2024 General Election, one group wants to make it easier for those with felony records to understand their voting rights -- and get them reinstated, if needed. The Campaign Legal Centers "Restore Your Vote" campaign includes an online "Restore Your Vote" tool. Its estimated that about 275,000 Georgia residents have been disenfranchised because of felony convictions. ...

There are many states legislatures dealing with important issues this year, but Nevadas isnt one of them. Nevadas state legislature isnt scheduled to meet until next year. Jeremy Gelman is an associate professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Reno. ...

Dozens of U.S. municipalities have adopted resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Recent action by a smaller Minnesota city showed governments of all sizes sometimes feel the need to speak about controversial issues on the minds of locals. ...

It’s essential to take election debates deeper and increase the quality of our political dialogue and civic engagement across the board. Voters want to know where candidates for office stand

A bipartisan Arizona group that is pushing for open primaries in the state says it isnt surprised by the relatively low voter turnout in recent primary elections. As in Iowa, Arizona requires voters to be affiliated with a major political party to be able to participate in primary elections. Paul Johnson, former Phoenix mayor and member of the Make Elections Fair AZ executive committee, said from his experience, those who show up in what he calls "low-turnout primaries" ten...

Arizona is likely to be at the center of the 2024 election. We are a swing state on the border, rife with independent voters, and Sybil Francis argues that means we have the chance to steer what could be a real spectacle of an election year toward substance. 

Opinion: Arizona can steer the 2024 election debate from mere spectacle to real substance. But we all bear some of that responsibility.

Voters across the country will weigh in on several key issues, including abortion, state primaries and school board elections, through a slew of ballot measures next year. Abortion rights supporters are looking to enshrine abortion protections into state constitutions in Arizona, Florida and Missouri, among others. Voters in Idaho, Colorado and Montana could decide on ballot measures that would…

Opinion: The demise of one proposal to open Arizona's primary elections to all candidates and voters should help a like-minded ballot initiative.