In committee at the capitol: threats to election access & redistricting process

This week at the capitol, there are some serious threats to election access and the redistricting process moving through committee. We need your help to stop these bills. 

House Federalism, Property Rights, and Public Policy 

HB 2397 is on the agenda in the House Federalism, Property Rights, and Public Policy committee tomorrow, February 13^th at 2PM.

HB 2397, sponsored by Representative Thorpe (you may remember him from his attempt to suppress the student vote last session), would subject voters to a $25 fine if the address that they register to vote with does not match the address on file with the Motor Vehicle Division. If passed, this would unfairly target Arizonans that move frequently or don’t have adequate access to the MVD to complete the necessary updates. 

We need your help to stop it. If you live in any of the Federalism Committee member’s districts, please call and call or e-mail them.

Bob Thorpe (Chair)	LD 6	R	602-926-5219	bthorpe@azleg.gov
Mark Finchem (Vice Chair)	LD 11	R	(602) 926-3122	mfinchem@azleg.gov
Isela Blanc	LD 26	D	(602) 926-5187	iblanc@azleg.gov
Noel Campbell	LD 1	R	(602) 926-3124	ncampbell@azleg.gov
Travis Grantham	LD 12	R	(602) 926-4868	tgrantham@azleg.gov
Daniel Hernandez	LD 2	D	(602) 926-4840	dhernandez@azleg.gov
Tony Navarrete	LD 30	D	(602) 926-4864	onavarrete@azleg.gov
Kevin Payne	LD 21	R	(602) 926-4854	kpayne@azleg.gov
David Stringer	LD 1	R	(602) 926-4838	dstringer@azleg.gov

Senate Government

SCR 1034, sponsored by Senator Yarbrough, is scheduled to be heard in Senate Government on Wednesday, February 14^th at 2PM. The bill would alter sections of the proposition that established the Arizona Redistricting Commission, among the changes an increase in the number of Commissioners to eight and allow for the legislature to refer alternate maps to the ballot, and if approved by voters, override the maps drawn by the Commission.

If you live in any of the Senate Government members’ districts, please call and e-mail them to let them know your position on the bill.

Sonny Borrelli (Chair)	LD 5	R	(602) 926-5051	sborrelli@azleg.gov
John Kavanagh (Vice Chair)	LD 23	R	(602) 926-5170	jkavanagh@azleg.gov
David Farnsworth	LD 16	R	(602) 926-3020	dfarnsworth@azleg.gov
Gail Griffin	LD 14	R	(602) 926-5895	ggriffin@azleg.gov
Lupe Contreras	LD 19	D	(602) 926-5284	lcontreras@azleg.gov
Juan Mendez	LD 26	D	(602) 926-4124	jmendez@azleg.gov
Robert Meza	LD 30	D	(602) 926-3425	rmeza@azleg.gov

Use the legislature's Request to Speak system to log in and voice your opinion on these bills. If you don't have a Request to Speak account yet, sign up for one here. 

- Arizona Advocacy Network
http://www.azadvocacy.org/