ACTION ALERT: APS Wants You to Be Confused

Confused? 

Here we go again. APS and their supporters at the Capitol are back with another proposal to subvert the initiative process and confuse voters. Late last week, HCR2017 was subject to a strike-everything amendment, offered by Senator John Kavanagh.

HCR2017 would now propose a constitutional amendment virtually identical to the “Clean Energy for a Healthy Arizona” initiative, but with a loophole that would allow the Corporation Commission to not actually increase the renewable energy standards. That's right, under HCR2017, the Corporation Commission would NOT be bound to enforce higher renewable energy standards.

The amendment is purely designed to confuse voters. Even its name is nearly identical to the initiative's. This kind of dirty trick is absolutely shameless, and again shows total contempt for the initiative process.

HCR2017 will be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee tomorrow. If you live in any of the members' districts, please give them a call to voice your opinion. If you aren’t sure which district you live in, you can find out here.

John Kavanagh (Chair)	LD 23	R	(602) 926-5170	jkavanagh@azleg.gov
Warren Peterson (Vice Chair)	LD 17	R	(602) 926-4136	wpetersen@azleg.gov
Karen Fann	LD 1	R	(602) 926-5874	kfann@azleg.gov
Sonny Borrelli	LD 5	R	(602) 926-5051	sborrelli@azleg.gov
Sylvia Allen	LD 6	R	(602) 926-5409	sallen@azleg.gov
Steve Smith	LD 11	R	(602) 926-5685	stsmith@azleg.gov
Olivia Cajero Bedford	LD 3	D	(602) 926-5835	ocajerobedford@azleg.gov
Steve Farley	LD 9	D	(602) 926-3022	sfarley@azleg.gov
Katie Hobbs	LD 24	D	(602) 926-5325	khobbs@azleg.gov
Martin Quezada	LD 29	D	(602) 926-5911	mquezada@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/

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