2018 AZ Senate race: on Government Reform


Kyrsten Sinema: Overturn Citizens United; more political donation disclosure

Q: Support DISCLOSE Act to require political ads to disclose their largest funders? Stand on Supreme Court Citizens United decision, allowing unlimited political donations from corporations & unions?

Martha McSally (R): Voted against making it easier to see who was funding TV ads.

Kyrsten Sinema (D): Co-sponsored DISCLOSE ACT. "Overturn Citizens United." Only way to fix "our broken political system is to get the vast sums of secret money out of politics & shine a light with more transparency."

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Arizona Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Deedra Abboud: Make voter registration easier

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Make voter registration easier"?

A: Support

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Arizona Senate candidate Mar 5, 2018

Doug Marks: Make voter registration easier

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Make voter registration easier"?

A: Yes

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Arizona Senate candidate Mar 5, 2018

Joe Arpaio: Fined $153,978 for illegal in-kind campaign contributions

In July 2010, a committee established by Arpaio (the "Campaign to Re-Elect Joe Arpaio 2012") funded advertisements critical of Rick Romley, a candidate in the Republican primary for Maricopa County Attorney, and Arizona Attorney General candidate Tom Horne, despite the fact that Arpaio was not running for re-election at the time (his term did not expire until the end of 2012).

In August 2010, the Office of Maricopa County Attorney found that one of the advertisements, a direct mailer, advocated the defeat of Romley and was an in-kind contribution to Bill Montgomery (Romley's primary election opponent), in violation of Arizona election law. The order stated that a civil penalty in the amount of three times the amount of money spent on the mailer would be imposed on Campaign to Re-Elect Joe Arpaio.

In September 2010, Arpaio's campaign was fined $153,978. Montgomery ultimately defeated Romley in the primary election, with Romley stating Arpaio's ads "hurt" his results.

Source: Wikipedia on 2018 Arizona Senate race Sep 30, 2010

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