2022 AZ Governor's race: on Government Reform
Karrin Taylor Robson:
Supports voter ID, ban on ballot harvesting
Arizonans deserve free and fair elections they can believe in. That's simply not the case today.
Karrin supports common sense reforms like voter ID, a universal ban on ballot harvesting and other measures to secure the vote.
Source: 2022 Arizona Governor campaign website KarrinForArizona.com
Jun 24, 2022
Karrin Taylor Robson:
Karrin knows importance of keeping government out of the way
As a small-business owner, Karrin knows the importance keeping government out of the way.
She'll be a champion for small business owners and an advocate for low taxes, smart regulations and an economy that works for ALL Arizona families.
Source: 2022 Arizona Governor campaign website KarrinForArizona.com
Jun 24, 2022
Katie Hobbs:
Streamline process to start a new business under one roof
Starting a business in Arizona should be straightforward. But it often involves interacting with several state agencies including the Corporation Commission, the Department of Revenue, the Secretary of State, and the Commerce
Authority, on top of registering with local governments. Hobbs will streamline the process by unifying the application process under one roof so new businesses won't have to navigate a web of government bureaucracy.
Source: 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial campaign website KatieHobbs.org
Dec 20, 2021
Katie Hobbs:
End conflicts of interest, fight for lobbying rules
Owning individual stocks and controlling certain assets has the potential to create the appearance of a financial conflict of interest. That's why Hobbs will fight to pass legislation requiring public officials to divest from stock and
other assets whose value could be influenced by their legislation or employing department. Hobbs would fight for new lobbying rules to increase transparency and stop corruption.
Source: 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial campaign website KatieHobbs.org
Dec 20, 2021
Katie Hobbs:
Disclose campaign contributions, support initiative process
Hobbs will fight to ensure all dark money groups have to disclose every dollar spent on races in Arizona--because Arizonans have the right to know who is attempting to influence our elections. In 2017, the GOP legislature attempted to restrict the
ballot initiative process. To prevent any potential attempts by the legislature to limit Arizonans' right to have their voices heard, Hobbs will veto any legislation designed to circumvent the public's right to initiatives and referendums.
Source: 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial campaign website KatieHobbs.org
Dec 20, 2021
Katie Hobbs:
Will veto any new voter suppression legislation
Katie will veto any new voter suppression legislation and fight to reverse the decision to ban out-of-precinct ballots from being counted. A Hobbs Administration will also continue to protect access to vote centers, early voting sites throughout the
state, and access to secure ballot drop boxes in communities where mail service is not always reliable. Katie will continue to advocate for the acceptance of non-traditional addresses to make voting by mail more accessible.
Source: 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial campaign website KatieHobbs.org
Dec 20, 2021
Marco Lopez:
Election was fair; legislature focus is conspiracy theories
[On 2020 presidential election and ongoing Arizona audit]: "You know there's people who still refuse to acknowledge the election results were fair and balanced," Mr. Lopez explained. "Arizonans have moved on and are now worried how to get
their kids to school and what jobs they're going to have available after this pandemic eases up," he continued. "They're not worried about what's happening there at the Capitol with all these conspiracy theories."
Source: Daily Independent on 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial race
May 20, 2021
Marco Lopez:
Listen and follow the data; don't make it political
[On Intel]: "When I was at DHS, I would wake up and get an intelligence briefing," he said. "They would tell us everything that was going on from a threat perspective, and it was up to us to use data, science, technology, analytics, human intelligence,
computer intelligence to make a decision." That's an approach Arizona could benefit from: Listen and follow the data. Instead, leaders "put politics over solid decision-making," he said, contributing to the deaths of nearly 17,000 Arizonans.
Source: Arizona Republic on 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial race
Mar 16, 2021
Matt Salmon:
Strengthen voter ID, ban ballot harvesting
Salmon also called for "strengthening voter ID" and "banning ballot harvesting." The latter already is banned but may become a prominent issue in Arizona politics again soon as the U.S.
Supreme Court considers a legal challenge to that law from Democrats who argue it disproportionately affects voters of color and was enacted with discriminatory intent.
Source: Arizona Republic on 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial race
Jun 16, 2021
Steve Gaynor:
Oppose or overturn laws making it easier to vote
Throughout Gaynor's campaign, two themes have emerged. Chief among them is cracking down on illegal voting. He opposes or wants to overturn laws that enhance access to voting or that streamline registration.
He plans to restore laws or regulations that heighten identification requirements for people trying to register to vote.
Source: Phoenix New Times on 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial race
Nov 4, 2018
Kari Lake:
We have major problems in our election system
I think we have major problems in our election system. We had Democrats saying the 2000 election wasn't fair. They were complaining the 2004 election wasn't fair. 2016, Kamala Harris spoke out and said that the electronic voting machines
were hacked in front of her eyes and nobody called them election deniers. And now all of a sudden in 2020, we don't have free speech anymore. We can't speak out against our own elections.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial race
Oct 9, 2022
Kari Lake:
Plenty of evidence why people don't trust our elections
KARI LAKE (R): Well, there's plenty of evidence. We had 740,000 ballots with no chain of custody. Those ballots shouldn't have been counted. There's plenty of evidence. You can find it. Well, I'm happy to send it to your team.
The problem is the media won't cover it. The real issue is that the people don't trust our elections. KATIE HOBBS (D):I think anyone running for office who continues to say there was widespread fraud,
they have yet to bring any evidence forward. This is absolutely disqualifying. This is somebody who will have a level of authority over our state's elections, the ability to sign new legislation into law, the responsibility of certifying
future elections. This is a basic core of our democracy. She has nothing else to run on.
Source: CNN SOTU interviews on 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial race
Oct 16, 2022
Katie Hobbs:
Claims of election fraud with no evidence is disqualifying
KARI LAKE (R): Well, there's plenty of evidence. We had 740,000 ballots with no chain of custody. Those ballots shouldn't have been counted. There's plenty of evidence. You can find it. Well, I'm happy to send it to your team.
The problem is the media won't cover it. The real issue is that the people don't trust our elections. KATIE HOBBS (D): I think anyone running for office who continues to say there was widespread fraud,
they have yet to bring any evidence forward. This is absolutely disqualifying. This is somebody who will have a level of authority over our state's elections, the ability to sign new legislation into law,
the responsibility of certifying future elections. This is a basic core of our democracy. She has nothing else to run on.
Source: CNN SOTU interviews on 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial race
Oct 16, 2022
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