2024 AZ Senate race: on Government Reform

Mark Lamb: Helped found Protect America Now against "liberal takeover"

Lamb also helped found Protect America Now, a coalition of almost 70 sheriffs from different parts of the country who say they are working together to protect America against "an overreaching government." In published ads, the coalition described its mission as "fighting back against a liberal takeover." Source: Salon.com on 2024 Arizona Senate race Apr 22, 2023

Mark Lamb: Protect our elections with staunch Voter ID laws

Our Republic is dependent on fair elections. It must be easy to vote but impossible to cheat. Americans deserve transparency into their elections. The current legal review into Arizona's elections is appropriate. As a U.S. Senator, I will fight for commonsense policies that protect our elections such as staunch Voter ID laws. Source: 2024 Arizona Senate campaign website SheriffLamb.com Jun 28, 2024

Kari Lake: Vote only on Election Day, on paper

Voting Rules

Ruben Gallego (D): Easier. Would "fortify...our sacred right to vote." Supported the Freedom to Vote Act, which would have required same-day voter registration, made Election Day a public holiday, required a minimum number of early voting days, and let people vote absentee by mail for any reason.

Kari Lake (R): Harder. Wants to end early voting. "We have to get back to voting on Election Day." Wants electronic voting machines declared unconstitutional. Opposed then supported mail balloting. Source: Guides.vote candidate survey on 2024 Arizona Senate race Aug 8, 2024

Ruben Gallego: Freedom to Vote Act: same-day voter registration

Voting Rules

Ruben Gallego (D): Easier. Would "fortify...our sacred right to vote." Supported the Freedom to Vote Act, which would have required same-day voter registration, made Election Day a public holiday, required a minimum number of early voting days, and let people vote absentee by mail for any reason.

Kari Lake: Count every legal vote, and not illegals

Lake: My opponent wants illegals to vote. I want every legal vote to count. I do not care if you are the most liberal Democrat or conservative Republican. Let's get back to something closer we used to have: Election Day, paper ballots, and we know the results right there on the night of the election. We cannot have people pouring across our country illegally voting.

Source: C-Span transcript excerpts of 2024 Arizona Senate debate Oct 9, 2024

Ruben Gallego: I'm not for illegals voting, but keep vote by mail

Q: What about accusations of voting by undocumented aliens?

Gallego: I am not for illegals voting. She has caused harm to Arizona and have made us a laughingstock. She just said she wants to get rid of vote by mail. What we are seeing here is Kari Lake who still has not accepted that she lost the 2022 election. She will say and do anything to win, but Arizona is the one losing now. Lake: My opponent wants illegals to vote. I want every legal vote to count. I do not care if you are the most liberal Democrat or conservative Republican. Let's get back to something closer we used to have, Election Day, paper ballots, and we know the results right there on the night of the election. We cannot have people pouring across our country illegally voting.

Source: C-Span transcript excerpts of 2024 Arizona Senate debate Oct 9, 2024

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