PROPOSITION 309 - REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE LEGISLATURE RELATING TO VOTER IDENTIFICATION
BALLOT LANGUAGE
WHAT IT MEANS
ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST
YES
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"Given that 89% of Arizona voters in 2020 cast ballots using early voting and mail-in ballots, there is a need for security and transparency in these areas. Polls show on average, 85% of Americans support photo identification requirements to vote. In Arizona, more than 70% of voters support the ballot measure, including majorities of Republicans, Independents, and Democrats. This ballot measure does not prevent or inhibit voting by mail, voting in person, voting early, or dropping a ballot off at a polling location. If passed, the Arizonans for Voter ID Act (Proposition 309) will help Arizona move toward making it easy to vote and hard to cheat.
" Jordan Kittleson, Policy Director, Center for Election Integrity, America First Policy Institute, 2022 General Election Publicity Pamphlet
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"The Arizonans for Voter ID Act ensures only qualified citizens are registered and able to vote in Arizona. It also improves existing in-person voter ID requirements, tightens regulations against ballot harvesting, provides a free voter ID to qualified voters who need it, and it establishes voter ID for mail-in ballots. Current Arizona law requires identification for in-person voting. It only makes sense to require ID for voting by mail as well."
Cathi Herrod, Esq., President, Center for Arizona Policy Action, Phoenix, 2022 General Election Publicity Pamphlet
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"The Act also closes a loophole for in-person voters, ensuring a valid photo ID is required instead of a utility bill or bank statement and waives the fee for obtaining ID for those who need it for voting.
" Vicki Vaughn, Chair, Arizonans for Voter ID, Paradise Valley, 2022 General Election Publicity Pamphlet
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"Proposition 309 will also enhance ID requirements for in-person ballot drop-off, preventing crime rings from engaging in large-scale election fraud and ballot harvesting that often targets vulnerable citizens. Requiring ID will also help to prevent the state from mistakenly issuing more than one ballot to each voter." Bryan Sunderland, Director, Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA), Louisville, KY,2022 General Election Publicity Pamphlet
NO
- "Proposition 309 adds new barriers to the vote-by-mail process." LUCHA Blue (Living United for Change in Arizona)
- "It would mean that election workers would not only have to count ballots, but they would also have to make sure that each and every ballot was returned with an affidavit of identity." Rosemary Dixon, Chair of Prescott Indivisible, 2022 General Election Publicity Pamphlet
- "Prop 309 gives any voter the right to sue election officials if the voter feels like the officials are not adhering to the new law...." Thomas Ryan, Chair, Defend Arizona Rights
- " ... this initiative ...will impose unnecessary burdens on qualified voters and add confusion to the mail ballot process."
Pinny Sheoran, President, League of Women Voters of Arizona, Phoenix, 2022 General Election Publicity Pamphlet
ENDORSEMENTS
YES
Warren Petersen (Conservative)
Javan "JD" Mesnard (Conservative)
Ben Toma (Conservative)
Republican Liberty Caucus of Arizona (Conservative)
Arizona Free Enterprise Club (Conservative)
NO
LUCHA - Living United for Change in Arizona (Liberal)
Arizona Education Association Fund AEAF (Liberal)
Prescott Indivisible (Liberal)
League of Women Voters of Arizona (Liberal)
One Arizona (Liberal)
FINANCIAL BACKING
The following information provides insight into the money being spent to pass or defeat the ballot measure.
YES
Committees formed to SUPPORT Proposition 309:
Selected Contributions TO Arizonans for Voter ID include:
- Arizona Free Enterprise Club, Phoenix, AZ
- Jim Lamon, Paradise Valley, AZ
- Vicki Vaughn, Paradise Valley, AZ
- Julie Robinson, Scottsdale, AZ
- Vote Bolick - Shawnna Bolick - AZ Representative Dist 20, Phoenix, AZ
NO
Committees formed to OPPOSE Proposition 309:
OUR VOICE, OUR VOTE ARIZONA PAC
Selected Contributions TO Our Voice, Our Vote Arizona PAC include:
- Fair Democracy Now PAC, Phoenix, AZ
- Arizona Wins, Phoenix, AZ
- Movement Voter Project PAC, Northampton, MA
- America Votes Action Fund, Washington, DC
- Way To Lead Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
- Defeat By Tweet, New York, NY
- March On Community Fund, Gaithersburg, MD
Selected Contributions TO Defend Arizona Rights include:
- Daymon Ely, Corrales, NM
OTHER INFORMATION
YES
Organizations and persons that SUPPORT Proposition 309 (Partial list):
- Goldwater Institute
- Heritage Action for America
- Center for Election Integrity, America First Policy Institute
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Foundation for Government Accountability
- Arizona Free Enterprise Club
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J.D. Mesnard, State Senator
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Ben Toma, Majority Leader, Arizona State House
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Honorable Ken Cuccinelli II, National Chairman, Election Transparency Initiative
"Both Republican and Democrat Voters Show Their Support for Election Integrity Bills in New Poll" Arizona Free Enterprise, Apr 15, 2021
NO
Organizations and persons that OPPOSE Proposition 309 (Partial list)