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Arizona Free
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About "The Arizona
Free Enterprise
Club" - Energy and
Policy Institute |
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Free Enterprise Club
Wants Voting Drop
Boxes In Arizona
Banned
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"A group that backs
additional
restrictions on
voting in Arizona
wants a judge to
outlaw the use of
"drop boxes'' that
can make it easier
for some people to
return their early
ballots." |
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Oct. 24, 2023 |
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Arizona Lawmakers
Move To Block "Dark
Money" Law |
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"In a new court
filing, Senate
President
Warren
Petersen and
House Speaker
Ben Toma contend
that Proposition 211
infringes on the
constitutional right
of the Legislature
to make laws. Now
they want Maricopa
County Superior
Court Judge Frank
Moskowitz to
override what voters
approved just last
year. The new
litigation comes
less than two months
after a different
Maricopa judge
tossed out a
challenge filed by
the Arizona Free
Enterprise Club and
the
Center for
Arizona Policy.
Scott McCoy rejected their claims that the
requirements of the law to disclose the true
identity of those who spend money to affect
candidate races and ballot measures violates
the rights of donors." |
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Aug.7, 2023 |
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Two Organizations Trying To Influence State
Politics Attempting To Get Exemptions For
Prop 211 Disclosures |
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"Rebuffed in their bid
to totally quash a voter-approved ban on
“dark money,” two organizations involved in
trying to influence Arizona politics are now
trying to at least get themselves and their
donors exempted from its provisions. In new
legal filings, Attorney Scott Freeman again
argues that Proposition 211 and its
requirement for disclosure of the true
source of campaign dollars violates state
constitutional provisions guaranteeing free
speech and privacy. Those claims, first
filed last year, got him nowhere as they
were rejected by Maricopa County Superior
Court Judge Scott McCoy. The judge, however,
gave Freeman a do-over of sorts. He agreed
to let the attorney for the
Goldwater Institute adjust his claims,
this time seeking not to void the law
entirely but instead argue that the
provisions of the initiative cannot legally
be applied to the Free Enterprise Club
and the
Center for Arizona Policy, the two
groups who filed the initial challenge." |
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Jul. 25, 2023 |
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Conservative Groups Sue To Block
Voter-Approved ‘Dark Money’ Law |
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"The
Center for Arizona Policy and the
Arizona Free Enterprise Club are asking
a judge to find Prop. 211 unconstitutional,
saying that being forced to disclose the
source of their contributions violates the
rights of their donors and restricts their
willingness to engage in political
activities." |
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Dec. 21, 2022 |
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Arizona Free Enterprise Club Backs New
Voting Requirements |
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"An organization that
is trying to block a public vote on the tax
cuts approved by Republican lawmakers now is
funding an initiative to impose new
restrictions on voters before they can cast
a ballot. The proposal by the Arizona
Free Enterprise Club would add a
requirement that anyone dropping a ballot in
the mail also provide a date of birth and
other identification like a driver's license
number or the last four digits of a social
security number." |
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Aug. 18, 2021 |
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Koch Brothers Connections To Phoenix
Anti-Transit Initiative Revealed |
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"Scot Mussi, president
of the
Koch-funded Arizona Free
Enterprise Club, has, in the past,
denied connections to the anti-transit
campaigns. Now, however, Hsieh is claiming
that Musi, "appears to have helped draft the
language for Proposition 105, arranged
meetings regarding the signature-gathering
process, and has regularly spoken with
leaders of the movement, according to
interviews and records." |
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Aug. 7, 2019 |
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Dark Money Group Leads
Last-Minute Effort To Speed Up Campaign
Finance Changes |
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"Arizona is already
poised to relax rules regarding so-called
“dark money” groups starting next year, but
a last-minute amendment proposed on the
Senate floor could make the changes go into
effect in less than a month. The proposal to
accelerate the dark money regulation changes
came late May 5, as an amendment to HB 2296,
and originated with the Arizona Free
Enterprise Club, a dark money group that
spent about $1.7 million during the 2014
election cycle." |
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May 28, 2016 |
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Activists Oppose Bill They
Say Will Promote Predatory Lending |
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"Consumer advocates
and state representatives on Friday vowed to
fight against any measure that would
legalize “flex loans” in the state. About a
dozen people gathered outside two title loan
stores in Phoenix to oppose the efforts
behind HB 2611, which would have allowed
consumers to open a line of credit up to
$3,000 and pay the money back in
installments." [ . . . ] "Several groups
supported the bill, including Arizona
Financial Choice Association, Arizona
Free Enterprise Club and the
Goldwater Institute." |
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Mar. 20, 2015 |
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Election Officials: Reasonable Cause That
Arizona Free Enterprise Club Broke Law |
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"Elections officials
concluded Friday there is reasonable cause
to believe the Arizona Free Enterprise
Club, which has spent more than $1
million primarily to influence voters in
statewide races, has violated elections
laws. The club was one of five outside
groups the Arizona Secretary of State's
Office has been probing to determine if they
were operating illegally. Earlier this
month, State Election Director Christina
Estes-Werther sent letters to the political
groups requesting information on how they
are spending money and seeking proof that
their primary purpose is social welfare.
Attorneys representing some of the groups
have argued state officials aren't
authorized to ask questions about their
activities; state officials disagree." |
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Aug. 16, 2014 |
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Arizona Free Enterprise Club Doles Out Big
Money In Election Races |
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"Seemingly overnight,
the Arizona Free Enterprise Club has
morphed from a low-profile, low-tax advocacy
group into the biggest-spending organization
of this year's election season. With three
months to go until Election Day, its
spending on state races this year has
ballooned to $1.1 million, from $185,000 in
all of 2012." |
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Aug. 5, 2014 |
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Don't Be Fooled: This Is NOT The Real Voters
Guide |
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"Do they really think
voters are so stupid that they can push off
a hit piece as an official voters guide?
Particularly when the Clean Elections
Commission voters guide -- which supports no
candidates and actually has helpful voter
information -- arrived in the mail with it?
I don't get these guys. Sure, maybe the
Arizona Free Enterprise Club is getting
attention for its chosen candidates. But by
the end of this election, the non-profit
will have exactly zero credibility." |
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Aug. 1, 2014 |
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