Arizona Voter Guide

The candidates

Learn more about the candidates in Arizona's top 2022 races.

Propositions

A guide to propositions on the 2022 Arizona midterm ballot

Arizona voters will decide on 10 ballot initiatives during the 2022 midterm election. Here's a guide to each proposition, including what your vote means, arguments for and against, as well as analysis of the measure.
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Oct. 7, 2022

Arizona is one of the few states without a lieutenant governor. Prop. 131 would change that

Arizona is one of the few states in the country that doesn’t have a lieutenant governor. But a measure on the ballot this November could change that.
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Oct. 6, 2022

With Prop. 308, AZ voters will decide again whether noncitizens can get in-state tuition

Come November, voters will decide whether to offer in-state tuition to noncitizens who graduate from Arizona high schools, reviving a question last posed to voters 17 years ago.
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Oct. 4, 2022

The pros and cons of Prop. 209, which targets Arizona's debt collection rules

It’s election season, and there are more than just people to consider on the ballot. Arizonans will vote on several propositions including what is advertised as the Predatory Debt Collection Protection Act. Here's a breakdown of the pros and cons of Proposition 209.
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Sep. 29, 2022

Terry Goddard tries to bring 'dark money' into the light with Prop. 211

For the most part, politically active nonprofits aren’t legally obligated to disclose the names of their donors. The dollars they spend on campaigns are known as “dark money,” a term for when the source of funds spent to influence the outcome of an election is kept secret.
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Sep. 29, 2022

Arizona voters could make it harder to pass initiatives at the ballot box

Over the last couple decades, voters have passed some big laws at the ballot box: raising the minimum wage; legalizing marijuana, banning smoking in public places like bars. And lawmakers back at the state Capitol who opposed these measures have pushed year after year to curb the power of voters to pass their own laws.
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Oct. 4, 2022

FAQs about voting In Arizona

Where to vote early in person or drop off your mail-in ballot in Maricopa County

Early voting is underway for Arizona's 2022 midterm election. On Oct. 12, Maricopa County opened several voting centers where any registered voters can cast their votes in person or drop off their mail-in ballots. More locations will open later this month and in November.

Jul. 12, 2022

Where is my Arizona ballot? And 4 other common questions about early voting

Why have we not yet received our Arizona voter ballots in the mail? How do we find out when our ballots will arrive?

Oct. 18, 2022

Where to find info on judges, local election candidates

While you might know your choice for governor or Senate, you might be a little more bewildered when you look down ballot. To give us a primer, The Show spoke with Hank Stephenson, co-founder of the Arizona Agenda.
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Oct. 17, 2022

Q&AZ: There are dozens of Arizona judges on my ballot. How do I know who to vote for?

Judges for four counties in Arizona, as well as those on the Arizona Court of Appeals and the state Supreme Court face retention elections every four years. A KJZZ listener wanted to know how to make sense of all the judges listed on her mail-in ballot and decide which judges she wanted to vote to retain.

Oct. 9, 2020

Have questions about voting in Arizona's midterm election? Ask us

KJZZ is part of a new community-powered journalism project to answer those questions and any other ones you have about how to exercise your right to vote in the upcoming midterms.

Aug. 16, 2022

3 common early-voting questions from Arizona voters

KJZZ is partnering with America Amplified to answer questions about how to participate in the 2022 midterm elections. Here are some of the top question about early voting in Arizona we've answered so far.

Sep. 26, 2022

Arizona midterm election debates: When and where to see them

The Citizens Clean Elections Commission, Arizona's voter education agency, hosted debates for Arizona’s legislative and statewide races prior to the upcoming general election.

Aug. 21, 2022

Q&AZ: Why does vote counting take so long in Arizona?

Every two years, Arizonans cast their votes in primary and general elections. And every two years, critics complain it takes too many days for all the votes to be counted. Through KJZZ’s Q&AZ project, a listener asked: Why does the vote counting process take so long?
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Aug. 6, 2022

What candidates for governor, secretary of state, attorney general say about 2020 election

Major candidates for three key offices in 2022 have said they wouldn’t have certified the 2020 election results in Arizona. These offices — governor, secretary of state and attorney general — all play a role in affirming state election results. Here are GOP candidate statements on that front in this handy cheat sheet on election denialism.

Jun. 27, 2022

Here's what kind of pen to use to fill out your Maricopa County election ballot

When filling out your mail-in ballot, Maricopa County recorder Stephen Richer asks you to make sure you use the correct writing instrument.

Jul. 18, 2022

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SB 1471 would create a man vs. machine test for Maricopa County vote tabulators

SB 1471 would require Maricopa County alone to select four voting precincts, select 100 ballots from each of those precincts and then recount every race on each of those ballots, by hand and by machine. Then the bill requires the county to compare the difference.

Does Phoenix need more council members? Voters could decide

Phoenix will soon begin the process of redrawing City Council districts and some members would like to see more seats. Phoenix’s council is made up of the mayor and eight members. The cities closest in population are San Antonio with a mayor and 10 members, and Philadelphia with 17 members.
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Fontes seeks inquiry into Lake after she posts signatures

Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is seeking an investigation of losing GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake after she published signatures of individuals from voter registration records.

AZ Senate bill would compare test ballot hand counting accuracy vs.machines

A bill introduced in the Arizona state Senate would pit man against machine, at least when it comes to counting ballots. The legislation proposes a recount of a portion of votes cast in the November 2022 general election.

Cyber Ninjas still keeping 2020 audit documents secret

More than a year after the Cyber Ninjas finished their partisan review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, new revelations are coming to light about the work they did and who paid for it.

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Arizona bill would penalize schools for not displaying the U.S. flag

On Thursday, the Arizona Senate Education Committee advanced a bill that would penalize schools for not displaying the U.S. flag, Constitution and Bill of Rights.

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$580M headed to 15 tribes for water rights settlements

Fifteen Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements, the Biden administration announced Thursday.

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Republicans create new process for confirming nominees to lead state agencies

Arizona Senate Republicans have set up a new process for confirming nominees to lead state agencies. Now, all those who get tapped by Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs, will be screened by a new five-member committee.

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NewsCap: Aggregate Expenditure Limit needs a long-term fix

Lawmakers on Arizona’s House Education Committee have advanced a plan to lift the Aggregate Expenditure Limit for this year. And the state’s political parties chose new leaders this week.

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