When I heard that Arizona may follow in Colorado’s footsteps and
not have a Presidential Primary where registered voters would participate in
the election process, I went straight to the Secretary of State Michele Reagan. Contact Senate members NOW
I
understand her reasoning however, I don’t agree with it. Michele is very
From: barbaraespinosa
Sent: 4/19/2016 7:39 AM
To: Reagan Michele
Cc: Reagan Michele
Subject: is it true
To: Reagan Michele
Cc: Reagan Michele
Subject: is it true
I heard
over the week end that in January you tried to get a bill passed that
eliminates the Presidential primary/preference elections i.e. similar to Colorado.
Is it true if so what was the bill number. Be
From: Michele Reagan
Sent: Tuesday, April 19,
2016 8:06 AM
To: barbaraespinosa
Subject: RE Bill number:
HB 2567 and SB 1486
HB 2567 and SB 1486
I
introduced a bill that did 2 things, one it asked the Legislature for the
additional funding of the PPE (it costs $10 million, and the state only
appropriated $4 million in last year’s budget) and two, it says that starting
in 2020, taxpayers do not pay for the PPE. If one third of our voters are
independents, and cannot participate, than these PPE's are party functions and
the taxpayers should not be on the hook. This is the way it was prior to
1992.
Now that doesn't mean we need to be like Colorado. Arizona could have the same presidential primary election system we have now, but the parties would decide and pay for it. This is the way it is paid for in many other states by the way.
Now that doesn't mean we need to be like Colorado. Arizona could have the same presidential primary election system we have now, but the parties would decide and pay for it. This is the way it is paid for in many other states by the way.
From:
barbaraespinosa
Sent:
4/19/2016
8:37 AM
To: Michele Reagan
Subject: Reply is it true
To: Michele Reagan
Subject: Reply is it true
The bill
from what you stated will leave it wide open for the parties to decide not to
have a PPE and disenfranchise all registered voters. It would be more fair to
have open election i.e. similar to Texas. be
From: Michele
Reagan
Sent: 4/19/2016 8:49 AM
To: barbaraespinosa
Sent: 4/19/2016 8:49 AM
To: barbaraespinosa
Subject: RE: Reply is it true
My philosophy is
simple, if the taxpayers are going to pay for an election, all voters should be
allowed to participate. If not, then parties should pick up the tab.
The cost of an
election should be paid for by the state. Leaving the choice of a presidential
primary up to the political parties is disaster waiting in the wings.
Registered voters could and probably would be disenfranchised i.e. Colorado and
Wyoming.
In Colorado the COGOP
executive Committee made the decision to eliminate a presidential primary and
only allowing the party delegates to vote. Disenfranchising thousands of
registered Republican Voters. Elections are for the people and not only the
political parties Echelon.
SB1486
presidential preference election; appropriation; repeal
