Election Day November 6, 2018

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1 ARIZONA VOTER GUIDE Election Day November 6, 2018 Inter Trial Council of Arizona, Inc North Central Ave., Suite 100 Phoenix, Arizona Phone: (602) Fax: (602)

2 ELECTION PROTECTION HOTLINE ATTENTION AMERICAN INDIANS & ALASKA NATIVES LIVING IN ARIZONA If you have a problem while voting during the General Election, please call for help from a trained volunteer! CALL IF: This is a free Non-Partisan Voting Rights helpline: Voting Rights Helpline Hours: 6 AM - 7 PM on Election Day Open in the days leading up to Election Day You are at the wrong polling location You don t know whether you are registered. You are turned away from the polls. They polling place does not open on time. The polling place is closing early. You are denied native language assistance or a helper of your choice. There are not enough ballots. You are told you have to come back later to vote. Your vote was challenged and you don t know why. Your Tribal ID was not accepted for identification.

3 GET TO KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES Doug Ducey (R) Governor David Garcia (D) Angel Torres (G) Martha McSally (R) U.S. Senate Krysten Sinema (D) Angela Green (G) Secretary of State Steve Gaynor (R) Katie Hobbs (D) Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R) January Contreras (D) State Treasurer Kimberly Yee (R) Mark Manoil (D)

4 BALLOT PROPOSITIONS Proposition 125: State Retirement Plans THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDEMENT AND ACCOMPANYING LEGISLATION WOULD PERMIT THE STATE TO ADJUST CERTAIN BENEFITS IN THE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS RETIREMENT STATEMS TO ALLEVIATE PENSION AND UNDERFUNDING. A YES vote will allow the state to adjust certain benefits for corrections officers and elected official retirees to provide greater financial stability in the pension system. A NO vote will maintain the current benefit and contribution rules in the Corrections Officer and Elected Officials Personnel Retrement System. Proposition 126: The Protect Arizona Taxpayers Act THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD PROHIBIT THE STATE AND EACH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, DISTRICT, OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN ARIZONA FROM IMPOSING A NEW OR INCREASED TAX ON SERVICES THAT WAS NOT ALREADY IN EFFECT ON DECEMBER 31, A YES vote will prohibit the State and local governments from enacting any new or increased tax on services that was not already in effect on December 31, A NO vote will preserve the State and local governments existing authority to impose a tax on services in the future. Proposition 127: Clean Energy for a Health Arizona Amendment THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD REPLACE ARIZONA S CURRENT PLAN FOR INCREASING RENEWABLE ENERGY USE BY IMPOSING A NEW MANDATE REQUIRING NONGOVERNMENTAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO INCREASE THE PORTION OF THEIR RETAIL ENERGY SALES GENERATED FROM CERTAIN TYPES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES TO 50% BY A YES vote will replace Arizona s current plan for transitioning nongovernmental electric utilities to renewable energy with a constitutional mandate that, irrespective of cost to consumers, 50% of the retail energy sales of these utilities come from certain types of renewable energy by 2030 (neither pre-1997 hydropower nor any nuclear generation counts for this percentage); the current plan increases use of the same types of renewable energy from 8% this year to 15% in A YES vote also will mandate that these utilities increase their use of distributed renewable energy (energy locally generated and distributed from customers premises) to 10% by 2030; will require the new mandates be met by obtaining renewable energy credits, which may be created through renewable energy production or purchased from others who own existing renewable energy credits; and will require the Arizona Corporation Commission to enact implementing regulations. A NO vote will preserve the existing rules that govern the required annual percentage of retail sales of renewable energy by nongovernmental electric utilities.

5 BALLOT PROPOSITIONS Proposition 305: Empowerment Scholarship Accounts THE LAW WOULD EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATION EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE, WITH GREATER FUNDING PROVIDED FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. A YES vote would allow Senate Bill 1431 (2017) to go into effect, which would gradually increase for four years the percentage of students in K-12 eligible to receive an empowerment scholarship account to spend on tuition, textbooks, educational therapies, tutoring, or other qualified forms of instructional assistance at a private or home-based school in an amount equal to 90% of the allotted funding that would otherwise have been allocated the student s public school district or charter school (for low-income students, the amount would be equal to 100% of the allotted funding); make changes to the existing empowerment scholarship program by requiring a policy handbook to be published for program applicants and participants, clarifying parental rights to appeal Department of Education eligibility decisions, and placing scholarship spending information on the Department s website; and control the growth of the scholarship program by limiting new scholarship accounts each year through 2022 and eventually capping the number of new scholarship accounts at fiscal year levels. A NO vote will preserve the existing law regarding empowerment scholarship accounts. Proposition 306: Citizens Clean Elections Act THE LAW WOULD PROHIBIT CANDIDATES WHO FINANCE THEIR POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS WITH PUBLIC FUNDING FROM THE CITIZENS CLEAN ELECTIONS COMMISSION FROM TRANSFERRING ANY CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO A POLITICAL PARTY OR PRIVATE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION THAT ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE ELECTIONS AND SUBJECTS THE COMMISSION S RULEMAKING PROCEDURES TO REGULATORY OVERSIGHT. A YES vote will prohibit statewide and legislative candidates who receive public funding to finance their political campaigns from transferring campaign funds to a political party or a private tax-exempt organization that attempts to influence elections, and will subject the Citizens Clean Elections Commission s rulemaking procedures to the regulatory oversight that applies to other state agencies by repealing the Commission s exemption from the Administrative Procedures Act. A NO vote will allow the Citizens Clean Elections Commission to determine whether publicly-funded candidates are permitted to transfer their campaign funds to political parties or private tax-exempt organizations that influence candidate elections, and will leave current law unchanged regarding administrative oversight of the Commission s rulemaking.

6 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Voters may bring in someone to assist them in voting as long as they are not a candidate on the ballot, the voter s employer, or an agent of the voter s labor union. A.R.S (E). Voters may also bring in guide animals or assistive devices. A.R.S (E). Language assistance is available at many polling places. Contact your local county elections office to find out if your polling place is covered. Counties with Section 203 must provide the ballot, voter registration, candidate qualifying, polling place notices, sample ballots, instructional forms, voter information pamphlets, and absentee and regular ballots in minority language. 52 U.S.C.A (c). More Specifically, Apache, Coconino, and Navajo counties must provide information in the Navajo language and Gila, Graham and Pinal counties must provide information in the San Carlos Apache language. Alternative formats are available from many counties. These formats include large print, Braille, and audio recordings. 52 U.S.C.A (a)(3). Each polling place is equipped with a touch screen machine capable of large print and audio representation of the ballot. 52 U.S.C.A (a)(3). Special Election Boards are available in some counties for homebound voters. Contact your local office to see if the service is availalbe in your area. The Arizona Center for Disability Law will run a hotline to address any election concerns for persons with disabilities. The ACDL will file Help America Vote Act (HAVA) complaints. Call: or The polls officially close at 7:00 PM and no new voters may get in line after that time. Everyone in line at 7:00 PM will be given the chance to vote. A.R.S Children are allowed into the polling place with you but should not be allowed to disrupt other voters and must remain respectful in the polling place. A.R.S (E).

7 VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS Please review the following Voter ID Requirements to confirm you have the proper identification avaialable at your polling place. You may bring one item from list #1, or two items from either list #2 or list #3. LIST # 1 SUFFICIENT PHOTO ID INCLUDING NAME AND ADDRESS (ONE REQUIRED) Valid Arizona Drivers License. Valid Arizona non-operating identification card. Tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification. Valid United States federal, state, or local government issued identification. LIST # 2 SUFFICIENT ID WITHOUT A PHOTOGRAPH THAT BEAR THE NAME AND ADDRESS (TWO REQUIRED) Utility bill of the elector that is dated within 90 days of the date of the election. A utility bill may be for electric, gas, water, solid waste, sewer, telephone, cellular phone, or cable television. Bank or credit union statement that is dated within 90 days of the election. Valid Arizona Vehicle Registration. Indian census card. Property tax statement of the elector s residence. Tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification Arizona vehicle insurance card. Recorder s certificate. Valid United States federal, state, or local government issued identification, including a voter registration card issued by the County Recorder. Any mailing to the elector marked Official Election Material. LIST 3 MIX & MATCH FROM LISTS #1 & #2 (TWO REQUIRED) Any valid photo identification from List #1 in which the address does not reasonably match the precinct register accompanied by a non-photo identification from list #2 in which the address does not reasonably match the precinct register. U.S. Passport without address and one valid item from List #2. U.S. Military identification without address and one valid item from List 2.

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