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4/4 AZ Voter Reward Act. "This law will establish a voter reward random
drawing every two years with a first prize of one million dollars or
more. The purpose is to increase voter participation. Voters who cast
ballots in primary or general elections will be eligible to win."
http://www.azsos.gov/election/2006/General/Initiatives.htm
\_ way to grab the poor vote.
\_ Which puts the Republicans at a disadvantage. Oh no!
\_ How about if you vote, you get tax deduction?
\_ How about if you don't vote 5 years in a row, you lose your
citizenship?
\_ This sounds like a really bad idea, it's bound to invoke the
law of unintended consequences. This will bring to the polls
people that are not informed, but simply want the money. These
folks are less likely to make informed decisions. But maybe
that's the point. --jwm
people that are not informed, but simply want the money. But
maybe that's the point. --jwm
\_ I don't see any reason to artificially boost voter participation.
Voting isn't a lottery and we shouldn't have to bribe people to
exercise a right others have died for.
\_ Is this Constitutional? I don't think so. Can you pay people
to vote?
\_ What particular section of the US (or state) constitution
would forbid this? I don't mean to be argumentative, but
if you're going to cite the Constitution or "the law", put
up the particulars. Anyway, Paying people to vote a certain
way (and not in the "vote for me and I'll cut your taxes"
way) is pretty verboten, but just to show up at the polls?
People here get free stickers for voting -- Is that verboten?
\_ The sticker is a red herring. Can, say, the Governator
pay every registered Republican $100 to turn out and
vote 'however they choose to vote'? I don't think so.
\_ http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/42usc/subch_ia.htm
Sec. 1973i(c)
There is a law which makes it illegal to buy votes in an
election for federal offices. There are probably state laws
prohibiting vote buying for individual states.
The correct question is to ask: Are these laws
unconstitutional? Probably not.
How about a state law which institutes a lottery? I don't know.
\_ The problem with voting from my point of view is it's
inconvenient. The vote day should be a mandatory holiday.
Also the registration and absentee ballot process should be
simpler. It should be a state-coordinated marketing effort
to just go to a promoted web site and fill in minimum
info, to get the ball rolling and the forms sent to you
with postage-paid return envelopes, and send absentee
ballots to everyone by default.
\_ Voting shouldn't be so easy it has no value or meaning. Voting
is something people should think about and understand wtf theyre
doing before they vote. I used to think low turnout was a bad
thing but then I realised I don't want the stupid, the uninformed
and the too lazy to bother diluting my vote. Let them stay home
and play video games. Voting is just not that hard. |
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| www.azsos.gov/election/2006/General/Initiatives.htm For the first time, state trust land will be permanently set aside for conservation purposes protecting more of Arizona's land and water for future generations. The initiative will also protect and guarantee an essential classroom funding stream through improved planning and management of state trust lands, require local communities to cooperate in the planning and development of trust lands, and provide local authorities the power to limit and control development. C-04-2006 Arizona Tax Revolt 200602757 February 16, 2006 July 6, 2006 183,917 Arizona Tax Revolt 4090 Yucca Street Bullhead City, AZ 86429 928-754-8305 Marc Goldstone, Applicant & Chairman Mary Bonaventura, Treasurer 1913 Richardo Avenue Bullhead City, AZ 86442 928-704-1822 This is the Arizona TAX Revolt 'PROPERTY TAX ROLLBACK' proposition by and for the PEOPLE of Arizona, NOT THE LEGISLATURE. Like California's 'Proposition 13' this will save our homes and prevent taxing our jobs out of Arizona. Major Provisions: Rollback to your 2003 assessment valuation. Property valuation based on purchase price, no more HUGE tax increases just because your neighbor got a good price for their home. Implements a 1% cap on the tax rate, and 2% maximum valuation increase. Supermajority vote requirement protects us from unnecessary and excessive taxation. I-01-2006 AZ Voter Reward Act 200402557 February 7, 2005 July 6, 2006 122,612 Arizonans for Voter Rewards I-01-2006 PO Box 35037 Tucson, AZ 85740 520/886-6326 Mark Osterloh, Applicant and Chairman Ethel Rocco, Treasurer 520/544-9011 This law will establish a voter reward random drawing every two years with a first prize of one million dollars or more. Voters who cast ballots in primary or general elections will be eligible to win. The money will come from the Arizona Lottery and private donations. I-02-2006 No More Plea Bargains February 8, 2005 July 6, 2006 122,612 Applicant Joel K Barr 180015 SMU 1 PO Box 4000 Florence, AZ 85232 520/868-0201 The purpose of the NO MORE PLEA BARGAINS initiative is to ensure the guilty do not avoid appropriate mandatory sentences by pleading guilty to lesser crimes; and innocent people are no longer coerced into signing false confessions. False confessions harm the innocent, protect the guilty, insult victims, defeat the purpose of mandatory sentencing, and defraud taxpayers. The text of the NO MORE PLEA BARGAINS initiative is as follows: "Every person accused of violating any law of the State of Arizona shall stand trial on every charge. No information, complaint, or indictment may be withdrawn or dismissed prior to its trial." I-03-2006 Taxation of Decriminalized Marijuana February 18, 2005 July 6, 2006 122,612 Applicant Joel K Barr 180015 SMU 1 PO Box 4000 Florence, AZ 85232 This initiative's purpose is to provide supplemental funds for prescription medication for the retired; Every transaction wherein marijuana is sold or traded shall be taxed twenty-five percent added to its transaction price or fair market value. The tax shall be collected by the seller on behalf of the Department of Revenue and shall be deposited into the state's general fund. Failure by the seller to pay this tax in a timely manner shall be punishable by law to be enacted by the legislature. I-04-2006 No Taxpayer Money for Lobbyists Act 200602716 June 7, 2005 July 6, 2006 122,612 No Taxpayer Money for Lobbyists Committee in Support of I-04-2006 8106 East Broadway Road Mesa, AZ 85208 480-834-0021 Kenneth Bond Chairman/Applicant 480-834-0021 Janeva A Hubbert Treasurer 480-357-9753 This act shall be called: No Taxpayer Money for Lobbyists Act. No covered person shall use time or other resources for lobbying. The law making process shall be limited to the legislative branch of governments and the people. Covered persons shall respond to requests for information but shall not lobby. I-05-2006 Smoke-Free Arizona Act 200602732 August 31, 2005 July 6, 2006 122,612 Smoke-Free Arizona Yes on I-05-2006 2929 South 48th Street Tempe, Arizona 85282 602/414-5339 Bill Pfeifer, Chairman and Applicant John Rivers, Treasurer The Smoke-Free Arizona Act protects the right of Arizonans to breathe clean indoor air by prohibiting smoking in enclosed public places and places of employment. Breathing second hand smoke harms children, seniors and people with existing health problems the most. Enforcement by the Arizona Department of Health Services will be paid for by a tax on cigarettes of one tenth of one cent per cigarette. Limited exceptions are provided such as private residences, retail tobacco stores, and outdoor patios. No smoking signs will be posted in all areas where smoking is prohibited. I-06-2006 Humane Treatment of Farm Animals Act 200602729 September 6, 2005 July 6, 2006 122,612 Arizonans for Humane Farms (AHS, ADLA, HSUS, Farm Sanctuary) in Support of I-06-2006 PO Box 3095 Tempe, AZ 85280 480/449-7644 REFILED AS I-07-2006 ON 10-06-2005 DUE TO CHANGE IN TEXT I-07-2006 Humane Treatment of Farm Animals Act 200602729 October 6, 2005 July 6, 2006 122,612 Arizonans for Humane Farms (AHS, ADLA, HSUS, Farm Sanctuary) in Support of I-07-2006 P O Box 3075 Tempe, AZ 85280 480/449-7644 Cheryl Naumann, Chairman Arizona citizens are concerned about the cruel and inhumane treatment of animals; the Humane Treatment of Farm Animals Act, recommended by the Arizona Humane Society and The Humane Society of the United States, requires that pigs during pregnancy and calves raised for veal must be given sufficient space to turn around, lie down, and fully extend their limbs when tethered, or confined in crates, cages, or other enclosures; includes exceptions, such as for veterinary purposes and during the pig's prebirthing period; the Act allows six years to adopt more humane practices and does not require mandatory expenditure of state revenues. I-08-2006 First Class Education for Arizona 200602734 October 19, 2005 July 6, 2006 122,612 First Class Education for Arizona 8106 E Broadway Rd. Mesa, AZ 85208 602/524-2241 Randall Pullen, Chairman/Applicant REFILED AS I-10-2006 ON 11/07/2005 DUE TO CHANGE IN TEXT I-09-2006 Citizens Against Stupid Taxes 200602738 October 27, 2005 July 6, 2006 122,612 Citizens Against Stupid Taxes 935 East Lehi Road Mesa, AZ 85203 480-610-0051 Curtis Royer, Applicant/Chairman The general purpose of this Initiative is to eliminate, to the greatest extent possible, the inane practice of using tax money to pay taxes. Therefore, this initiative prohibits public schools, colleges, universities, and governmental agencies from paying state or local taxes, and grants tax-exempt status on all purchases for those organizations and agencies, whereby vendors who transact business with any of these entities will not be responsible for any taxes on those transactions. Tax supported private organizations, such as charter schools, are not covered by the provisions of this initiative. I-10-2006 First Class Education for Arizona 200602734 November 7, 2005 July 6, 2006 122,612 First Class Education for Arizona 8106 E Broadway Rd. Mesa, AZ 85208 602/524-2241 Randall Pullen, Chairman/Applicant In an effort to achieve better educational results and ensure the best use of education taxpayer funding, First Class Education for Arizona requires public school districts in Arizona to spend at least 65% of their annual operating budget on classroom instruction. A public school district that does not spend at least 65% of its budget on classroom instruction expenditures in fiscal year 2006-2007 shall increase the percentage of its budget that it spends on classroom instruction by at least 2% each subsequent year until the public school district spends at least 65% of its budget on classroom instruction expenditures. I-11-2006 Your Right to Vote 200402667 November 10, 2005 July 6, 2006 122,612 Your Right to Vote 1931 Hwy 95 Bullhead City, AZ 86403 602/697-0891 Rick L Murphy, Applicant and Chairman 928/704-7272 Chris Rolauno, Treasurer 928/855-4560 The single purpose of this initiative is to ensure that all registered voters are automatically mailed ballots from the election official before every election. Automatically mailed ballots shall be in proper form for voting, ... |
| www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/42usc/subch_ia.htm Department of Justice Seal US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Voting Section TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 20 - ELECTIVE FRANCHISE SUBCHAPTER I-A - ENFORCEMENT OF VOTING RIGHTS SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This subchapter is referred to in sections 1973b, 1973aa-4, 1973ee-5, 1973gg-6, 1973gg-9 of this title; A violation of subsection of this section is established if, based on the totality of circumstances, it is shown that the political processes leading to nomination or election in the State or political subdivision are not equally open to participation by members of a class of citizens protected by subsection of this section in that its members have less opportunity than other members of the electorate to participate in the political process and to elect representatives of their choice. The extent to which members of a protected class have been elected to office in the State or political subdivision is one circumstance which may be considered: Provided, That nothing in this section establishes a right to have members of a protected class elected in numbers equal to their proportion in the population. L 94-73 substituted "race or color, or in contravention of the guarantees set forth in section 1973b of this title" for "race or color". L 97-205 provided that: "Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amendments made by this Act (see Short Title of 1982 Amendment note below) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act (June 29, 1982)." L 97-205 provided: "That this Act (enacting section 1973aa-6 of this title, amending this section and sections 1973b and 1973aa-1a of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 1971, 1973b, 1973aa-1a, and 1973aa-6 of this title) may be cited as the 'Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982'." L 89-110 as subchapter I-A, enacting subchapters I-B and I-C of this chapter, and amending sections 1973b and 1973c of this title) may be cited as the 'Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970'." L 89-110 provided that: "This Act (enacting subchapters I-A, I-B, and I-C of this chapter and amending section 1971 of this title) shall be known as the 'Voting Rights Act of 1965'." L 94-73 provided that: "If any amendments made by this Act (enacting sections 1973aa-1a and 1973aa-5 of this title, amending this section and sections 1973a to 1973d, 1973h, 1973i, 1973k, 1973l, 1973aa, 1973aa-2, 1973aa-3, 1973bb, 1973bb-1 of this title, and repealing sections 1973bb-2 to 1973bb-4 of this title) or the application of any provision thereof to any person or circumstance is judicially determined to be invalid, the remainder of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (this subchapter and subchapters I-B and I-C of this chapter), or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such determination." SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 1973j of this title. Suspension of use of tests and devices which deny or abridge the right to vote If in a proceeding instituted by the Attorney General or an aggrieved person under any statute to enforce the voting guarantees of the fourteenth or fifteenth amendment in any State or political subdivision the court finds that a test or device has been used for the purpose or with the effect of denying or abridging the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color, or in contravention of the voting guarantees set forth in section 1973b of this title, it shall suspend the use of tests and devices in such State or political subdivisions as the court shall determine is appropriate and for such period as it deems necessary. L 94-73 inserted reference to fourteenth amendment in three places, and substituted "voting guarantees" for "guarantees" in three places, "Attorney General or an aggrieved person" for "Attorney General", and "on account of race or color or in contravention of the voting guarantees set forth in section 1973b of this title" for "on account of race or color". L 94-73 substituted "Attorney General or an aggrieved person under any statute to enforce the voting guarantees of the fourteenth or fifteenth amendment" for "Attorney General under any statute to enforce the guarantees of the fifteenth amendment", and "on account of race or color, or in contravention of the voting guarantees set forth in section 1973b of this title" for "on account of race or color". L 94-73 substituted "Attorney General or an aggrieved person under any statute to enforce the voting guarantees of the fourteenth or fifteenth amendment in any State or political subdivision the court finds that violations of the fourteenth or fifteenth amendment" for "Attorney General under any statute to enforce the guarantees of the fifteenth amendment in any State or political subdivision the court finds that violations of the fifteenth amendment" and "on account of race or color, or in contravention of the voting guarantees set forth in section 1973b of this title" for "on account of race or color". TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS "Director of the Office of Personnel Management" substituted for "United States Civil Service Commission" in subsec. No citizen shall be denied the right to vote in any Federal, State, or local election because of his failure to comply with any test or device in any State with respect to which the determinations have been made under the third sentence of subsection of this section or in any political subdivision of such State (as such subdivision existed on the date such determinations were made with respect to such State), though such determinations were not made with respect to such subdivision as a separate unit, or in any political subdivision with respect to which such determinations have been made as a separate unit, unless the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issues a declaratory judgment under this section. A declaratory judgment under this section shall issue only if such court determines that during the ten years preceding the filing of the action, and during the pendency of such action - no such test or device has been used within such State or political subdivision for the purpose or with the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color or (in the case of a State or subdivision seeking a declaratory judgment under the second sentence of this subsection) in contravention of the guarantees of subsection of this section; no final judgment of any court of the United States, other than the denial of declaratory judgment under this section, has determined that denials or abridgements of the right to vote on account of race or color have occurred anywhere in the territory of such State or political subdivision or (in the case of a State or subdivision seeking a declaratory judgment under the second sentence of this subsection) that denials or abridgements of the right to vote in contravention of the guarantees of subsection of this section have occurred anywhere in the territory of such State or subdivision and no consent decree, settlement, or agreement has been entered into resulting in any abandonment of a voting practice challenged on such grounds; and no declaratory judgment under this section shall be entered during the pendency of an action commenced before the filing of an action under this section and alleging such denials or abridgements of the right to vote; no Federal examiners under subchapters I-A to I-C of this chapter have been assigned to such State or political subdivision; such State or political subdivision and all governmental units within its territory have complied with section 1973c of this title, including compliance with the requirement that no change covered by section 1973c of this title has been enforced without preclearance under section 1973c of this title, and have repealed all changes covered by section 1973c of this title to which the Attorney General has successfully objected or as to which the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has denied a declaratory judgment; the Attorney General has not in... |