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Our election system is fundamentally unfair
How?
Independent/unaffiliated voters and candidates face massive participation barriers.
What barriers?
Voters
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All taxpayers contribute to funding partisan elections but Independent/unaffiliated voters must take an extra step to participate.
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Independent/unaffiliated voters are required to compromise their principle of non-affiliation and must select a party ballot to participate in the primary election.
Candidates
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Independent/unaffiliated candidates must collect up to 6 times the number of signatures compared to partisan candidates.
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Independent/unaffiliated candidates do not appear on the primary ballot.
By the numbers
Why we're here
1.3+ Million
100%
6 times
Independent and unaffiliated voters are one of the largest registered voter blocs in Arizona but are excluded from participating in elections they pay for.
100% of primary decisions are made by
< 20% of voters in the Republican primary and < 15% of voters in the Democratic primary.
Independent and unaffiliated candidates must collect up to 6 times the number of signatures compared to partisan candidates.
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