November 7, 2018 •
Arizona Passes Ballot Measure Limiting Clean Elections Commission
In Tuesday’s election, Arizona passed Proposition 306, placing limits on the state’s Clean Elections Commission’s rulemaking ability among other things. The voter created Arizona Clean Elections Commission was established in 1998 and runs a public-financing system for candidates and enforces […]
In Tuesday’s election, Arizona passed Proposition 306, placing limits on the state’s Clean Elections Commission’s rulemaking ability among other things.
The voter created Arizona Clean Elections Commission was established in 1998 and runs a public-financing system for candidates and enforces financial-reporting rules for campaigns and groups that spend money in elections.
Proposition 306 requires the Commission’s rules to be approved by the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council comprised of political appointees. Opponents argued it was a way to limit the Commission’s ability to police dark money spending in Arizona.
The measure also prohibits candidates who receive public financing from paying money to political parties or private tax-exempt groups that try to influence elections.
Proposition 306 passed with 56 percent of the vote.
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