Charges are flying in Arizona regarding contributions to the Arizona Republican Party. The Arizona Democratic Party is accusing the Arizona Republican Party of “engaging in large-scale campaign finance fraud” by accepting illegal contributions and unlawfully using them to fund attacks on Democratic candidates. Democratic Party Executive Director Maria Weeg today filed a complaint with both […]
Category: Arizona
Matching Funds in Arizona
For now, it looks like Arizona’s matching funds program has been upheld in a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality. A judge on Tuesday refused to cut off supplemental money provided to publicly funded Arizona election candidates who are outspent by private funded opponents or targeted by independent groups. The brief order by U.S. District Judge Roslyn […]
Chamber Hit
The Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce was recently hit with a campaign finance complaint, according to this report. Seven Scottsdale mayor and council candidates filed a complaint with the county attorney’s office Monday alleging the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce illegally used corporate funds to advocate the election of the four other candidates in the […]