Campaign launched to enshrine vote-by-mail in state constitution and counter GOP restrictions

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 1,413

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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A coalition of Arizona Democrats have an uphill battle as they work to enshrine voting rights, including the right to no-excuse vote-by-mail, into the state constitution.

During a Wednesday evening livestream, U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari announced the launch of the Committee to Protect the Vote Arizona, a campaign to collect 500,000 voter signatures to put the “Free, Fair and Secure Elections Act” on the November ballot.

“We are going to, first of …

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