Clean Elections Commission to high court: Green Party candidates’ harm is self-inflicted

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: October 13, 2026

Words: 1,438

Last Updated: 4 days, 13 hours ago

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The director of the Clean Elections Commission told the Arizona Supreme Court that two Green Party candidates being investigated for campaign finance fraud are working to “recklessly vilify public servants” through their lawsuit against the commission.

“Snide soundbites, cloaked in hyperbolic opinion and lacking actual evidence, should not be strewn about recklessly,” Tom Collins, executive director of the Clean Elections Commission, said in response to the candidates’ petition to the Arizona Supreme Court. …

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