Campaign launched to enshrine vote-by-mail in state constitution and counter GOP restrictions
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 all, defeat far-right extremist attempts to go after our voting rights in the state of Arizona,” she said. “Second, we are going to enshrine vote by mail in our state constitution, and third, this is part of a broader national effort. We are building a national coalition to protect our free and fair elections across the United States.”
Volunteers for the citizen initiative have already collected 50,000 of the 383,923 voter signatures needed to make it on the ballot, but there’s a tight timeline to collect the rest before the July 2 deadline. Initiative campaigns typically aim to collect at least 25% more signatures than needed to account for signatures that are invalidated.
https://azmirror.com/2026/05/06/campaign-launched-to-enshrine-vote-by-mail-in-state-constitution-and-counter-gop-restrictions/