Issues

AAA Campaign Gathers Record-Breaking 823,658 Signatures

On July 3, 2024, the Arizona for Abortion Access campaign submitted petitions with over 823,000 signatures to the Office of the Secretary of State. This is more than double the 383,923 required valid signatures. Dozens of LD18 volunteers participated in the signature-gathering effort. This effort included the work of volunteers from all corners of the … Read more

Democracy Warrior Gail Kamaras Inducted into Democratic Hall of Fame

Gail Kamaras, a precinct committee person in precinct 69 in the Pantano Territory, was inducted into the Arizona Democratic Party Hall of Fame for her outstanding work collecting signatures for the Arizona Abortion Initiative. Secretary of State Adrian Fontes introduced her, and State Party Chair Yolanda Bejarano presented her a commemorative plaque in ceremonies in … Read more

LD18 – Arizona Abortion Access Initiative – Petition Drive Update

Calling in all petitions!

We are now in the home stretch of the signature collection phase. Please turn in all signatures by Monday, June 24th. If you have a full petition, turn it in. If you have a petition with one signature, turn it in. Signatures do not count, unless the petitions are turned in. If you need help figuring out where to get your petition notarized or how to get it turned in, please contact Carol Evans.

Locate Your Nearest Drop-In Site

Ready to make a difference? Find a convenient place to sign a petition, return your completed petition, have it notarized, and/or grab a blank one.

Drop in to an LD18 site to do any or all of these things! 

  • LD18 Drop-In sites: check here for latest info.
  • Indivisible Tucson Action Alliance has scheduled events at some local libraries. Check here for more info.

New petition sites are added regularly, so check here for the latest schedule: https://mobilize.us/s/8Hlqta

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Senator Priya Sundareshan on MSNBC: Extreme Republicans Oppose Contraception

by Michael Bryan Two things are certain in Arizona politics: The AZGOP is now the radical MAGA party, which is clearly intent on coming after Arizona’s citizens’ right to control their own reproduction and health care — including the right to access contraception. State Senator Sundareshan (D-LD18) and a Co-Chair of the ADLCC is a brilliant … Read more

Support Ylenia Aguilar for the Arizona Corporation Commission

Ylenia Aguilar is running for the Arizona Corporation Commission. She is running as a Clean Elections Candidate because she believes a Corporation Commissioner shouldn’t take money from special interests and the corporate entities they are elected to regulate. She has served as a Governing Board Member in the Osborn School District, Vitalyst Health Foundation Board … Read more

Let’s Put Justice Ball on the Ballot

Judge Alexander Ball was elected Justice of the Peace, Justice Precinct 6, in 2020. He is running for re-election in 2024. Website: balljusticeforall.com Petition to get on the ballot:  https://apps.azsos.gov/apps/election/eps/op/ A Justice of the Peace handles local matters in Pima County. They resolve criminal misdemeanors and lawsuits for less than $10,000.  This includes traffic violations, landlord/tenant disputes, workplace … Read more

Student Climate Activists Demand a Stop TO UA Fossil Fuel Investments

By Myla Clark and Rhys Williams $107,000,000 That’s the total amount of money the University of Arizona, and its sister organization the UA Foundation, have invested in fossil fuels. Across the world, there has been a growing movement against investing in the fossil fuel industry, because of its direct role in perpetuating the climate crisis. As of … Read more

Fix rural groundwater in Arizona? Voters can start by doing this

By Priya Sundareshan, as previously published on azcentral.com. Opinion: Wells are going dry in rural Arizona. Out-of-state businesses are exploiting our water. Yet Republican lawmakers refuse to lift a finger. That must change. Gov. Katie Hobbs this month canceled a state land lease in Butler Valley to the Saudi-owned company Fondomonte and announced that our … Read more

Gun Violence Prevention Activists Visit Tucson

Sunday, July 16, at 10 am at 115 North Church at the Tucson January 8 Memorial site. Manny and Patricia are the parents of Juaquin Oliver, who was murdered at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Valentine’s Day 2018. Manny and Patricia honor “Guac” and all victims of gun violence with their … Read more

Video: What the Rosemont Mine Will Destroy

“I’ve almost no words to describe what Canadian mining giant Hudbay is doing to the Santa Rita Mountains near Tucson, AZ,” said Russ McSpadden of the Center for Biological Diversity. “The first 20 seconds of the video show the Rosemont side, then the ridge line, then the west side. Hudbay plans to remove 2.5 miles … Read more