By Caitlin Sievers | AZ Mirror
Republican legislators who have pushed for extreme, unpopular and unrealistic election law changes in Arizona have a “top priority” in the coming year that experts say will make voting more difficult for everyone.
The sweeping changes are needed, proponents say, to get faster results and soothe the belief among many conservatives that voting is rife with fraud, which has become dogma after nearly a decade of Republican politicians increasingly declaring elections are rigged when they lose.
Rep. Alexander Kolodin, a Scottsdale Republican and member of the far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus, authored House Concurrent Resolution 2001, which would amend the Arizona Constitution to do away with the active early voter list that automatically sends ballots to voters and cut off early ballot drop offs the Friday before an election, among numerous other changes. Kolodin is running to be the state’s election chief in 2026, in hopes of winning the Republican primary to challenge incumbent Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, next November.
