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I want to flag something that just landed on your November ballot, because the fight to stop it starts now. Before I do, will you chip in $10 to the Arizona Democratic Party before early voting starts tomorrow? [[link removed]]

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In the final hours of this year's legislative session, Arizona Republicans walked away from a real compromise on ESA voucher accountability. Instead, they pushed through three ballot referrals that voters will see this November — a package designed to punish educators, mislead parents, and protect the unaccountable voucher program from any future reform.

Here's what they're sending you:



1. An attack on teachers' freedom to organize. This measure would bar teachers and school employees from using normal workplace tools — even something as basic as email — to communicate about or participate in union activity, and would make striking a fireable offense. It's designed to weaken educators' collective voice and make it harder for them to advocate for students, fair pay, and safe schools.

2. A "60% rule" that sounds good and isn't. This measure would require many districts to spend 60% of their budgets on "direct instructional costs" — but it ignores how schools actually work. Transportation, special education services, counseling, school safety, and building maintenance all directly support students too. A rigid mandate like this risks punishing districts for the very costs that keep classrooms running, without sending a single new dollar to Arizona schools.

3. A "military families" measure that's really about something else . Republicans are branding this one as protection for military families' college savings. But buried in the language is a broader provision that would block future efforts to reform the ESA voucher program — even if voters approve those reforms separately. It's a trap, not a protection.

None of this fixes Arizona's real school funding problems. None of it came after Republicans tried — and failed — to reach a real deal with educators. It came after that deal fell apart, in its place.

The Arizona Democratic Party is working to elect Democrats up and down the ballot who will defend and fight for Arizona values. Early voting ahead of the July 21 primary starts tomorrow. If you want to help elect Democrats in Arizona to defeat packages like this, will you chip in to the Arizona Democratic Party today? [[link removed]?]

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— Charlene Fernandez

Chair, Arizona Democratic Party
Arizona Democratic Party
PO Box 36123
Phoenix, AZ 85067-6123
United States
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