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Patrick McWhortor - Don't Undermine the Independence of Independents

Posted by Cathy Stewart on February 29, 2016 at 2:22 PM

"Here we are," began Patrick McWhortor in his remarks at the joint press conference sponsored by Open Primaries Arizona and Independent Voter of Arizona,  "On the day when 1.2 million voters in Arizona are being told that the only way they can participate in the most visible election in the country, the nomination of someone to serve in the highest office in the land, is to undermine their commitment to being independent by requiring them to change their voter registration to a political party. This is the most sweeping voter suppression effort we have seen in recent history in America – the deliberate exclusion of independent voters."

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Armida Lopez on the Independence of the Latino Community

Posted by Cathy Stewart on February 26, 2016 at 9:10 PM

Armida Lopez, Director of Latino Outreach for Open Primaries Arizona, spoke about the independence of the Latino community at the joint press conference held with Independent Voters for Arizona. "We are part of a national movement dedicated to opening our political system so that the voters, not the parties, have the power," said Lopez.  "It sounds simple but it’s a fight!  Partisanship is deeply, deeply ingrained, and nowhere is that more true than here in AZ." Lopez was interviewed before the start of the conference by Ben Marigott of ASU's Conkrite News.

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Tim Castro - What's Wrong with this Solution?

Posted by Cathy Stewart on February 26, 2016 at 9:32 AM

"We’re here today to talk about the Presidential Preference Election being held on March 22nd -- an historic election and one that excludes independents," said Tim Castro who opened a press conference jointly held by Independents for Arizona and Open Primaries Arizona.  "The resolution to this problem that’s been offered by the state of Arizona is that independents can just re-register into a party. In fact, today marks the last day independents can do so.  What’s wrong with this solution?"

 

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