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Vote Yes on this bill if you want the state to protect a fundamental right to reproductive health care, including abortion and contraception; bar criminal and civil penalties for patients, providers, and helpers; prevent stricter local rules; state that fetuses have no independent legal rights; and repeal funding bans and provider or insurer refusal laws.
Organizations that support this bill may include reproductive rights and family planning groups, medical and public health associations, civil liberties organizations, and patient advocates who favor broad access to abortion, contraception, fertility care, and legal protections for patients and providers.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep or allow tighter limits on abortion and related care, retain current or allow recognition of fetal legal rights, preserve provider and insurer conscience-refusal protections, permit local governments to add restrictions, and allow enforcement actions against those who provide or obtain such care.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include anti-abortion advocacy groups, some religious organizations and faith-based health systems, and groups that support provider conscience-refusal or greater local control over reproductive health rules.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want stricter rules and higher proof for voter challenges, protections against improper removal, clear notice and due process for voters, public transparency, and verified list updates with penalties for false or baseless challenges.
Organizations that support this bill may include voting rights and civil liberties groups, county auditors and election administrators, and good-government nonprofits focused on preventing voter intimidation and wrongful purges.
Vote No on this bill if you want challenges to remain easier to file and prove, faster removals based on claims without high proof, less screening by auditors, and fewer penalties or procedural hurdles for challengers.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include election integrity groups that favor easier voter challenges, activists seeking aggressive list purges, and organizations prioritizing fraud prevention over voter access.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger oversight of election rule changes in areas with past or likely discrimination, better language access, public tracking of covered jurisdictions, and clearer paths to challenge unfair changes.
Organizations that support this bill may include civil rights and voting-rights groups, community organizations representing language minorities, and good-government transparency advocates.
Vote No on this bill if you want local control to make election changes without state preclearance, fewer mandates and lawsuits, and to avoid potential costs and delays from added state review.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include local government associations, election administrators concerned about delays, and taxpayer or business groups wary of added costs and litigation.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want large companies to pay a 5% tax on wages above $125,000 to help fund Medicaid, college aid, housing, energy, and cash assistance, with an oversight board and no pass-through to employee pay.
Organizations that support this bill may include health care advocates, anti-poverty and housing nonprofits, education groups, labor unions, and social service coalitions that want steady funding for public programs.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new payroll taxes on big employers, worry it could slow hiring or wage growth, or prefer other ways to fund health care, education, and housing programs.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include chambers of commerce, large employers, tech and retail trade groups, and taxpayer associations concerned about higher business costs and compliance.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger protections from biased AI in hiring, housing, loans, and services, clear notice when AI is used, required risk checks and impact reports by companies, government disclosure of AI interactions, and enforcement by the attorney general.
Organizations that support this bill may include civil rights and consumer protection groups, privacy advocates, labor unions, and responsible AI and ethics organizations seeking guardrails against biased AI decisions and clearer standards for companies and government.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new compliance and reporting mandates for AI, limit attorney general oversight, reduce potential liability for businesses, and allow AI adoption to proceed with fewer state rules and disclosures.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include some tech and business associations, financial and insurance industry groups, and small businesses concerned about compliance costs, liability risk, and potential impacts on innovation.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want higher taxes on nicotine and flavored products, stronger licensing and enforcement, and more money for cancer research and public health to reduce youth use.
Organizations that support this bill may include public health groups, cancer research advocates, medical associations, youth tobacco prevention coalitions, and hospital and local health departments.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid price increases on cigarettes and vaping, oppose added flavor surcharges and new regulations, and seek fewer compliance burdens and penalties for retailers.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include tobacco and vape manufacturers, convenience and smoke shop associations, small business and taxpayer groups, and smoker or vaper advocacy groups.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger funding for cancer research and public health by taxing more nicotine products, closing loopholes on affiliated sales and giveaways, and putting the changes into effect immediately.
Organizations that support this bill may include public health departments, cancer research nonprofits, hospitals, and anti-tobacco advocacy groups seeking stable funding.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid broader tobacco taxes on synthetic nicotine, stop retroactive tax changes, and limit new compliance costs for wholesalers and retailers.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include tobacco and nicotine product manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, as well as business groups concerned about retroactive taxes.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to create a state lawsuit letting people sue officials acting under government authority for rights violations, allow compensatory and punitive damages plus attorney fees, permit suing supervisors, weigh factors like hidden identity, missing body cams, unplated vehicles, crowd-control gear, or court-order violations for extra penalties, and give victims four years to file.
Organizations that support this bill may include civil rights groups (e.g., ACLU of Virginia, NAACP), police accountability coalitions, legal aid organizations, and trial lawyer associations.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid expanding lawsuits and liability for officers and supervisors, prevent new punitive-damages triggers tied to masks, identification, body cameras, vehicles, or crowd-control tools, and reduce potential legal costs and possible chilling effects on public safety work.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include police unions, sheriffs' and chiefs' associations, municipal leagues, and government risk insurers.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want Washington to ban flavored and menthol tobacco and entertainment vapes, raise cigarette, tobacco, and vape taxes, strengthen retailer penalties and licensing, and fund prevention to reduce youth nicotine use and disease.
Organizations that support this bill may include public health and medical associations, cancer and heart advocacy groups, youth prevention coalitions, school and parent groups, and local health departments.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep flavored and menthol products available, avoid new excise taxes and higher license fees, limit state enforcement and penalties on retailers, and prioritize adult consumer choice and small business sales.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include tobacco and vaping companies, convenience store and gas station associations, small retailers, hookah and cigar lounges, and anti-tax or harm-reduction advocacy groups.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the state to work with tribes on drop boxes and voting centers, improve outreach and use of tribal IDs, and allow a vetted online portal so service members, overseas, tribal, and disabled voters can return ballots, with public reports.
Organizations that support this bill may include tribal governments, Native civic groups, disability rights groups, veterans and military family groups, and voting rights groups that want easier ballot return and services on reservations.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid online ballot return, keep new duties off county auditors and the state, and reduce security, privacy, and cost risks from building and running these systems.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include election security groups worried about online ballot return, taxpayer watchdogs concerned about costs, and some county officials who prefer fewer state rules.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want term limits for school board members in districts with 250+ students, more turnover and fresh perspectives, and rotated candidate names to reduce ballot bias.
Organizations that support this bill may include term-limit advocates, parent groups seeking new voices on school boards, and election reform groups that want fairer ballot design.
Vote No on this bill if you want no new limits on reelecting long-serving board members, to prioritize experience and continuity, and to avoid new eligibility rules on who can run.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include school boards associations, teachers unions, and rural education groups concerned about losing experienced leaders and local choice.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want Arizona residents to pay 10% of the nonresident fee for concealed carry permits and renewals, with in-state applications processed first and current safety checks unchanged.
Organizations that support this bill may include gun rights groups, resident taxpayer advocates, and hunting and shooting sports associations that favor lower costs and faster processing for in-state applicants.
Vote No on this bill if you oppose steeply discounted resident fees, higher relative costs and lower priority for nonresidents, or potential drops in program revenue that could strain administration.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include gun violence prevention groups, budget watchdogs concerned about reduced fee revenue, and tourism or nonresident hunting groups that view the higher nonresident fee and potentially slower processing as unfair.