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2. A R I zO N A
2010 MidterM elections VOTeR GuIDe
What is the voter guide?
On November 2nd, the mid-term elections will be held all across America.
You will decide who will represent you in Congress and in your State
Capitol. Do you know who is running to represent you? Do you know
where they stand on issues that will affect your everyday life?
If not, don't worry… we got your back: This voter guide tells you what you
need to know before you step in the voting booth.
What's at stake?
Real talk, we are all struggling to answer some basic questions about our lives:
accessible & Comprehensive take on predatory lenders and de-
health Care velopers, and provide emergency
housing for people in crisis.
Can i see a doctor?
We believe high quality physical Climate Justice
and mental health care, including & Clean energy
full reproductive health services and
prescription drugs, is a right and must Can we survive?
be affordable and accessible to all. Real talk: Its now or never. We
should be a leader in building a
affordable & clean energy future. This will cre-
accessible housing ate millions of new jobs, improve
Can i have a place to live? our health, and avoid future wars.
We believe decent, safe, accessible We need to get serious switching
and affordable housing is a right from dirty coal and nuclear power
for all. The government should to wind and solar energy.

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healthy Jobs & economy safety in our World
Can i make a decent living? Can we have real peace and
We believe workers, the backbone safety?
of this country, have a right to paid Real national security comes from
sick days and a living family wage. being a respected and respectful
Workers should have the right to member of the global community.
organize without fear. This is how This means ending torture and other
we revive the middle class and al- human rights abuses. It also means
leviate poverty. ending the war in Iraq and offering
strategic humanitarian relief.
Quality & affordable education
Can i go to college without being voting rights &
in debt for the rest of my life? election reform
We believe every young person Can i vote? Will my vote be
in this country has the right to a counted? What's up with politicians
high-quality, affordable education trying to make it harder for us to
from pre-school through college. vote? Why can't i register and vote
on the same day, like my friends in
rights for New americans Minnesota and Wisconsin? Can i be
Can i be treated with respect sure my vote is counted?
regardless of where i was born? We believe voting is a right for
Immigration policy should not all citizens, including students
criminalize people for seeking attending college out of state,
a better life. We are a nation of felons, and people who need
immigrants and diversity is our special help to participate. We
strength. We need fair and hu- support public financing to take
mane immigration reform that money out of politics. We oppose
keeps families together, offers ID requirements and other
pathways to citizenship, fair com- discriminatory barriers to voting.
pensation, and basic services like
health care and college loans.
safe Communities
Can i feel safe on my street?
Building more prisons doesn’t
make us safer. Instead of our generation
spending $40,000 a year is facing a critical moment
locking someone up, that will define our country for
we should invest in job years to come. as a coalition of new
training, education voters, we were a huge factor in both
counselors, drug rehab 2006 and 2008. We will be the difference
and programs that lift again in this election! too much is at stake in
people up. We must this election to sit this out… get to know where
take the safety of the candidates stand on our issues, then get
women seriously in out and vote on November 2nd!
our homes and on
the streets. We’ve got this and other non partisan
voter guides online, so check us out at
www.generationalalliance.org — share it
with your friends, send to your mom.

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in the state. In the upcoming election there are 10 ballot
propositions in Arizona, so we’ve highlighted a few that
have a direct impact on us. If you want the full list you can
check out Arizona’s board of elections page.
ProPositioN 106:
Proposition 106 would prohibit the operation of laws or rules that
require any person, employer or health care provider to participate in
any health care system. It would allow a person or employer to not pay
for health insurance and pay for health care services directly without
penalty. It would also allow health care providers to accept direct pay-
ment without a penalty. It will specifically allow health insurance through
private health care systems.
Financial impact: No clear impact.
ProPositioN 107:
Proposition 107 would prohibit the State from giving preferential treat-
ment to or discriminating against any person or group on the basis of
race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. The prohibition applies to
preferences or discrimination in public employment, education or con-
tracting. However it does not penalize reasonable necessary qualifica-
tions based on sex, existing court orders and actions that would result
in the loss of federal funds. The State includes state government, local
governments, public colleges and universities, community colleges and
school districts.
Financial impact: No clear impact.
ProPositioN 203:
Proposition 203 also known as The Arizona Medical Marijuana Act
protects terminally or seriously ill patients from state prosecution for
using limited amounts of marijuana on their doctor’s recommendation.
Qualifying patients who register with the Arizona Department of Health
Services will obtain marijuana from regulated nonprofit medical mari-
juana dispensaries. Private cultivation will be allowed only when no dis-
pensary is available. The Act is self-funded and establishes safeguards:
registration cards; fingerprinting of caregivers and dispensary personnel
to exclude drug and violent felons; strict security, record keeping and
oversight requirements; inspection of dispensaries; restrictions on num-
ber and location of dispensaries; and provides penalties.

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Financial impact: The report also stated that the calculating costs of
the measure would be covered by fees, civil penalties and donations.
According to reports, the analysis was based on the existing medical
marijuana program in the state of Colorado.
ProPositioN 302:
Proposition 302 would terminate the Arizona early Childhood Develop-
ment and Health Board and programs, which were established by voters
in 2006 as part of the “Arizona early Childhood Development and Health
Initiative.” It would require the transfer of money remaining in the early
childhood development and education fund on December 1, 2010 to be
deposited in the state general fund. Thereafter, it would require tobacco
tax money collected pursuant to the initiative to be deposited in the state
general fund and used for health and human services for children.
Financial impact: Increase in funds to state general fund- amount un-
sure. It would eliminate all funding for the early Childhood Development
and Health Board and programs.
e L e C T I O N S
In order to know who you want to vote for, you need to know what
they’re responsible for. Then you can check out how they stand on
the issues you care about. We’ve highlighted two races but to see
all the races check out Arizona’s board of elections page.
the goverNor: • Issues requisitions for the return
of accused persons
• Oversees all public related op-
erations (I.e. paying taxes, cars • Enforces all criminal laws
(DMV), construction, education, Who’s running?
legal matters, law enforcement)
Jan Brewer
• Communicates directly with the Republican Party
state legislature www.janbrewer.com
• Accounts for all state money 602-633-4526
received and spent Larry gist
• Appoints certain officers as re- Green Party
quired by the state constitution www.gist4governor.com
and statutes and fills vacancies No Phone Number Listed
in state offices terry goddard
• Signs or vetoes bills passed by Democratic Party
the Legislature www.terrygoddard.com
602-254-6342
• Calls elections to fill vacancies
for members of the u.S. Barry J. hess
Congress Libertarian Party
www.hessforgovernor.com

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seNators: • Try any federal official accused
of a crime after the House votes
• Draft, introduce and sponsor to impeach that official
new bills
• Filibuster during debates on
• Debate and pass bills to go bills- a filibuster is when an in-
before the President vetoes or dividual Senator can choose to
signs them into law delay or entirely prevent a vote
• Advocate and work to prioritize on a bill
the issues most important to
their constituents
Who’s running?
rodney glassman
The Senate collectively has the
Democratic Party
power to:
www.rodneyglassman.com
• Investigate pressing national issues 888-997-4429
• Supervise the actions of the Jerry Joslyn
judicial and executive branches Green Party
of government www.joslynforsenate.com
• Confirm or rejecting treaties No Phone Number Listed
initiated by the President John McCain
• Confirm any Presidential ap- Republican Party
pointments (Supreme Court www.johnmccain.com
judges, Attorney General etc) 602-604-2010
david F. Nolan
Libertarian Party
www.nolan2010.org
No Phone Number Listed

7. So you’ve made your decision
arizona election
about which candidate you’re
Protection
voting for and what you’re voting
information
on but before you head to the
If you need more informa-
tion about election rules polls; make sure you know if
and regulations contact you’re registered, how to
your County elections of- vote, and where to vote.
ficial: http://www.azsos.gov/
election/county.htm or visit the
866 OurVote website at: http://
www.866ourvote.org a resource
created by the Lawyers’ Commit-
tee for Civil Rights under Law and
its partners.
Acceptable forms of identifica-
Polling Place hours tion that have the name and
election Day: November 2, 2010 address but no photograph (two
6 a.m. - 7 p.m. required) include, but are not
limited to:
how to Check registration
• Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE • Utility bill that is dated within
ninety days of the date of the
• Contact your County Elections election. A utility bill may be for
Official electric, gas, water, solid waste,
identification required to vote sewer, telephone, cellular phone,
To obtain a ballot at the polling or cable television.
place, you have to come and • Bank or credit union statement
give your name and address that is dated within ninety days
to an election official. In addi- of the date of election.
tion, you must have one form
of identification that has your • Valid Arizona Vehicle Registration
name, address and photograph • Indian census card
or two different forms of iden-
• Property tax statement of the
tification that only you’re your
voter’s residence
name and address.
• Tribal enrollment card or other
acceptable forms of identifica-
form of tribal identification
tion with photograph, name, and
address (one required) include, • Recorder’s Certificate
but are not limited to: • Valid United States federal,
• Valid Arizona driver’s license state, or local government is-
• Valid Arizona non-operating sued identification, including a
identification license voter registration card issued by
the county recorder
• Tribal enrollment card or other
form of tribal identification how to Find Your Polling Place
• Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
• Valid United States federal,
state, or local government is- Online polling locators are avail-
sued identification able for the following counties:

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• Maricopa County: recorder. • If a voter makes a complete
maricopa.gov/pollingplace05/ and correct request within 26
pollingplace.aspx days before the election, then
the county recorder must mail
• Pima County: www.recorder.
the ballot within 48 hours after
pima.gov/poll_search.aspx
receipt of the request (excluding
• Pinal County: pinalcountyaz. Saturdays, Sundays and legal
gov/Departments/elections/ holidays).
Pages/pollingplacelocator.aspx
• The ballot must be received
• Yavapai County: apps.co.yavapai. (postmark does not matter),
az.us/electionprecinct/ either by mail to the County
• For other counties contact the Recorder’s office in the county in
County Recorder (Through the which you are registered to vote,
County Elections Official) in the or dropping off the early ballot
county where you’re registered. in-person at any polling place
or early voting location in the
absentee voting county, by 7 PM on election Day.
Any registered voter can vote
early voting
absentee (By early ballot)
For in-person early voting, you can
rules and deadlines request to vote early and cast an
• Voters can request to receive early ballot in-person at the same
an early ballot starting 93 days time. You can vote early at any
before an election. Voters can early voting location in the county
request an early ballot to vote you are registered to vote, or at
by mail and not go to the polls. your County Recorder’s office.
Some Arizona counties permit
Times and dates may vary at loca-
requests for early ballots to be
tions based on the early voting
made online.
facilities’ business hours, but the
• The county recorder must re- early voting period at County of-
ceive the request by 5:00 p.m. fices begins 33 days prior to the
on the date that is 11 days before election and goes through the
the election. Friday before the election. Early
• The voter must provide their voting begins: October 7th.
name and address, date of birth, information for People who have
and state or country of birth or Moved or Changed addresses
other information that if com- Changing Your Address
pared to the voter registration
information on file, would con- The same registration form used
firm the voter’s identity. to register a new voter may also
be used to file a name or ad-
• If the voter’s request is com- dress change.
plete and correct, the county
recorder must mail the early A registered voter may also correct
ballot to the requesting voter his/her residence address by mak-
within 5 days after the county ing a written request for an early
recorder’s receipt of the of- ballot and notifying the county re-
ficial ballots. corder of the address change. The
written request must contain:

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• A request to change the voter • The county recorder will cancel
registration record; the voter’s registration immedi-
• The voter’s new residence address; ately following the election.
• An affirmation that the informa- information for People with
tion is true and correct; and Felony Convictions
In Arizona, a person that has
• The voter’s signature. been convicted of 1 felony can
Moving within the Same County have their voting rights restored
automatically once that person
• A registered voter who moves
has finished their probation and
within the same county, either
paid any fine or restitution. With
within the same precinct or to a
the exception of those convicted
new precinct, who fails to notify
of counterfeiting election returns,
the county recorder before the
no court action is necessary for
election may correct his or her
the person’s rights to be restored
registration address at the poll-
and the person may register to
ing place for the new address.
vote. The County Recorder shall
• The voter must present a form presume that the person is eli-
of identification that has his or gible to register and accept the
her full name and an address registration.
within the new precinct.
Persons convicted of counter-
• The voter must also affirm the feiting election returns do not
new residence address in writ- have their right to vote automat-
ing and vote a provisional ballot. ically restored. A person con-
Moving to a Different County victed of 2 or more felonies does
not have his/her rights automati-
• A voter who moves from an cally restored and must petition
election precinct in one county the court to have that person’s
to an election precinct in an- rights restored.
other county must register in
the new county of residence at
least 29 days before the election
to be permitted to vote in the
new county.
• If the voter moves during the
29-day period before the elec-
tion, the voter is considered a
resident and registered voter in
their old county.
Moving to a Different State
• A registered voter who perma-
nently moves out of state within
30 days of a presidential elec-
tion, may vote for president, but
for no other offices, by early
ballot in their old precinct.

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12. The Generational Alliance (www.generationalalliance.org) is a 501(c)3
collaboration of 15 national youth organizations building collective power
for underrepresented & low-income communities. We're working together
to win real change for our generation on the issues we face on a daily basis.
We're not just around for the election.
Our members are on the block 24-7, 365 days of the year to bring the
change that our communities need. The GA members have come together
with our strategic partners to make sure our communities have all the
information they need to get out there and vote this election because our
generation is facing a critical moment that will define our country for years
to come. Too much is at stake in this election to sit this out…