YAVGOP Precinct Committeemen are out in our communities, spreading the word about Republican values and candidates. These efforts will go into high gear for the 2024 election cycle. Our messaging will engage Independents and show them why they need to vote Republican! We are working diligently to recruit school board candidates in all cities and towns.

We are educating our PCs, community, and voters about current topics, conservative movements and events. We look forward to hosting candidate forums and other events so that we can make informed choices about our elected officials.

Jana

HOW TO CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR

The RTS (Request to Speak) system is a necessary component to our legislative process. This is an excellent way to share your positions on a particular Bill and let your legislator know that you support his/her legislation. Please review this site and make sure you know how to use it properly.  The legislators depend a lot on your opinions and this is where you share them.

The link to sign up for the RTS system can be found here:  https://www.azleg.gov/alispdfs/Using_the_Request_to_Speak_Program.pdf

Websites where you can learn about bills in the AZ legislature:

A R I Z O N A S H E R I F F S ’ A S S O C I A T I O N

1910 W. JEFFERSON  PHOENIX, ARIZONA  85009

TELEPHONE: (602) 252-6563  FACSIMILE: (602) 254-0969

DAVID RHODES, YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF, PRESIDENT

PAUL PENZONE, MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF, VICE PRESIDENT

THE ARIZONA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION IS THE ONE UNITED CREDIBLE VOICE REPRESENTING LAW

ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE COUNTIES OF ARIZONA

September 15, 2023

Today, the Arizona Sheriff's Association joins an ever-expanding chorus of law-abiding

citizens and public officials to publicly rebuke the order of New Mexico Governor

Michelle Lujan Grisham that suspended the second amendment in Bernalillo County,

New Mexico. Governor Grisham, citing the need for greater public safety and

extraordinarily high crime rates, decided unilaterally that severing the right and ability of

law-abiding citizens to defend themselves for a period of 30 days would somehow

enhance public safety. This chilling executive order erroneously cites a public health

emergency but is nothing less than a full-blown violation of constitutional rights. Simply,

there is no public health exception to the U.S Constitution.

On September 30th at midnight, the fiscal year 2023 (FY2023) expires and FY2024 begins. Negotiations on Capitol Hill remain constant, and the schedule is in flux, but conservative lawmakers are working to identify the best path forward for the country that can both reduce spending AND secure the border.

I learned something new today, and not happy about it. After reading about the recent ruling of a federal judge that blocked Arizona from enforcing a 2022 state law requiring proof of citizenship to vote for U.S. president based on:

"State law requires people to provide proof of citizenship to vote. That is not in dispute for state or local races. But the National Voter Registration Act requires the Election Assistance Commission to prepare a form that can be used to vote in federal elections. That form mandates only that applicants sign a sworn statement avowing, under penalty of perjury, they are in fact citizens." 

The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) was signed into law by Bill Clinton in 1993. You can choose to fill out the National Voter Registration Application Form to vote for President or US representatives, but this is the documentation required by the State of Arizona.

6. ID Number. Your completed  voter registration form must contain the number of your Arizona driver license, or non‑operating identification license issued pursuant to A.R.S. § 28-3165, if the license is current and valid. If you do not have a current and valid Arizona driver license or non-operating identification license, you must include the last four digits of your social security number if one has been issued to you. If you do not have a current and valid driver license or non-operating identification license or a social security number, please write “NONE” on the form. A unique identifying number will be assigned by the Secretary of State.

I'd like to do a FOIA request on how many voters have registered via the NVRA form with no documentation and would appreciate any assistance from those who have experience in doing so.

PHOENIX—Secretary of State Adrian Fontes

Many people and organizations commented on the draft Election Procedures Manual. You may view the Public Comments. The manual must be submitted to the Attorney General and Governor by October 1, 2023. The Attorney General and Governor shall approve the manual by December 31, 2023. Once approved, rules in the manual have the force of law.

Beginning September 1 and until further notice the Elections, Recorder, and Voter Registration offices at 1015 Fair Street in Prescott will be undergoing a renovation.

During the renovation all in-person business for the Recorder and Voter Registration will be conducted in the 1st Floor KIOSK. For phone and email assistance:

Recorder 928-771-3244 option 6 [email protected]

Voter Registration 928-771-3244 option 9 [email protected]

Yavapai County Elections will be available by appointments, please call 928-771-3248 ext. 8 or email [email protected] to schedule. Campaign Finance reports may be filed electronically by e-mailing your forms to [email protected].

Visit our website at www.yavapaivotes.gov for campaign finance forms and candidate filing documents

BOS meeting date of 9/6/23 

Precinct Redesign Updates

All Resign Changes will be Approved

Clarification on Arizona Free Enterprise Club Article on Voter Registration Data

PC Orientation Classes

Changes to PC Orientation times

•  9/20 New Time: 2:30-4:30 (had to be done early for the ESL Class!)
• 10/19 New Time: 6pm - 8pm (had requests for an evening class!)
•  11/13 3:30 -5:30 pm YavGOP Office, 112B E Union St., Prescott
• 12/6 3:30 -5:30 pm YavGOP Office, 112B E Union St., Prescott

Calling all PCs who have not attended a PC orientation, or who want a refresher course. You must be elected, appointed, or turned in your PC Application to attend, and you must be pre-registered.  

RSVP required: Send email to [email protected], make the subject line: (Date you want to attend) PC Orientation

NOTE: Classes are subject to cancelation without notice if no one signs up.  

Direct Candidate Petition

Voter Authentication E-Qual Petitions

September 30 - YavGOP Quarterly Meeting, 9 am-noon

Veteran Authors Book Signing

Prescott Valley, Arizona VFW Post #10227 Taco Tuesdays

Author of PT BOAT 81: Still on WW II Nightmare Patrol - Myrl Thompson

Oct. 3 - 5-6:30 pm Book Signing

Oct 17 - 11-1 pm Multiple Authors

Here are the website and links Gina Swoboda had provided in the chat:

• www.stopRCV.com  
• AZGOP Lawsuit win - https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2023-09/Superior-Court-State-of-Arizona-County-of-Yavapai-RITE-v.-Fontes.pdf
• ERIC lawsuit - https://publicinterestlegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PILF-v.-Meyer-Order.pdf

If you aren't receiving our weekly newsletter, please contact Dajana Zlaticanin, AZGOP Communications Director. Her contact info is: [email protected] and her cell is: 602-999-5562

Liberty Leadership Series that Jill Norgaard mentioned can be found here: azlibertynetwork.org 

State Fair - We are looking for volunteers and you can sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45ACAC2AAAFCC61-azstate1#/

Fair Dates

The AZ State Fair runs from September 22, 2023, through October 29, 2023. Opening weekend hours are from 4 pm-10 pm. Regular hours for the rest of the fair dates will be from 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm. The fair is only open Thursdays through Sundays.

Call Christy Bross, 480-296-5684, if you have any questions or concerns.

Booth Location 

We are located in the INDOOR SHOPPING PAVILION SPACE-108, please refer to the attached AZGOP Indoor 2023 Map for the exact location. It is the big yellow building located along 19th avenue closer to McDowell Rd.  If you have any trouble finding our table, the Vendor office is located in the center of the building next to the CANDY MAZE. (Please see the Booth Layout map)

Signup Genius

Signup Genius is the ONLY volunteer list that we use. Please use the link to sign-up and access the volunteer schedule to verify your days. You may also download the app to your mobile device.

Please call me with any questions, Christy 480-296-5684. Any input from your shifts that would make volunteering easier is greatly appreciated. 

See you on October 18 at the next monthly meeting!

Many thanks to members of the EC and other chairmen for forwarding your concerns regarding proposed bylaw amendments.

The Bylaws and Resolutions are written by concerned PCs and do not seek the approval of the EC before they go to the Committee of The Whole. Thus, IF you and other CHAIRMEN are genuinely concerned and seek an understanding of anything to do with the Bylaws Committee it would be greatly appreciated if you contacted me rather than others.

Finger-pointing or gotcha attitudes do not make for a healthy sharing of ideas and do not contribute to the betterment of YavGop.

Respectfully, Rose Sperry Bylaws Chair [email protected] 928-300-2837

Conservative legal group reveals 'disturbing' impacts of gender transition drugs and treatments on children in Utah

By Heather Hunter September 21, 2023 01:33 AM

Conservative legal group America First Legal released "smoking gun" documents obtained from the University of Utah Health's Gender Management and Support Clinic about the "gender-affirming care" medications and "irreversible" treatments for transgender minors.

America First Legal filed public records requests in five states in June, and last week, the organization received consent forms involving treatments for minors in Utah.



SEVEN UNANSWERED QUESTIONS FOR MERRICK GARLAND ABOUT THE BIDEN INVESTIGATIONS

On Sept. 30, 2023, Microsoft will Enable Mass

Surveillance and AI Training with User Data

Technology, Windows



• 130 products covered in massive policy shift including Windows
• Windows users to be tracked for “hate speech”, new policies allow Microsoft to use your personal data for sweeping new purposes, including to train their AI.
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Big news–Microsoft is enacting substantial changes to its services agreement on September 30th, 2023 that privacy advocates argue will expand the company’s ability to monitor users and utilize their personal data to train artificial intelligence.

130 Microsoft Products covered by the new policy changes

The new policies will cover over 130 Microsoft products including Windows, Office, Teams, Skype, and Xbox. The agreement contains vague references to scanning user content and sharing data with third parties. Experts from Mozilla found the terms so unclear they could not ascertain the full implications for customer privacy.

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Editorial Disclaimer

Articles contained this publication are from our volunteers and members; they are neither legal interpretations not statements of the Yavapai County Republican Committee. The content expressed is their own.

Yavapai County Free Library District

1971 Commerce Center Circle - Suite D

Prescott, AZ 86301

Attn: Corey Christians, Director

I am writing to address the pornography issue here in our Yavapai County Libraries and subsequently, it’s availability to our children through our public and school libraries, both in hard copy and kindle books.

These books are available in the children, pre-teen and teen sections of the libraries and are easily accessible without their parents’ knowledge or permission.

In Arizona there is a specific law which addresses this subject.

Refer to Arizona Law 13-3506 Furnishing harmful items to minors; applicability; classification



It is unlawful for any person, with knowledge of the character of the item involved, to recklessly furnish, present, provide make available, give, lend, show, advertise or distribute to minors any item that is harmful to minors.

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