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.

Presidents Lincoln and Reagan showed us how to stick to our values and do the work needed to save the Union and reinvigorate the conservative populace. President Trump started dismantling the Deep State, and leads all the current polls by a wide margin for the Republican nomination – but no matter who the eventual nominee is, we at YavGOP will help bring him or her to the finish line in November of 2024!

Be generous in your auction bids and help us in our efforts! Thank you very much for all that you do!

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:

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.

Judge rules Arizona can't require citizenship proof to vote for president

Howard Fischer Sep 14, 2023 Updated 13 hrs ag

PHOENIX — A federal judge has blocked Arizona from enforcing a 2022 state law requiring proof of citizenship to vote for U.S. president.



In ruling Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton said Arizonans who use a federal voter registration form are entitled to cast a ballot in presidential elections. She voided parts of the state law that say only those who provide “satisfactory evidence of citizenship’’ can vote in those elections.

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

Arizona House of Representatives Update from LD-1 Reps. Nguyen and Bliss

It’s a Wrap!

The 2023, 56^th Legislature – First Regular Session is a wrap. Two records were broken, the longest session in Arizona history at 204 days and the most vetoes from a governor at 143. Same as the previous session, the Republican Majority held the same slim majority with 31 Republicans to 29 Democrats in the House and 16 Republicans to 14 Democrats in the Senate. The environment was tense with the “divided” government having a Republican majority in the House and Senate sparring with a Democrat in the Governor’s Office. As a result, there was a higher-than-normal number of executive orders from the Governor's office that didn’t need to go through the legislature. There were also a greater number of House Concurrent Resolutions (HCRs) and Senate Concurrent Resolutions (SCRs) from the legislative branch since these go to the ballot as ballot initiatives that don’t need a governor’s signature to become laws.

One veto override was tried on the cottage food industry bill (the Tamale Bill) but couldn’t get the necessary 2/3 votes to pass.

On day one, a divisive tone was set by the Governor in her State of the State Address. Subsequently, her proposed budget emphasized her partisan agenda. However, after much work, we were eventually able to pass a budget that prevented the governor from defunding the Border Strikeforce, protected parent choice using universal Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs), assured no money goes towards abortion, does not fund free college education for undocumented immigrants, nor is there funding for her proposed Governor’s Election Task Force. Instead, the Republican Majority was able to provide for the AZ Families Tax Rebate, a 10% one-time spending that goes back to AZ tax-paying families, and the Rainy-Day Fund is almost fully funded. We call this budget cycle a success!

FYI, mark your calendar as the 205 bills signed by the Governor will go into effect 90 days after sine die (adjournment) which is October 30^th.

And now we are off and running to line up legislation for the next session starting January 8th. Our priorities will be to continue to defend our borders and Second Amendment rights, provide for election integrity, reduce taxes for working families, protect the unborn, and fight for rural Arizona when it comes to water, infrastructure, education, and healthcare.

We have a lot of work in front of us and are glad to know we have your support.



Yours in public service,

Representatives Selina Bliss and Quang Nguyen

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 21 & 22 - Lincoln-Reagan Dinner at the Wheelhouse

Stephen Davis (MAGA Hulk) | "Western Semi-formal"

VIP Cocktail Hour 9/21 with Other Dignitaries

Dinner, no-host bar 9/22

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

Mark Finchem on 9/21

Wine Tasting evening before Lincoln Reagan dinner.

3 pm 9/21, 527 E Road 1, Room D, Chino Valley

(Chino Valley Rec Center)

Questions: Dean Williams 209-752-8170

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.



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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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