[Above: Background on the overwhelming -- and bipartisan -- passage of Ballot Prop. 211 banning large anonymous donations in Arizona. - eds.]
by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona Mirror
March 17, 2023
A lawsuit filed in federal court Friday aims to declare the anti-dark money ballot measure that Arizona voters approved last year unconstitutional on grounds that political donors have a First Amendment right to do so anonymously, among other claims.
Voters widely approved Proposition 211 last year, with more than 70% of voters choosing to require that big-money donors disclose their names to political action committees. The Voters’ Right to Know Act triggers disclosure if an individual gives $5,000 or more to a committee that spent at least $50,000 on a given statewide or legislative race or ballot proposition.
On local elections, the disclosure rate drops to $2,500 for individuals and $25,000 for committee spending.
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Phoenix on Friday by the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity and its foundation says that such disclosures have a “chilling effect” on the free speech of Arizonans and are a violation of the First Amendment.
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