The Arizona legislature convenes on January 8, 2018. A few election law bills have already been introduced. Representative Ken Clark (D-Phoenix) has introduced HB 2051, which would let independent voters vote in any party’s presidential primary. Arizona law already lets independent voters vote in partisan primaries for other office, but Arizona has closed presidential primaries.

Representative Jay Lawrence (R-Scottsdale) has introduced HB 2032, which would require all cities to use non-partisan elections. Currently Tucson is the only city in Arizona with partisan city elections. Generally Democrats win a majority on the Tucson city council.