On March 19, the Arizona Senate Elections Committee passed HCR 2026, which would put a ballot measure on the 2014 ballot. It would ask voters if they wish to stop funding campaigns for state office. The proposal would ask if the voters would rather send all the money now spent on campaigns to schools instead. The vote in Committee was 4-3.

The measure had passed the House on March 7 by 31-27. All Republicans except these five voted “Yes”: Brenda Barton, Doris Goodale, Ethan Orr, and Michelle Ugenti voted “no”, and Kelly Townsend didn’t vote. All Democrats who voted, voted “No.”

Funding for the existing program for public funding of campaigns comes from surcharges on criminal and traffic fines.