Arizona State Senator Thomas J. Shope (R-Coolidge) has introduced SB 1609. It makes it illegal for a party to change its name. It also says that party names may not include any of these words or phrases: independent, unaffiliated, no preference, decline to state, or any variation of those words or phrases.
The bill says it is retroactive to December 31, 2024.
This bill forbids parties from changing their names at all? Yeah…I don’t think this bill would survive a First Amendment lawsuit.
another const amdt — NOOO retroactive laws civll or criminal
Can a reactionary Stone Age State change its name ???
Good bill. Pass it.