Lawrence calls for local partisan elections, raising objections from cities

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A Republican state lawmaker wants all local elections, from city councils to water boards, to be partisan.

HB2317, sponsored by Rep. Jay Lawrence of Scottsdale, would require ballots to include party designations for elections that are currently nonpartisan, including city and town councils, school boards, special taxing districts and water conservation districts.

Most Arizona cities and towns conduct nonpartisan elections, without a party designation on the ballot. Other offices that regularly show up on ballots, like school boards and water conservation districts, don’t include party designation.

Lawrence said he thinks voters should have the most information possible when casting a vote for these offices, and that’s why the ballots should include a party affiliation.

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Corrie O'Connor