In 2022, the Arizona State Legislature placed on the ballot a series of dangerous anti-voter initiatives meant to undermine the referendum process—a process used by the state’s voters to keep their officials accountable for years.
The most dangerous of these measures was Prop 128 which would allow the Legislature to overturn initiatives passed by voters! In response to the Legislature’s attack on Arizona’s only form of direct democracy, AZ Students for Voting Rights was formed—a local coalition of professors, student groups, and campus organizations mobilizing voters to defeat Prop 128.
Our youth organizing resulted in the measure being defeated by 63% of the vote, with young voters being the deciding demographic! Since 2022, the Task Force adopted AZ Students for Voting Rights, rebranding it as Students for Voting Rights and carrying on its impactful work defending against voter suppression measures.
