District needs schooling in Arizona election law
A couple weeks ago, the Goldwater Institute sent a letter to the district urging it to withdraw the press release which prominently features comments from the ballot committee LearnYes.org, which is campaigning in support of and fundraising for the district’s November budget override election. Attorney General guidelines specifically prohibit the use of district-sponsored web pages to sway election outcomes.
Just a few years ago, the district’s conduct elicited concerns from the Maricopa County Attorney after similar documents in support of a budget override and bond election were posted on its website. At that time, the district agreed to remove the documents and send all of its board members to a training class on unlawful political activities.
Apparently the lesson didn’t stick. The new press release attempts to skirt the law by directing readers to LearnYes.org’s website, whose homepage implores visitors to “vote yes” on the override.
And the Sonoran News is targeted by high school students in the IB program and writes about it a front page article...
CSHS IB juniors misrepresent services provided by selected charity
And then in the editorial pages...
Alinski’s kids
The district is really digging itself in a hole.
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