Arizona for Abortion Access Campaign and League Involvement

About the Campaign

Arizona for Abortion Access is a coalition of reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations working to ensure Arizonans can make the decisions that are best for them and their families — free from government interference. This ballot committee is supported by the ACLU of Arizona, Affirm Sexual and Reproductive Health, Arizona List, Healthcare Rising Arizona, Reproductive Freedom for All Arizona (formerly NARAL Arizona), and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona. Together, these organizations represent hundreds of thousands of Arizonans in every community and from every walk of life.

These trusted institutions have worked extensively together protecting and expanding abortion access over the years. They have now partnered to begin collecting signatures to place a constitutional amendment on the November 2024 ballot. This amendment will protect abortion access in Arizona and ensure every person can make this deeply personal decision with dignity.

About the Initiative

The “Arizona Abortion Access Act” would enshrine the fundamental right to abortion in Arizona’s constitution. If passed, this measure would ensure freedom for a person to make their own decision on abortion. This is a deeply personal decision that most Arizonans believe should be made without interference from the government.  

Arizona for Abortion Access Website  

Petition I-05-2024 Arizona Abortion Access Act 

The League’s Role

The League of Women Voters of Arizona has a key role as a member of the field committee organized under the auspices of Health Care Rising (HCR).   We have committed to obtaining a minimum of 10,000 signatures supporting the Arizona for Abortion Access ballot measure. The deadline for submitting signatures to the Arizona Secretary of State is July 3, 2024. Our goal is to submit our petitions to the campaign by June 30, 2024, to allow time for the campaign to quality-check the petitions.

The League petitions are identified by numbers within a range. For the League to get credit for the signatures, we urge our members to seek out a League location (see below) and sign our petitions.

Volunteers managing Depots and Hubs and petition circulators must register with the Secretary of State's Office if they are not Arizona residents (may affect college students and seasonal residents).  Source: SOS Circulator Portal. Arizona Petition Circulator Training Guide

Distributing and Collecting Petitions 

• Depots  

  • Responsibilities  

    • Obtain a supply of petitions from a central location to distribute to Hubs  

    • Keep track of the petitions as they are distributed to and returned by the Hubs; LWVAZ will provide a tracking tool

    • Accept completed petitions from Hubs

    • Provide notary services on-site or refer signature volunteers to notary services

    • Store and distribute  supplies such as signage, handouts, flyers, and other collateral 

    • Perform a quality check of the returned petitions; for example,

      • Has each sheet been notarized

      • Is each sheet county-specific

    • Return completed petitions to the AAA campaign

    • Learn the AAA petition signature guidelines and teach them to signature volunteers 

    • Be available as a signing location for League members and others

  • Locations - identified by each local league; strategically located within each league’s service area

    • LWV MP and LWV NWMC - 6 locations ( For example…. )

    • LWV Greater Tucson and environs -  4

    • LWV CYC -  2

    • LWV NAZ - 3 

• Hubs 

  • Responsibilities 

    • Pick up petitions and return them to a Depot

    • Keep track of the petitions as they are picked up and returned by League members; LWVAZ will provide a tracking tool

    • Follow up on unreturned petitions

    • Be available as a signing location for League members and  others

• Hub locations can be members’ homes or offices  or a designated location, such as a coffee shop, outside a library, in a parking lot

• Hub volunteers can host a petition signing event at their home by invitation or can leave petitions on their porch.

• We would like the Hub Locations to be identified by each local league, strategically & conveniently located to ensure the broadest geographic coverage in your league’s service area

• Collect  Signatures

  • Pick up petitions from a LWVAZ Hub

  • Collect signatures using AAA petition signature guidelines

  • Take signed petitions to a notary to have them notarized

  • Return signed petitions to a LWVAZ Hub

• Support

  • Each petition circulator will get a handout outlining does and don’ts

• Training

  • Sign up for a “train the trainer” session  (dates TBA)

    • Helpful for those managing a Depot, Hub, or collecting  signatures but is not required

    • Serve as a resource for our volunteers in the field

How to Volunteer

 We know our members are eager to start this critical project, so you must raise your hand to volunteer for the roles described above so we can be efficient and successful!   Complete this SHORT SURVEY and let us know how you want to help. Thank you for your continued support. 

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