I am pleased that my amendment to SB1819 was adopted and passed, having to do with cleaning up the Federal only voter issue. Please see the fact sheet info below:

1. Requires the Secretary of State (SOS) to provide access to the statewide voter registration database to a person or entity that is designated by the Legislature and to the Election Integrity Unit of the Attorney General's (AG's) Office for the purpose of determining whether the SOS's voter registration list maintenance procedures comply with federal law with respect to voters who are registered as eligible to vote only for federal offices (federal-only voters).

2. Requires the person or entity designated by the Legislature to be qualified in more than one state to analyze a state's voter registration rolls for compliance with federal law regarding voter registration list maintenance procedures.

3. Requires the person or entity, after completing its analysis, to report its findings to the Legislature, AG and SOS.

4. Requires the SOS, if the analysis determines that there are person registered to vote who are not eligible to register to vote, to notify the appropriate county recorder and requires county recorders to remove those persons from the voter registration rolls.

5. Requires each county recorder to submit an annual report to the Legislature that contains the following regarding federal-only voters: a) a description of the county recorder's procedures regarding registering federal-only voters; b) the number of federal-only voters in the county; c) the number of voters whose citizenship has been otherwise subsequently verified and whose status has changed to voters who are eligible to vote a full ballot; d) a comprehensive description of the obstacles to obtaining voter registrants' documentary proof of citizenship that complies with Arizona's voter registration requirements and to changing their status to voters who are eligible to vote a full ballot; and e) the number of voters who have been subsequently determined to be ineligible to vote in Arizona and who have been removed from the voter registration rolls.

6. Requires the AG and county attorney to investigate and prosecute, as appropriate, any person who knowingly registers to vote despite being ineligible.

7. Requires the SOS, by December 31, 2021 and pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, to submit a request to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission that the Commission include Arizona's state-specific instructions to provide proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form.

Super excited that my contribution to the vaccine issue regarding employees and employers was accepted and adopted into the budget bill, SB1824.

Quick explanation about the employer employee relationship and vaccines. 1st of all, I could not get enough votes on the Republican side to tell employers how to treat their employees so that wasn't going to work. However the civil rights act of 1964 allows for this religious exemption, so we just took that language exactly and switched out influenza vaccine and put in covid vaccine. So there is already precedent and it is already law and a person has that ability to claim that, I just don't think they'd know about it that much. I was able to get this version in which to me is better than nothing and will be in statute.

I am pleased that my request to audit the "Facebook money" that went to our elections was approved and adopted into the budget. Please see the verbiage below:

Audit of Private Money Accepted to Run Elections
The auditor general shall conduct a special audit of financial and related information of any private, nongovernmental grant monies used for this state's 2020 elections and Maricopa county's procurement of voting systems. On or before March 31, 2022, the auditor general shall submit a report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives on all of the following:
1. Private, nongovernmental grant monies received and expended by the secretary of state's office for the 2020 elections and any balance remaining unexpended on June 30, 2021, for the following:
(a) Educating voters how to sign up for the permanent early voting list or how to request an early ballot. The report shall include the type of information provided and where the information was provided.
(b) Recruiting poll workers. The report shall include where the recruitment was targeted and advertised and the requirements for poll worker selection.
(c) Combating misinformation and disinformation about the 2020 elections. The report shall include the methods used, the type of information provided and where the information was provided.
(d) Personnel and employee-related expenses. The report shall include an analysis of why the monies were used for these specific purposes.

2. Private, nongovernmental grant monies received and expended by Maricopa county on programs and processes for the 2020 elections, including the purpose of the expenditures, the amount spent for personnel and employee-related expenses and any balance remaining unexpended on June 30, 2021.

3. Private, nongovernmental grant monies received and expended by Pima county on programs and processes for the 2020 elections, including the purpose of the expenditures, the amount spent for personnel and employee-related expenses and any balance remaining unexpended on June 30, 2021.

4. Maricopa county's process to acquire Dominion Voting Systems, including information regarding:
(a) Compliance with the county's procurement code.
(b) Agreement terms, including acquisition costs, time frames and machine maintenance and security.
(c) The Maricopa county board of supervisors meetings to discuss the acquisition, including any public comment.
(d) The security and technical analysis that occurred before the acquisition.

Point of clarification, the agreement was that the Governor would rescind his order when they were assured the $450B "could" be reimbursed even after AZ ends its emergency, not "after" they receive the reimbursement. That is a significant difference. They are currently requesting clarification from the Biden administration as to what their intentions are.

https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2021/06/23/ducey-agrees-to-forgo-emergency-powers-to-get-vote-on-budget/

Here is a new news source, with conservative backers. Check it out.

https://arizonasuntimes.com/

I have never said anything to mislead anyone on the Federal Only voters in Arizona. There were 36,000 people registered to vote in Nov 2020, who could not prove they were citizens, or even exist. If that was misunderstood or misquoted, that is quite unfortunate.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abovethelaw.com/2021/06/breaking-ny-bar-suspends-rudy-giuliani-from-practicing-law-for-spreading-election-disinformation/amp/

Here is the speech when I educated the public about Federal only voters, back in 2020. I clearly said at the 2:30 mark that there were 36k+ people registered to vote in AZ who could not prove their citizenship. I have never claimed that 36k illegals voted.

https://youtu.be/da6FRGOjr54

The Governor's response was surprisingly gracious. I am impressed.

https://tucson.com/news/local/arizona-senate-overrides-a-governors-veto-for-first-time-in-40-years/article_8eb40588-d544-11eb-bc9b-e7174295542a.html

Investigate, resign, no retirement benefits!
https://mediarightnews.com/wendy-rogers-calls-for-investigation-into-joint-chiefs-chairman-mark-milley-promoting-communist-books/

Proud to support my colleague Senator Kelly Townsend’s legislation which is simple in statute, profound in implication...
Changes: "product of human conception" to "AN UNBORN CHILD"
3. "Birth" or "live birth" means the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of human conception AN UNBORN CHILD from its THE CHILD'S mother, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, that shows evidence of life, with or without a cut umbilical cord or an attached placenta, such as breathing, heartbeat, umbilical cord pulsation or definite voluntary muscle movement after expulsion or extraction of the product of human conception UNBORN CHILD.

I am sorry but what they are charging for rent these days is outrageous. This tiny house on a tiny lot going for $2,155 a month in Apache Junction. This should be no more than $1,050.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2233-W-Renaissance-Ave-Apache-Junction-AZ-85120/8673335_zpid/

Excellent update on the budget and some of the provisions we got.

https://youtu.be/QnG_AuQdkMU

A little flashback.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2010/11/tea-party-agenda-21-un-sustainable-development/