In an effort to make the candidate nomination process more efficient and secure for voters and candidates, the Arizona Secretary of State’s office has officially launched E-Qual, an electronic petition and $5 qualifying contribution system. The new online application allows candidates to collect up to 50 percent of their required signatures and $5 qualifying contributions.
In 2011, the state legislature established the pilot program enabling the collection of nominating petition signatures and Clean Elections qualifying contributions in a secure online environment. After a voter’s identity is authenticated, E-Qual matches the voter with the candidates for which they are eligible to sign a nominating petition or make a $5 contribution. Only statewide and legislative candidates are eligible for E-Qual.
Candidates and voters will find E-Qual is simple, secure and convenient. Over the past few years our office has taken steps to modernize many of our election processes. With technological enhancements made to voter registration, ballot security and campaign finance, Arizonans have a system of elections that is consistent with today’s technologies.
Each day, Arizonans shop, pay their mortgage and do their banking online. Developing a process that allows them to sign a candidate petition on their computer rather than outside the mall or grocery store will encourage more people to get involved with our electoral process. While candidates still must continue the traditional way of circulating petitions, we anticipate E-Qual will facilitate participation in a positive and efficient manner.
Here is a list of the candidates who have chosen to participate as of March 19.
2012
HEATHER CARTER
State Representative – District 7
KATE BROPHY MCGEE
State Representative – District 11
Kelly J Townsend
State Representative – District 22
Rick Gray
State Representative – District 9
Matthew Cerra
State Representative – District 22
JEFF DIAL
State Representative – District 20
ROBERT “BOB” BURNS
Corporation Commissioner
MICHELE REAGAN
State Senator – District No. 8
Susan Bitter Smith
Corporation Commissioner
Daniel Patterson
State Representative – District 29
Warren Petersen
State Representative – District 22
Scott Michael Prior
State Senator – District No. 22
Karyn Lathan
State Representative – District 21
Marcia Busching
Corporation Commissioner
Bryan Kilgore, Sr.
State Representative – District 12
ANDREW Michael TOBIN
State Representative – District 1
Jeanette Dubreil
State Representative – District 4
Rick Murphy
State Senator – District No. 9
Andrea Dalessandro
State Representative – District 30
Reginald Bolding, Jr.
State Representative – District 16
Bob Stump
Corporation Commissioner
Martin J. Quezada
State Representative – District 13
Michelle B Ugenti
State Representative – District 8
Rosanna Gabaldon
State Representative – District 2
Jonathan Larkin
State Representative – District 10
EDWARD Z ABLESER
State Representative – District 17
John Fillmore
State Senator – District No. 23
Jo Holt
State Senator – District No. 26
OLIVIA CAJERO BEDFORD
State Senator – District No. 27
DEBBIE LESKO
State Representative – District 9
Karen Elizabeth Fann, Ms.
State Representative – District 1
JOHN MCCOMISH
State Senator – District No. 20
EDDIE FARNSWORTH
State Representative – District 22
BRENT FINE
State Representative – District 20
ANDY BIGGS
State Senator – District No. 12
WYATT BROOKS
State Representative – District 3
KELLI WARD
State Senator – District No. 3
Sandra Kennedy
Corporation Commissioner
Lorenzo Sierra, Jr.
State Representative – District 13
Paul Newman
Corporation Commissioner
Lori Klein
State Senator – District No. 6
Mark Holub Stonebraker
State Representative – District 25
GEORGE ARREDONDO, SR
State Representative – District 23
Phil Lovas
State Representative – District 4
Paul Boyer
State Representative – District 10
Thomas R Shope, Jr.
State Representative – District 23
J. D. Mesnard
State Representative – District 21
EMILY VERDUGO
State Representative – District 23
DORIS GOODALE
State Representative – District 3
ADAM DRIGGS
State Senator – District No. 11
LEAH LANDRUM
State Senator – District No. 16
AMANDA A REEVE
State Representative – District 28
John Christopher Ackerley
State Representative – District 30
DON SHOOTER
State Senator – District No. 24
John Kavanagh
State Representative – District 8
STEPHEN M PIERCE
State Senator – District No. 1
BOB ROBSON
State Representative – District 20
Douglas Kent Coleman
State Representative – District 22
David Alan Livingston
State Representative – District 4
Larry Chesley
State Representative – District 21
Justin Winters
State Representative – District 23
Jennifer Petersen
State Representative – District 8
Tom Nerini
State Representative – District 24
PATRICIA V FLEMING
State Senator – District No. 25
ERIC MEYER
State Representative – District 11
William M. Gates (aka Bill Gates)
State Senator – District No. 21
MACARIO SALDATE, IV
State Representative – District 27
Bill Maher
State Representative – District 22
ERNEST BUSTAMANTE
State Representative – District 23
Sarah Coleman
State Senator – District No. 16
DANIEL COLEMAN
State Representative – District 16
MARTIN SAMANIEGO
State Representative – District 12
G David DeLozier
State Representative – District 7
JEANNE Swarthout
State Representative – District 6
Ted Vogt
State Representative – District 30
ALBERT JORDAN
State Representative – District 29
Stefin Sun Hehman
Corporation Commissioner
Beth L Weisser
State Senator – District No. 3
Steve Farley
State Senator – District No. 28
TODD A CLODFELTER
State Senator – District No. 30
Robert Worsley
State Senator – District No. 19
Victoria Steele
State Representative – District 26
Victor Jett Contreras
State Senator – District No. 16
Darin Fisher
State Representative – District 18
Angela LeFevre
State Representative – District 1
2014
KEN BENNETT
Governor
JOHN HUPPENTHAL
Superintendent of Public Instruction
