By Brian PowellFlinn Foundation Diana Gomez has spent a lifetime living in—and a career serving—Yuma County. Gomez, a Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy Fellow, was born and raised in Yuma and has worked for the county’s public health district for 22…

It’s easy to get misty-eyed about voting. But it is just as important to be clear-eyed about our systems’ strengths and weaknesses and how they can be improved to ensure participation among Arizonans.   By Nancy Welch Arizona Center for…

By Brian PowellFlinn Foundation For more than 50 years, the Flinn Foundation has been dedicated to improving the quality of life in Arizona for the benefit of future generations. The Phoenix-based philanthropic grantmaking organization has done so through its support…

Every county in Arizona needs registered voters to work the polls on election day. To be a poll worker—a compensated role—Arizonans must be registered to vote in the county, attend a training class prior to the election, attend a pre-election…

  Many current resources are available highlighting the vulnerabilities of voting systems, the need for more accessibility, and what might come next. Here are a few examples:  In July 2018, the Arizona Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil…

  Attitudes toward voting and elections are shaped significantly by intangible factors, such as trust and sense of belonging. Two recent national reports shed new light on both: Trust in government has been on the decline for some time, and…

On February 12, 1920, just before the anniversary of its statehood, Arizona ratified the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution to extend the right to vote to women. On August 18, Tennessee became the 36th state to vote in…