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The Arizona state Legislature has advanced the Secure Elections Act, confirming it will appear on the November ballot to give voters the chance to secure statewide elections. The proposed constitutional amendment requires government-issued voter identification to ensure only American citizens vote in their elections.

“For years, Arizonans have watched the same election problems repeat while trust in the system has eroded,” said Republican state Rep. Alexander Kolodin in a press release. “The Arizona Secure Elections Act puts the rules where they belong: in the Constitution.”

Kolodin is an election lawyer and the sponsor of the legislation, also known as the Fast Election Results Act.

He originally introduced the amendment with co-sponsor Joseph Chaplik in November. Chaplik has since resigned from the state Legislature to run in the Republican U.S. House of Representatives primary.

If passed, the proposed constitutional amendment will require government-issued identification, prohibit foreign nationals from donating to or influencing Arizona elections, and give voters the option to have their vote counted at the polling place rather than being sent elsewhere before being counted.

It will also allow voters who are waiting in line when the polls close to cast their ballots and require that mail-in ballots be requested each election to confirm the address. Prior to this, households would receive random ballots addressed to either voters who did not request one or people who did not live at the address.

“Citizens vote. Voters show ID. Foreign money stays out. Voters can see their ballots counted where they vote. Election laws should be written by Arizonans, not dictated by bureaucrats, activists, or outside interests,” Kolodin said.

While the ballot language has not yet been released, it will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot. If passed, the measure will apply beginning in the 2028 election cycle.

“The Legislature has done its job. Now the people of Arizona will decide,” he continued.

This statewide election security and voter ID bill is part of a national Republican measure to ensure only American citizens are voting. President Donald Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Congress have been pushing for the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) for months. While the House has passed the bill, the Senate has not yet taken it up for a vote.

The SAVE America Act would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote and require photo identification in federal elections.

President Trump holds a bilateral discussion with the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.  During the media questions President Trump noted he would like to read the negotiated memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S, Gulf State Allies and Iran. President Trump was then asked about DC politicians who […]

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GOA and GOF Petition the Virginia Supreme Court for a Preliminary Ruling on Virginia’s Looming “Assault Firearms” Ban

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 16, 2026

Springfield, VA — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), alongside Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) and 2A journalist John Crump, have petitioned the Virginia Supreme Court for an urgent ruling in their lawsuit challenging Virginia’s upcoming ban on “assault firearms” and “large capacity ammunition feeding devices.”  The petition requests that a decision be made on the plaintiffs’ pending motion for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in advance of the ban’s July 1, 2026 effective date.

This petition to Virginia’s high court comes one month after GOA’s coalition of plaintiffs filed suit in the Circuit Court for Lancaster County, in Crump v. Katz.  Within days of challenging Virginia’s unconstitutional ban on commonly owned firearms and magazines, the Crump plaintiffs filed their currently pending motion to preliminarily block enforcement of the ban for the duration of their lawsuit.

However, in a disappointing move by the Lancaster court, the court indefinitely paused the Crump plaintiffs’ challenge by staying the case – taking a hearing on the Crump plaintiffs’ motion off its calendar – because the state government has filed a request to have the Crump case consolidated with other legal challenges to the ban that have been filed in other Virginia counties.

Of course, constitutional rights cannot wait.  That is why GOA and the Crump plaintiffs have petitioned the Virginia Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus to compel the Lancaster court to decide their motion on an emergency basis.  In the alternative, the Crump plaintiffs request that the Virginia Supreme Court preliminarily enjoin enforcement of the gun ban itself.

Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America, issued the following statement:

“The Article I, Section 13 rights of Virginians to keep and bear arms are at stake.  GOA and GOF will not sit idly by as those rights are attacked from Richmond.  We hope that today’s petition to the Virginia Supreme Court will expedite a ruling on our motion for preliminary injunction, and that Virginians will remain free to purchase and carry popular firearms and magazines come July 1.”

GOA spokesmen are available for interviews.  Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise.  GOA represents over two million members and activists.  For more information, visit GOA’s Press Center.

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s new work requirements are now on display across all states as of June 1. California, the country’s last holdout, began implementing the updated work requirements set forth in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed last July. The work requirements were rolled out in waves across the country.  

Some politicians on the left and several media outlets claim the work requirements are harmful. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is among those sounding the alarm, with a recent X post stating: “Food stamp work requirements don’t create jobs, they create hunger.” He goes on to advocate for public jobs programs and for a guaranteed living wage. In other words, more government dependence.  

Rather than the government dependence promoted by some politicians, the work requirements encourage upward mobility. The requirements shift SNAP from being a one-way transfer program to a program designed to help people build the tools to be successful in the workforce, encouraging upward mobility and self-reliance.  

Anyone who was eligible for SNAP before the new work requirements remains eligible today, but now some able-bodied adults must fulfill a work requirement to continue receiving benefits. 

Prior to the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” only adults ages 18-54 without any children were subject to a work requirement. That work requirement is now extended to able-bodied adults ages 18-65 without a child under 14. The requirements say that these SNAP recipients must work, participate in job training, or volunteer for 20 hours per week.  

Some pundits say the new work requirements will lead to drastic cuts in SNAP rolls because people won’t be able to fulfill the work requirement or may get lost in the administrative shuffle. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that over the 2025 to 2034 period, the new work requirements will lower SNAP participation on average by 2.4 million per month relative to the January 2025 baseline projections over the same period. 

Even with those projected declines in SNAP rolls, program participation would remain at historic highs. 

SNAP grew dramatically in recent years. In 2025, an average of around 42 million received SNAP benefits. This is higher than average participation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is well above pre-pandemic levels of around 36 million. In fact, the share of the U.S. population on SNAP—more than 12% of the population—is close to what it was in 2010, during the Great Recession.  

There are roughly 7.6 million job openings in America today, and there are other ways for people to fulfill a work requirement besides paid employment. States should work to ensure that people are connected with these opportunities.  

Work is fundamental for a purpose-driven, fulfilling life. Not only does it positively affect long-term economic well-being, but it also improves the social, emotional, and physical well-being of adults, children, and families. With these new requirements, the country’s languishing welfare system can begin to be transformed into one that promotes human flourishing.

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