robodrew t1_j2dzoy7 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:42 PM

Reply to comment by ESCAPE_PLANET_X in Court: Abortion doctors can’t be charged under Arizona law by Freexscsa

The Democratic candidate, Kris Mayes, just won for AG after a recount, and she will be sworn in on Jan 5th. I suspect one of her first actions will be to say that state attornies will not put any resources into enforcement for this law. She will have the backing of the new Dem governor, Katie Hobbs. The AZ legislature is almost an even split so any new laws they pass regarding enforcement will be vetoed without the possibility of overturning the veto.

mydaycake t1_j2ea1ww wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:55 PM

Could the governor ask for a referendum about those laws?

SirGlaurung t1_j2eevh6 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:27 PM

There will almost definitely be a referendum; if I recall correctly, the only reason there wasn’t this past election was that they wasn’t enough time to get it on the ballot after the Dobbs decision.

robodrew t1_j2eedcm wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:23 PM

I'm not sure about the governor's powers in that respect but any proposition (essentially) can get on the ballot if a % of registered AZ voters signs petition forms regarding the legislation. There was a petition regarding abortion rights this year that was going around the state but it didn't get enough signatures in time to get on the 2022 ballot. Time will tell if they will be successful to get on the 2024 ballot.

angrystan t1_j2fcwcu wrote on December 31, 2022 at 9:24 PM

She needs to enforce a policy of bringing to the attention of The Bar attorneys who attempt to enforce "make believe" laws.