PROTECT ARIZONA NOW with I-03-2004 A citizens' initiative to require proof of citizenship to register to vote, photo ID to vote, and proof of eligibility for non-federally mandated public benefits

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News Release, August 16, 2004     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kathy McKee August 16, 2004 NEWS RELEASE   PROTECT ARIZONA NOW INITIATIVE ON BALLOT!   Moments ago, Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer notified Protect Arizona NOW (PAN) founder and chairman, Kathy McKee, that with all 15 counties reporting the results of their validation of signatures, the Arizona Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act resoundingly qualifies for the November 2, 2004 ballot with 152,177 validated signatures. This total is almost 30,000 more signatures than the statutorily required 122,612 signatures. "We are elated," said McKee, "and ready for the next three months. Our initiative represents the determination Arizonans have to demand government officials do their jobs and enforce our laws. This honest, law-abiding course will benefit Arizona's citizens and legal immigrants alike." The Act will require local and state employees to verify the eligibility of welfare applicants, overriding present intradepartmental regulations that prevent state employees from cooperating with ICE [formerly INS]" contrary to the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution. States McKee, "Despite the misinformation and disinformation being distributed by our opponents, it's already the law that state employees and their supervisors can be charged with a misdemeanor for not reporting welfare fraud. (ARS 46-140-c)." The Act will also enforce Title 7 Section 12 of the Arizona Constitution's requirement that there be "registration and other laws to secure the purity of elections and guard against abuses of the elective franchise." The PAN initiative has received the designation Proposition 200 for the November 2, 2004 election. Concludes McKee, "We realize this is going to be a monumental fight these next 3 months, both inside Arizona and nationwide. Our National Advisory Board, chaired by Dr. Virginia Abernethy, and PAN are ready. Our battle cry now is Protect Arizona NOW with Prop 200."     Join Protect Arizona Now today!

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