Gov. Doug Ducey signs ban on city political spending disclosure rules

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Thursday that would ban cities and towns from requiring groups that spend money in elections from being required to disclosure their donors.

The proposal signed could essentially gut a new Tempe law that was approved by 91 percent of the voters.

The law required nonprofits that spend more than $1,000 in local elections to reveal their donors.

The measure passed the Senate and House with no Democratic support.

Democrats argued that voters deserve to know who is funding political advertising in elections.

Republicans argued that anonymous political speech principals demand that groups be allowed to weigh in without their donors being harassed.

Voters approved the Tempe measure on March 13.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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