Your vote is safe for now, Phoenix

Look, here's the deal—it's been a busy week over at the federal appeals court, and for once, the news is looking good for folks in the Valley. On Wednesday, the court tossed out that Arizona GOP lawsuit that was trying to purge 1.27 million voters from the rolls. One point two seven million, mijo. Can you imagine?

That's a lot of our neighbors, our tías and tíos, the people who keep the taco trucks running on 35th Avenue. It means your voice still counts, and that's a big relief for a lot of us who saw that number and got a pit in our stomachs. This isn't just some abstract political thing; this is about who gets to decide what happens in our communities, from South Phoenix to Scottsdale.

This federal ruling, delivered on Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, pushes back against some of the other stuff we've been seeing, like those attempts by GOP senators to add mail-in voting limits and even transgender bans to what they're calling a "Jim Crow 2.0" voter ID bill. For now, the push to take away our votes has hit a wall. We'll be watching to see what the next move is from those who want to limit access.

Carlos Espinoza-Reyes, MiTL Phoenix.

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