Clean Elections rejects GOP candidate’s bid to exit the program amid disciplinary proceedings

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: September 3, 2026

Words: 972

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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It’s too late for Republican Arizona Corporation Commission candidate Ralph Heap to back out of the state’s public campaign funding program, the Citizens Clean Elections Commission decided Wednesday — for the second time in as many months.

In a unanimous vote, the five commissioners chose not to accept Heap’s request to leave the program, which came following a complaint that he violated Clean Elections rules when he failed to report spending any …

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