Get ready to vote for Arizona Corporation Commissioners
Three of the five seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for election on the November ballot. Three Republicans — Bob Burns, Boyd Dunn and Andy Tobin — and two Democrats, Bill Mundell and Tom Chabin, are running; each voter can choose three candidates.
The long-term viability of independently produced solar power could hinge on voters' choices for state utility regulators.
The head of the state's largest electric utility is suing Bob Burns in court, but wants to keep him on the ACC.
SolarCity and its favored candidates say the big difference between them and APS is "disclosure."
But more than half of voters surveyed in the poll remain undecided about the five-way race for three commission seats.
Meanwhile, Commissioner Tom Forese announces he'll run for state treasurer in 2018 rather than seek reelection to ACC.
The showdown between Arizona Public Service and state utility regulator Bob Burns has been put off.
But the regulators insist it won't be a "blank check."
Arizona Public Service asks judge to quash hunt for political-spending records.
