Executive Summary

New polling from Data For Progress and The Justice Collaborative Institute shows bipartisan support among Maricopa County voters for a County Attorney who will embrace new police accountability measures and support new protections against police violence.  Our research found that: 

• 59% of voters, including 52% of Republicans, are more likely to vote for a County Attorney who will create a public list of law enforcement officers who have a history of misconduct or disciplinary problems, and not accept their cases for prosecution or rely on them for testimony; 

• 66% of likely voters, including 62% of Republicans, are more likely to vote for a County Attorney who will create an independent unit for the investigation and charging for incidents of police violence against citizens; 

• 67% of voters, including 67% of Republicans, are more likely to vote for a County Attorney who supports banning chokeholds, like the kind that killed George Floyd; 

• 66% of voters, including 49% of Republicans, are more likely to vote for a County Attorney who supports banning no-knock warrants, like the kind that led to Breonna Taylor’s death; and 

• 74% of voters, including 76% of Republicans, are more likely to vote for a County Attorney who supports requiring body-worn cameras for all police officers, and speedy public disclosure of these videos.