About Transparent Payson

The latest update may be found here:

An Answering Brief on Transparent Payson Appeal

Payson has nuclear launch codes. An RFR/FOIA update

Who we are:

Fundamentally, we are responsible for Propositions 401 and 402 and their defense.  In that defense, we have been compelled to become a voters’ rights group.  The implications for Payson appear limited to the validity of Propositions 401 and 402 and their enactment.  At the state level, we suspect the implications of our effort have a much more significant impact on voters’ rights.  That is, do citizens, as allowed by law, have the ability to initiate law?  Is that law then valid?  Can it be repealed by the Town Council or any legislative group? Voters’ rights are essential to democracy.  Without voters’ rights, we have lost control.

Voters’ rights are essential to all.

We are citizens of Payson, Arizona, striving to make our local government more transparent.  We believe in the people voting on what happens with their money, land, and town.  We believe that elected officials are there to serve the public; as such, we should have a voice in making decisions that affect us all.  We are nonpartisan/bipartisan with no party affiliation and no hidden agenda. We believe in Payson, Arizona, and its future.  We support growth that will better serve all its citizens while remaining financially sound.  As a 527 nonprofit PAC, we were responsible for successfully enacting Propositions 401 and 402 in 2018.  A short history of our group can be found here.

The Town of Payson recently attempted to repeal these ballot initiatives. With the help of an attorney, we are fighting that effort in Superior Court; we still have much work to do to defend your voters’ rights.

We are defending the rights of Payson citizens on large-scale, publicly funded projects that may be placed on public lands via long-term leases to third parties.  Our goal is NOT to prevent such projects but to ensure transparency in all negotiations, discussions, and contracts that affect your town.  If the citizens approve the funding through an election, or if the citizens approve the lease of public land to complete the project, we would support that effort 100%.  We are protecting YOU – the voter and your voters’ rights.

Our vision is that our leaders provide all the information about the proposed spending of Town money and the utilization of Town property so that we, the citizens, can choose how and where our money and our land are utilized. Join us in protecting voters’ rights.

We welcome YOUR involvement in this process.  Dare we say, support the cause.

Thank you.

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  • Recent Updates

    • Motions and BriefsAn Answering Brief on Transparent Payson Appeal
      The Town has filed an answering brief to the appeal. The entire brief on Transparent Payson’s appeal is below in .pdf. The Town maintains that the Voter Protection Act does not apply to general-law towns. Based on the totality of the record and […]
    • Payson RFR FOIA Records Request.Payson has nuclear launch codes. An RFR/FOIA update
      That is likely not true; Payson does not have nuclear launch codes.  But it must be something.  On March 7th, we requested documents under a request for records (RFR), commonly called a FOIA request.  We have reviewed some that should be in the […]
    • Words Matter – Playing by the Rules
      Resolution 3423 was passed, stopping the $70m bond issuance.  There was limited discussion before the passage.  The entire three-hour thirty-minute video may be found on the Town of Payson website.  To save you some pain, we have taken excerpts.  […]
    • Payson Bond deal is dead.Is the $70m bond deal dead? A host of updates.
      Things are happening.  As always, full .pdf support is below.  We received a very generous donation from a local community member.  He also has issues with the Town and its practices.  Please support us if you can. The records request (RFR in […]
    • Catch-22 Payson StyleCatch-22 Payson Style
      Generally, all court filings are public records; there are some exceptions for domestic matters.  In Arizona, the actual documents can be accessed via the eAccess portal.  Pay a small fee and get a copy of the document.  S-0400-CV-202400271, Rose […]
    • Payson School District continuation overide.Only a Penny – The Payson School Override
      “Only” is a word that is a matter of perspective.  When the sales tax increased by 1%, people in favor said it was “only a penny.”  People who buy groceries know that pennies add to dollars.  In this post, we outlined that 1% […]
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  • A History of Transparent Payson

    Where it started, and where we are now. 

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    We have been involved in voters' rights since 2018.

     

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