Arizona Lawmakers Revive Push to Let Voters Decide on Photo Radar

State 48 News confirms: The resolution to let voters decide on banning photo radar, initially stalled by Arizona lawmakers, is now back on the table.

“I’ll be there to help pass it.”

That was the reaction from Arizona Senator T.J. Shope (R-LD16) when we reached out for comment after spotting SCR1002 on next Wednesday’s agenda.

In a shocking turnaround, the resolution to let voters decide on photo radar—stalled in committee just days ago—is back on the table and up for debate.

The Senate Concurrent Resolution 1002 proposes a constitutional amendment banning automated traffic cameras statewide. If passed, voters—not politicians—will decide the fate of photo enforcement in Arizona.

Read: Traffic Tickets to Campaign Coffers: The Hidden Flow of Photo Radar Money into Politics

State 48 News blew the lid off how legislators can profit from photo radar through Clean Elections. The conflict sparked a firestorm in the Senate committee.

Shope, Arizona’s Senate President Pro Tempore, clashed with photo radar critic Shawn Dow in a fiery Public Safety Committee battle over ticket fees fueling campaign coffers. The heat spilled over into KNST’s Garre…