How we built the file.

dumbassvotes.com is a public record of how Arizona Democrats voted in the 2026 legislative session. Every claim on this site is sourced to an official roll call. We do not editorialize the bills themselves — the URL does enough of that.

Sourcing

1. Every roll-call vote is sourced from azleg.gov, the official record of the Arizona State Legislature.
2. “Voted no” means a recorded NO vote on final passage (third read), or on the analogous committee vote where noted.
3. “Filed” means the legislator introduced or formally co-sponsored the bill.
4. Committee votes are clearly labeled and linked separately from floor votes.

Summaries

1. The one-line summary on each card is a deadpan restatement of the bill’s actual mechanism, not a political characterization.
2. Where the bill’s effect requires more than one line, the full case-file page links to the bill text and adds a paragraph-length summary.
3. We try to use the bill’s own language where possible. We don’t invent consequences.

Scope

1. The current file tracks four Arizona House Democrats: Simacek (LD 2), Austin (LD 9), Volk (LD 17), and Sandoval (LD 23). We expect to expand coverage to the full caucus as additional roll calls land.
2. v1 publishes only votes from the 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session. Every bill on the site is one where a tracked Democrat is on the record with a NO vote on final passage or in committee.
3. We do not list bills that Democrats have proposed unless and until each one has been verified against current-session bill text. We’d rather ship narrow than ship something that doesn’t survive a fact-check.

Corrections

Missed votes, excused absences, miscategorized bills — if you find one, email us. We’ll publish the correction in the record and date it.

What this site is not

It is not a campaign site. It does not tell you how to vote. It does not accept donations. It is a research file. Click through to azleg.gov on any claim, read the bill, decide for yourself.