Arizona’s No Labels, a third party, is struggling with its regional rebrand.

The party changed its name to the Arizona Independent Party, which went into effect on Dec. 1, with the approval of Secretary of State Adrian Fontes.

But the move has received scrutiny from Arizona’s Citizens Clean Elections Commission, which questioned the legality of the change and alleged the name change would confuse voters.

The Arizona Independent Party is now a separate entity from No Labels, which attempted to run a unity ticket during the 2024 presidential election to attract centrist and moderate voters.

Earlier this week, the commission filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court, alleging that Fontes’ decision violates the 1998 Citizens Clean Elections Act, which tasked the commission with sup

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