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Today the Maricopa County Superior Court ruled that 4 separate budget bills were partially or wholly unconstitutional. Certain provisions in all 4 bills – HB2898, SB1824, SB1825, and SB1819 – were held invalid for failure
Continue readingAnalysis of Election Laws Struck Down in Today’s Budget Bill Ruling
Today the Arizona Supreme Court issued its full opinion in Clayton v. West, which involved Kanye West’s erstwhile presidential campaign from 2020. The full opinion provides the Supreme Court’s reasoning for affirming the trial court’s
Continue readingSupreme Court Explains Why Kanye West Couldn’t Run for President in Arizona
Today the Arizona Supreme Court held that the Arizona Legislature cannot force charter cities like Tucson to consolidate their elections onto a even year (or “on-cycle”) election system, thwarting the Legislature’s most recent effort to
Continue readingAZ Supreme Court Upholds Tucson’s Off-Cycle Election System
Today the Arizona Supreme Court issued its full opinion in Leach v. Hobbs, which explains its decision order from August that kept the “Stop Surprise Billing and Protect Patients Act” off the 2020 general election
Continue readingAZ Supreme Court: Even Former Initiative Circulators Still Must Appear in Court
A bill that unanimously sailed through the Arizona House and Senate will remove some potential hurdles in collecting petition signatures for congressional or legislative office in the 2020 cycle in the event of uncertainty regarding
This week the Arizona Supreme Court issued its ruling in McKenna v Soto, a candidate nomination challenge from spring 2020. The Supreme Court upheld the trial court’s decision keeping LD3 House candidate Javier Soto on