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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
Candidate signatures are finally in, and youâve probably thought about pulling your opponentâs petitions to see if he or she might be vulnerable to a legal challenge. The decision whether to request those petitions is
Continue readingNomination Petition Challenges: Top 20 Signature Deficiencies To Spot
The candidate filing deadline has passed in Arizona. With a hat tip to The Yellow Sheet for being first to publish, here is the current list of federal, statewide, and legislative candidates as of 4:30
Continue readingCandidate Filing Wrap-Up: Who’s Safe and Who’s Vulnerable
The April 6, 2020 deadline is fast approaching for candidates to file their nomination petition signatures. The petition filing deadline is statutory and cannot be moved by the filing office. If you were counting on
UPDATED: this post has been eclipsed by ever-changing circumstances. Follow the post at azelectionlaw.com/index/?p=294 for updated information. Last week the Secretary of State’s Office notified federal, state, and legislative candidates of the option to file
Continue readingUPDATED: Filing Candidate Nomination Petitions at the Secretary of State’s Office
Candidates may think that filing a “statement of interest” by January 2, 2020 renders all their prior nomination petition signatures immune from challenge. Candidates should think twice about that.