A challenge to a third measure measure expanding voting access and rolling back restrictions was mainly rejected by the Supreme Court.
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected challenges to two voter initiatives filed for November's ballot, one already certified for the ballot and a second that appears likely to make it when a final signature verification is complete.
Backers of the measures said they followed the rules set out by the secretary of state's office for registrations and that the secretary's online portal does not allow more than one affidavit to be filed. “The Court unanimously declines to find that the initiative committee ... or any individual circulator failed to comply with when the SOS has prevented such compliance,” Brutinel wrote. “A finding of non-compliance and disqualification of circulator signatures on this record and under these circumstances would “unreasonably hinder or restrict” the exercise of the initiative power under ... the Arizona Constitution.
The three rulings said the court has “every expectation” that the secretary of state's office will fix the circulator registration portal so that it accepts a new affidavit for each initiative someone wants to collect signatures. The justices also rejected a challenge to the 100-word summary voters saw when they signed petitions to get the Predatory Debt Collection Protection Act on the ballot. Opponents had argued the last sentence that said it did not change laws related to secured debt was misleading.
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