With just weeks until the November election, the Arizona Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge against Proposition 140.
In a unanimous ruling, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 140, which creates open primary elections, will be decided by Arizona voters.A challenge to the measure made it all the way to the Arizona Supreme Court after the proposition was already on the ballot. Ballots were sent to the printer on August 23. However, on Friday, October 4, with just weeks until the November election, the state's high court announced that it had ruled to dismiss the challenge.
Proposition 140, also known as the “Make Elections Fair Act,” would create an open primary system in Arizona, ending partisan primaries.The Make Elections Fair Act would open up the primary for partisan races to all candidates, even independents. Currently, Republicans and Democrats only face members of their own party in the primary. Prop.
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