Jaime a Molera v. Katie Hobbs

SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA

JAIME A. MOLERA, an individual ) Arizona Supreme Court
and qualified elector; ARIZONANS ) No. CV-20-0213-AP/EL
FOR GREAT SCHOOLS AND A STRONG )
ECONOMY, a political action ) Maricopa County
committee, ) Superior Court
) No. CV2020-007964
Plaintiffs/Appellees, )
)
v. )
)
KATIE HOBBS, in her official ) FILED 08/19/2020
capacity as Arizona Secretary of )
State; INVEST IN EDUCATION )
(SPONSORED BY AEA AND STAND FOR )
CHILDREN), a political action )
committee, )
)
Defendants/Appellants. )
)
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O R D E R
The Court en banc has considered the briefs and authorities in
this expedited election appeal concerning the “Invest in Education
Act” ballot initiative, I-31-2020. The trial court enjoined the
ballot measure finding that the 100-word description did not
accurately describe the proposition under A.R.S. § 19-102(A). Upon
consideration, the Court unanimously finds that the 100-word
description did not create a significant danger of confusion or
unfairness and reverses the trial court ruling.

The Court also unanimously finds that evidence of the
compensation structure and incentives presented at trial did not
warrant the invalidation of the circulators’ petitions under A.R.S.
§ 19-118.01 and affirms the trial court ruling rejecting this
challenge. Therefore,
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IT IS ORDERED reversing in part and affirming in part. The
Secretary of State will proceed under Title 19, Arizona Revised
Statutes, to include the Invest in Education ballot initiative in the
general election publicity pamphlet and to place it on the general
election ballot.

A written opinion will follow.

DATED this 19th day of August, 2020.

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ROBERT BRUTINEL
Chief Justice
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TO:

Dominic Emil Draye
Brett William Johnson
Eric H Spencer
Colin P Ahler
Kara Karlson
Dustin D Romney
Roopali H Desai
D Andrew Gaona
Marvin C Ruth
Kristen M Yost
Hon. Christopher A Coury
Hon. Jeff Fine
J Grant Woods
Michael E Riikola
Rhonda L Barnes
Jane Ahern
Lisette Flores
Oscar S Lizardi
Rebecca K O'Brien
Erin Adele Scharff
Roy Herrera
Daniel A Arellano
Jillian Andrews
Shawn K Aiken
Paul F Eckstein
Daniel C Barr
Austin Yost
Margo R. Casselman
Daniel J Adelman
Timothy Sandefur
Christina Sandefur
Mary R O'Grady
Joshua David Rothenberg Bendor
Emma Cone-Roddy
Lisa T Hauser
Kory A Langhofer
Kraig J Marton
Jeffrey A Silence
Patricia E Ronan
Christopher Houk