Case Title: Molera v. Hobbs

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State: arizona

Court: Arizona Supreme Court

Date: 2020-10-26T00:00:00Z

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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. ) ) __________________________________) 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, Arizona Supreme Court No. CV-20-0213-AP/EL Page 2 of 3 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. _______/s/_________________ ROBERT BRUTINEL Chief Justice Arizona Supreme Court No. CV-20-0213-AP/EL Page 3 of 3 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