Bahney Dedolph, Plaintiff/appellee v. Lois Jean McDermott, Democratic Primary Candidate for Arizona House Of…

Summary

The court held that the challenge to McDermott's nomination was timely because the statutory period excludes weekends and legal holidays, making the deadline the tenth business day after the filing deadline. McDermott did not technically comply with the ballot-name statute because she placed a former surname before her legal surname, but she substantially complied because the nomination materials identified her without confusing or misleading electors. The court therefore ordered that she appear on the ballot as "McDermott, Jean Cheuvront," affirming in part and reversing in part.