Quality Education & Jobs Supporting I-16-2012, a Registered Arizona Political Committee, Plaintiff/appellant v. Ken…

Summary

The court accepted jurisdiction by treating the Committee's attempted expedited appeal as a special action, but denied relief. It held that the Secretary's ballot language substantially complied with the governing statute because the descriptions of the tax and sales-tax-base provisions were neither false nor clearly misleading. The court distinguished the statutory standard for the Secretary's brief ballot summary from the distinct impartiality requirements governing the Legislative Council's analysis.