CITY OF TUCSON v. STATE

No. 2 CA-CV 97-0055.

957 P.2d 341 (1997)

191 Ariz. 436

CITY OF TUCSON, a municipal corporation, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. STATE of Arizona; Jane Dee Hull, in her official capacity as Secretary of State of Arizona, Defendants/Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2, Department B.

Reconsideration Denied December 2, 1997.

Review Denied June 2, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Berning, City Attorney by Catherine M. Shovlin and Dennis McLaughlin, Tucson, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Grant Woods, Attorney General by Eryn M. McCarthy and Anthony B. Ching, Phoenix, for Defendants/Appellants.


OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

Section 16-204, A.R.S., enacted in 1996, restricts elections held by political subdivisions to four specified dates during the year.1 The City of Tucson sued the State of Arizona, claiming that the statute is invalid as applied to the City because it conflicts with Chapter XVI of the Tucson City Charter. The trial court ruled in favor of the City, holding...

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