ARIZONA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY v. STATE

No. 1CA-CV 02-0180.

98 P.3d 214 (2004)

209 Ariz. 103

ARIZONA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Arizona, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

September 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shughart Thomson Kilroy Goodwin Raup, P.C., By Kelly J. Flood, Rudolph J. Gerber, Marty Harper, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellant.

Matthew J. Smith, Mohave County Attorney and Jeffrey D. Dollins, Deputy County Attorney, Kingman, Attorneys for Appellee.


OPINION

BARKER, Judge.

¶ 1 We address Arizona's constitutional and statutory provisions prohibiting corporations and labor unions from contributing monies for the purpose of "influencing an election." The specific question presented is whether contributions by corporations and labor unions to the Arizona Democratic Party ("the Party") to pay for the Party's operating expenses are prohibited. For the reasons that follow, we determine that these contributions...

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