ARIZONA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY v. STATE

No. CV-04-0346-PR.

115 P.3d 121 (2005)

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

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

July 12, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C., by Rudolph J. Gerber, Marty Harper, Kelly J. Flood, Phoenix, Attorneys for Arizona State Democratic Party.

Matthew J. Smith, Mohave County Attorney, by William J. Ekstrom, Jr., Deputy County Attorney, Jeffrey D. Dollins, Deputy County Attorney, Kingman, Attorneys for State of Arizona.


OPINION

BERCH, Vice Chief Justice.

¶ 1 The question in this case is whether the Arizona State Democratic Party violated Arizona Revised Statutes ("A.R.S.") § 16-919 by accepting contributions from corporations and labor organizations to pay the Party's general operating expenses. We hold that it did not.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In 1998, the Arizona State Democratic Party solicited and accepted approximately $100...

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