JENKINS v. HALE

No. CV-08-0208-AP/EL.

190 P.3d 175 (2008)

Royce JENKINS, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Albert HALE; Jan Brewer, in her official capacity as Arizona Secretary of State; Coconino Board of Supervisors; Navajo County Board of Supervisors; Apache County Board of Supervisors; Mohave County Board of Supervisors; Yavapai County Board of Supervisors; Candace D. Owens, in her official capacity as Coconino County Recorder; Laurette Justman, in her official capacity as Navajo County Recorder; Lenora Y. Johnson, in her official capacity as Apache County Recorder; Joan McCall, in her official capacity as Mohave County Recorder; and Ana Wayman-Trujillo, in her official capacity as Yavapai County Recorder, Defendants/Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Division.

August 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cantelme & Brown, P.L.C. by David J. Cantelme, D. Aaron Brown, Paul R. Neil, Phoenix, Attorneys for Royce Jenkins.

Perkins, Coie, Brown, & Bain, P.A. by Paul F. Eckstein, Daniel C. Barr, Rhonda L. Barnes, Craig A. Morgan, James E. Barton, II, Phoenix, Attorneys for Albert Hale.

Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General by Mary R. O'Grady, Solicitor General, Tanja K. Shipman, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Janice K. Brewer.


OPINION

BERCH, Vice Chief Justice.

¶ 1 We have been asked to decide whether an elector's signature on a nominating petition is invalid as a matter of law if the elector provides a post office box address in the address portion of the signature line. We hold that it is not.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Albert Hale seeks his party's nomination for state senator from Legislative District Two. To qualify for the primary ballot...

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