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STATE EX REL. BRNOVICH v. CITY OF TUCSON

No. CV-20-0244-SA.

484 P.3d 624 (2021)

251 Ariz. 45

STATE of Arizona, EX REL. Mark BRNOVICH, Attorney General, Petitioner, v. CITY OF TUCSON, Arizona, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed April 14, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Brnovich , Arizona Attorney General, Joseph A. Kanefield , Chief Deputy and Chief of Staff, Brunn W. Roysden III (argued), Solicitor General, Michael S. Catlett , Linley Wilson , Jennifer Wright , Assistant Attorneys General, Phoenix, Attorneys for State of Arizona.

Jean-Jacques Cabou (argued), Alexis E. Danneman , Matthew R. Koerner , Perkins Coie LLP, Phoenix; Michael G. Rankin , City Attorney, Dennis P. McLaughlin , Roi I. Lusk , Jennifer Stash , Principal Assistant City Attorneys, Office of the Tucson City Attorney, Tucson, Attorneys for City of Tucson.

Jon M. Paladini , Prescott City Attorney, RoseMarie R. Horvath , City of Prescott Legal Department, Prescott, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae City of Prescott.

Robert B. Washburn , Scottsdale, Attorney for Amicus Curiae League of Arizona Cities and Towns.

Judith R. Baumann , Tempe City Attorney, Sarah R. Anchors , Elizabeth Higgins , Assistant City Attorneys, City of Tempe, Tempe, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae City of Tempe.

Cris A. Meyer , Phoenix City Attorney, Deryck R. Lavelle , Assistant City Attorney, Office of the City Attorney, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae City of Phoenix.

VICE CHIEF JUSTICE TIMMER authored the opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BRUTINEL, and JUSTICES LOPEZ, BEENE, and MONTGOMERY joined. JUSTICE BOLICK dissented.

¶1 Arizona Revised Statutes § 16-204.01 requires political subdivisions to consolidate local elections with state and national elections when voter turnout for the former significantly decreases. Our constitution's "home rule charter" provision...

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