Legal Opinion

Ingram v. Shumway

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided July 12, 1990No. CV-90-0238-SAPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FELDMAN, Vice Chief Justice.

Dennis Ingram (petitioner), a registered voter, brings this original special action proceeding 1 seeking this court’s declaration that the real party in interest, Evan Mecham (Mecham), is not a qualified candidate for the office of governor. Petitioner asks us to prohibit the secretary of state from taking any action that would place Mecham’s name on the ballot for the September 1990 primary election.

FACTS

Mecham was elected governor of Arizona and took office in January 1987. In 1988, the Arizona House of Representatives adopted three articles of impeachment…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. WilcoxTexas Supreme Court · 1930
  2. Concini v. SullivanArizona Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Mecham v. GordonArizona Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Bolin v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Green v. OsborneArizona Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. Airness & Accountability in Insurance Reform v. GreeneArizona Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission v. BrewerArizona Supreme Court · 2012
  5. FAIRNESS & ACCT. IN INS. REFORM v. GreeneArizona Supreme Court · 1994

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