Arizona Together v. Brewer

OPINION

McGREGOR, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 The question presented is whether Proposition 107, a constitutional amendment proposed by voter initiative, complies with the separate amendment rule of Article 21, Section 1 of the Arizona Constitution. Proposition 107 would amend the constitution by adding a new Article 30 defining “marriage” and prohibiting the state and its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing a legal status for unmarried persons similar to that of marriage.2 The appellants, opponents of Proposition 107, brought this action pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.)…