Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 16, 1993No. 1 CA-CV 91-0136PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANKFORD, Judge.
This appeal presents the following issues:
1. Did the Maricopa County Employee Merit System Rules bar Appellee Michael L. Patterson, an employee of Appellant Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, from a candidacy for municipal office?
2. Is Maricopa County Employee Merit System Rule 20 unconstitutional?
We hold that because the office was unpaid and nonpartisan, the County rules did not prevent Patterson from both being a candidate for the position and continuing in his county job. As a result, we need not reach the constitutional question.
Patterson was employed by the…
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