Hood v. State

OPINION

OGG, Presiding Judge.

The appellant-plaintiff Shirley Hood, a widow, instituted this class action on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated. In this case she challenges the validity of two referendum measures passed in the 1968 general election which affect the tax exemptions granted to Arizona widows and veterans. At the election three proposed amendments to Article 9, Section 2 of the Arizona Constitution were approved by the voters.

House Concurrent Resolution 1 amended Article 9, Section 2 of the Arizona Constitution, by making the qualifications for the veterans…