Smith v. Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission

OPINION

BERCH, Vice Chief Justice.

¶ 1 In 2004, David Burnell Smith was elected to serve in the Arizona State Legislature as a Representative from District 7. He chose to run as a publicly funded candidate. In return for the receipt of public funds, he and the other participating candidates each signed a form promising to adhere to the provisions of the Citizens Clean Elections Act, Ariz.Rev.Stat. (“A.R.S.”) §§ 16-940 to - 961 (Supp.2005), and to the campaign finance rules promulgated by the Arizona Clean Elections Commission. See Ariz. Admin. Code (“A.A.C.”) R2-20-215 to -228. The Citizens…