Randolph v. Groscost

OPINION.

McGregor, justice.

i.

¶ 1 In November 1998, the Commission on Salaries for Elective State Officers (the Commission) recommended, and Arizona’s electorate approved, Proposition 302, which raised legislative salaries to $24,000 per year and purported to change the method for setting legislators’ per diem reimbursements. This case presents two related issues: (1) did the Commission exceed its authority when it recommended changes in the legislative per diem payments; and (2) if so, can we sever the per diem provision from the salary provision, or must we declare Proposition 302 invalid as…