Legal Opinion
Arizona State Democratic Party v. State
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 30, 2004No. 1CA-CV 02-0180PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARKER, Judge.
¶ 1 We address Arizona’s constitutional and statutory provisions prohibiting corporations and labor unions from contributing monies for the purpose of “influencing an election.” The specific question presented is whether contributions by corporations and labor unions to the Arizona Democratic Party (“the Party”) to pay for the Party’s operating expenses are prohibited. For the reasons that follow, we determine that these contributions are prohibited under the present Arizona statutory scheme.
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¶ 2 For some time prior to the November 1998 general election, the Party…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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