Cottonwood Development v. Foothills Area Coalition of Tucson, Inc.

CAMERON, Justice.

In this expedited election appeal, Cottonwood Development, an Arizona partnership, challenges the 10 September 1982 judgment of the Pima County Superior Court denying Cottonwood’s petition to remove from the general election ballot in Pima County a referendum sponsored by the appellees, Foothills Area Coalition of Tucson (FACT). We have jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 19-122(C).

We need answer only one question on appeal and that is whether the referendum petitions circulated by FACT complied with the Arizona constitution.

The facts necessary for the determination of this…