Jones v. Paniagua

OPINION

KESSLER, Acting Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 These consolidated appeals raise the question whether appellant, the City of Phoenix (“City” or “Phoenix”), may enforce an ordinance that bases the number of signatures required for referendum petitions on the last mayoral election preceding a referendum application even though a run-off election for city council came after the mayoral election. Specifically, we must address whether Chapter XVI, Section 3 of the Phoenix City Charter (“Charter”) conflicts with Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 19-142(A) (2002). We must also address whether…