Debra Arrett and Shirley Lamonna v. Julie K. Bower

OPINION

MILLER, Presiding Judge:

¶ 1 In this expedited election appeal, we are asked to decide whether Julie K. Bower, the Clerk of the Town of Oro Valley, correctly rejected all signature sheets of a referendum petition filed by appellant Shirley Lamonna, for lack of compliance with A.R.S. § 19-111(B), and whether the statute and its enforcement here is constitutional. We conclude Lamonna failed to strictly comply with § 19-111(B), which requires the serial number issued for the referendum petition to appear on both sides of each petition sheet, and application of this and related statutes in…