Van Arsdell v. Shumway

OPINION

WILLIAM E. EUBANK, Court of Appeals Judge.

Must a challenger of the nomination petitions of a candidate for statewide office in a primary election join the 15 county boards of supervisors in an action filed pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-351? We answer this question in the negative and affirm the judgment of the trial court. We hold that joining the Secretary of State is sufficient where the primary election involves “a state office, including a member of the legislature, or ... any other office for which the electors of the entire state or a subdivision of the state greater than a county are…