{"id":2350986,"date":"2024-10-04T20:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T00:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-open-primary-measure-can-remain-on-ballot-court-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T20:05:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T00:05:37","slug":"arizona-open-primary-measure-can-remain-on-ballot-court-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-open-primary-measure-can-remain-on-ballot-court-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona open primary measure can remain on ballot: Court &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-open-primary-measure-can-remain-on-ballot-court-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2350986&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>### Summary of Arizona Proposition 140<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Proposition 140, which \u2062aims\u200c to alter\u2064 the state&#8217;s primary election \u2064system to an &#8220;open&#8221; or &#8220;jungle&#8221;\u2062 primary format, has received a ruling from the Arizona Supreme Court \u200callowing it to remain on the ballot. The\u200d new system would permit\u2063 the top two candidates, regardless of\u2064 their political affiliation, to\u2064 advance to the general election, contrasting with the current format where each party conducts its own primary.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision came despite challenges regarding the\u200c validity of\u2063 signatures gathered to qualify the \u200dproposition. Approximately 38,000 signatures were flagged as duplicates; however, the court determined that there were still enough valid\u200b signatures to meet the requirements for ballot inclusion. The ruling upheld \u200ban earlier decision from\u2064 the Maricopa County Superior Court.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of the measure, including the Arizona\u200b Free Enterprise\u2063 Club, expressed disappointment, citing\u200c the high number of questionable signatures as grounds for disqualifying \u200cthe proposition. Nevertheless, voters \u2062will have the opportunity to decide on this significant change in the electoral \u200bprocess in the upcoming November \u200belections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Arizona open primary measure can remain on ballot, state Supreme Court rules<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1776061\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Arizona\">Arizona<\/a> Supreme Court ruled in favor of keeping a proposition seeking to remove partisan primary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"elections\">elections<\/a> on the ballot despite a dispute over signatures used to qualify the measure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Proposition 140 would make the primary system in Arizona similar to neighboring California, allowing the top two finishers in a jungle primary to advance to the general election regardless of party. The current system allows each political party to hold its own primary to select who will be on the general election ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Voters will decide on the proposition in November.<\/p>\n<p>The state Supreme Court upheld a prior ruling from the Maricopa County Superior Court, which dismissed the challenge from the opponents of the measure. Officials had found nearly 38,000 duplicate signatures but ruled that despite this, there were still enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Free Enterprise Club, a group opposing the measure, cited the duplicate signatures in a statement Friday expressing their disappointment in the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are disappointed in the ruling of the court on this matter. Our organization proved that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/az-court-approves-rcv-initiative-rife-with-duplicate-signatures\/\" title=\"AZ Court Approves RCV Initiative Rife With Duplicate Signatures\">special interest groups attempting<\/a> to hijack Arizona&rsquo;s elections systems lacked the minimum number to qualify for the ballot to even be considered by voters in November. The special master in this case ruled that 99% of the signatures in question should be disqualified,&rdquo; the statement <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/azfec\/status\/1842248220069482915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The committee behind the measure was aware of the duplicates, yet they obstructed and delayed the review of the duplicate signatures for over a month. Prop 140 should have been thousands of submissions under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/99-of-paired-signatures-for-arizona-rcv-initiative-are-duplicates\/\" title=\"99% Of Paired Signatures For Arizona RCV Initiative Are Duplicates\">constitutionally required signature threshold<\/a> to qualify for the ballot,&rdquo; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>The Make Elections Fair Committee, the main group backing Proposition 140, said it was &ldquo;thrilled&rdquo; by the high court&rsquo;s ruling, which paves the way for the measure to remain on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Make Elections Fair Committee is thrilled with our latest victory for Prop. 140 before the Supreme Court. 32 days from now we will celebrate again when all Arizonans are liberated from the grip of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-rundown-of-13-measures-that-made-it-to-arizona-ballots-so-far-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"A rundown of 13 measures that made it to Arizona ballots so far - Washington Examiner\">partisan primary elections<\/a>. It&rsquo;s time to move forward. It&rsquo;s time for open primaries in Arizona,&rdquo; Sarah Smallhouse, chairwoman of the committee, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Election Day in Arizona and nationwide is Nov. 5. 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