Court rejects challenge to 'open primaries' measure, says votes for Prop. 140 will be counted

[RandySF]

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge said that a ballot proposition to end partisan primaries in Arizona will have votes cast for it counted after all.

The ruling is the latest development in the ongoing saga around Proposition 140, which would amend the Arizona Constitution to create an open primary system in elections, though it won’t be the final word.

Partisan opponents of the ballot measure will appeal the matter to the state Supreme Court, which last month took the unprecedented step of allowing the challenge to Prop. 140’s place on the ballot to continue past the deadline for ballots to be printed.

The proposal, known as the Make Arizona Elections Fair Act, would allow all registered voters to choose from all the candidates in the primary, regardless of their party affiliation, and the top vote-getters would advance to the general election, even if they don’t represent different parties.



https://azmirror.com/2024/09/19/court-rejects-challenge-to-open-primaries-ballot-measure-says-votes-for-prop-140-will-be-counted/

[Voltaire2]

1. The challenge was started after the deadline.

The ASC ruling that allowed that was bizarre.