The Arizona Supreme Court has now blessed the Republican Legislative Council’s “impartial analysis” of both citizens’ initiatives appearing on November’s ballot. After previously allowing “unborn human being” instead of “fetus”, the Justices today reversed the Superior Court judge’s decision that the analysis “misleadingly” elevates and characterizes the ranked choice voting provisions of the Open Primaries (aka Make Elections Fair Arizona) initiative.

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This article was reported by AZ Law founder Paul Weich. 

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