SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA
PATRICK MCKENNA,

)
)
Plaintiff/Appellant, )
)
v.
)
)
JAVIER SOTO, a Democratic
)
Primary Candidate for Arizona
)
House of Representatives in
)
Legislative District 3, et al.,
)
)
Defendants/Appellees. )
)
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Arizona Supreme Court
No. CV-20-0123-AP/EL
Maricopa County
Superior Court
No. CV2020-004839

FILED 05/22/2020

O R D E R
The
Timmer,

Court,

Justice

by

a

Bolick,

panel

consisting

Justice

Lopez,

of
and

Vice

Chief

Justice

Justice

Beene,

has

considered the briefs of the parties, the record, the trial court’s
minute entry order, and the relevant statutes and case law in this
expedited election matter.

After consideration, the Court rules as

follows:
IT IS ORDERED affirming the trial court decision.
IT

IS

FURTHER

ORDERED

that

the

Pima

County

Board

of

Supervisors and County Recorder shall leave Javier Soto’s name on
the Democratic ballot for the office of state representative for
Legislative District 3 for the August 4, 2020 primary election.
An Opinion explaining our reasoning will follow.
DATED this 22nd day of May, 2020.
___________/S/________________
ANN A. SCOTT TIMMER
Vice Chief Justice

 Arizona Supreme Court
No. CV-20-0123-AP/EL
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TO:
Javier Soto
Roopali H Desai
Marvin C Ruth
Elizabeth A Campbell
Kara Karlson
Dustin D Romney
Daniel S Jurkowitz
Hon. Daniel J Kiley
Hon. Jeff Fine
Kristen M Yost
Barbara LaWall
Aaron Nash
Alicia Moffatt
blc