U.S. District Court Says Arizona Democratic Plaintiffs in Ballot-Order Lawsuit Lack Standing

On June 25, U.S. District Court Judge Diane Humetewa, an Obama appointee, dismissed the lawsuit Mecinas v Hobbs, 2:19cv-5547, on standing grounds. This is the lawsuit in which various elements of the Democratic Party challenge the Arizona law on order of candidates on the general election ballot. The ruling says none of the plaintiffs have standing. There were no candidate-plaintiffs in this lawsuit. Here is the decision.

The existing law says within each county, the nominees of the party that polled the highest vote for Governor should be listed first. In 2018, the Republican nominee for Governor in eleven of the fifteen counties polled the highest vote, so in 2020 all Republican nominees will be listed first in eleven counties. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the news.


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