An attorney is asking a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to block the public from voting on the $1.9 billion tax cut approved by the Legislature last year.
Kory Langhofer says there were enough mistakes when gathering petition signatures, such as not providing full apartment addresses, that would leave it short of reaching voters ballots in November.
Attorney for Invest in Arizona Roopali Desai says that requirement is not spelled out in statute. But she says there is something bigger to consider.
"Plaintiffs don't mention, not once, the constitutional right of the referendum granted to the people of Arizona under Article IV as a backdrop to all of these statutes that have been passed regulating circulators and petition circulation," Desai said.
There is no date set for the decision on the lawsuit. But the judge acknowledges her decision will likely be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
