Arizona campaign finance laws ruled unconstitutional by Maricopa County judge

Judge: Arizona campaign finance laws unconstitutional (access required)

By Jim Small - jim.small@azcapitoltimes.com

Published: October 17, 2012 at 9:26 am

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled this month that the state’s most fundamental campaign finance laws dealing with the registration of political committees and reporting of contributions and expenditures are unconstitutional.

The ruling won’t affect campaigns this election cycle, but it threatens to upend the state’s campaign finance system for future elections.

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