By Jeremy Duda | Arizona Capitol Times
A four-day delay in filing an appeal against the Citizens Clean Elections Commission could cost an Iowa-based group nearly $100,000 in fines. But it may cost Secretary of State Michele Reagan something much bigger – a chance to settle, once and for all, who has the authority to enforce Arizona’s election laws.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Crane McClennen dismissed the Legacy Foundation Action Fund’s appeal because it didn’t meet the 14-day deadline for challenging the commission’s enforcement action against it.
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