By Andrew Oxford | Arizona Republic
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday that state Rep. Shawnna Bolick still qualifies for the Republican primary ballot despite listing a UPS store as her place of residence on nominating petitions.
A voter in Bolick’s north Phoenix district sued over the issue last month, noting that state law requires candidates to list their home addresses at the top of petition sheets.
But a Superior Court judge tossed the lawsuit, contending Bolick, a Republican, was not deceiving voters. Judge M. Scott McCoy noted that Bolick’s home address is private in voter registration records due to a court order. Her husband, Justice Clint Bolick, sits on the state Supreme Court and obtained the order in 2017.
Ultimately, McCoy said, the legislator’s eligibility to run in the district she already represents is not in dispute.
The state Supreme Court upheld that decision in large part on Monday after Justice Bolick recused himself from the case.
