By Kiera Riley | AZ Capitol TImes
A nearly 40-year-old transportation sales tax will stay intact after Maricopa County Republicans voluntarily dismissed an election contest claiming the measure missed the required vote margin.
An election contest filed by the Maricopa County Republican Committee claimed Prop. 479, a measure to continue Maricopa’s near four-decade old half cent sales tax to fund county transportation, to be unconstitutional under a 2022 measure requiring 60% voter approval on tax related initiatives, referendums and constitutional amendments.
But the committee filed a notice of dismissal Sunday after Maricopa County pointed out the legal challenge came about two weeks too late, lacked a qualified plaintiff and failed to establish a salient argument given Prop. 479 is not a referendum, initiative or constitutional amendment.
