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Leach v. Reagan

Date
2018
Geography

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Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
08/29/2018
Decision
Plaintiffs' appeal denied and trial court judgment affirmed.
On August 29, 2018, the Arizona Supreme Court affirmed a trial court judgment allowing the “Clean Energy for a Healthy Arizona Amendment” to be placed on the general election ballot. The amendment would require that electricity providers generate at least 50% of annual sales of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030. The plaintiffs had contested the validity of the ballot initiative and had asserted that the backers of the ballot initiative had not obtained enough valid signatures to qualify the initiative for the ballot. After a five-day trial, the court <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/energy/2018/08/27/arizona-clean-energy-proposal-backed-tom-steyer-approved-november-ballot/1114184002/">found</a> on August 27 that the backers had gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Summary

Challenge to constitutional amendment initiative that would required 50% of all electricity sales to come from renewable energy.