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SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA En Banc LEAGUE OF ARIZONA CITIES AND TOWNS; ARIZONA PLANNING ASSOCIATION, a nonprofit corporation; JOSEPH C. DONALDSON, a qualified elector; THOMAS J. HESSLER, a qualified elector; JOHN KEEGAN, a qualified elector; and LAWRENCE K. NELSON, a qualified elector, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs/Appellants, ) ) v. ) ) JANICE K. BREWER, in her ) official capacity as Secretary ) of State for the State of ) Arizona; and THE BOARDS OF ) SUPERVISORS OF APACHE, COCHISE, ) COCONINO, GILA, GRAHAM, GREENLEE, ) LA PAZ, MARICOPA, MOHAVE, ) NAVAJO, PIMA, PINAL, SANTA CRUZ, ) YAVAPAI, and YUMA COUNTIES, in ) their official capacities, ) ) Defendants/Appellees, ) and ) ) ARIZONA HOMEOWNERS PROTECTION ) EFFORT, an unincorporated ) association, ) ) Real Party in Interest. ) __________________________________) Arizona Supreme Court No. CV-06-0286-AP/EL Maricopa County Superior Court No. CV2006-011432

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Appeal from the Superior Court in Maricopa County The Honorable Paul J. McMurdie, Judge AFFIRMED IN PART; VACATED IN PART ________________________________________________________________

GAMMAGE & BURNHAM PLLC By Lisa T. Hauser Grady Gammage, Jr. Michella Abner Attorneys for League of Arizona Cities and Towns, Arizona Planning Association, Joseph C. Donaldson, Thomas J. Hessler, John Keegan, and Lawrence K. Nelson TERRI SKLADANY, ACTING ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL By Emma L. Mamaluy, Assistant Attorney General Diana L. Varela, Assistant Attorney General Attorneys for Janice K. Brewer, Secretary of State for the State of Arizona MEAGHER & GEER PLLP By Gary L. Lassen James M. Marovich Aaron S. Peterson Attorneys for Arizona Homeowners Protection Effort TERENCE C. HANCE, COCONINO COUNTY ATTORNEY Attorney for Amicus Curiae County Supervisors Association of Arizona

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B E R C H, Vice Chief Justice

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