A ballot measure backed by billionaire George Soros will not be on November’s ballot in Arizona after the state’s Supreme Court ruled the measure didn’t have enough signatures.
The Aug. 26 ruling upheld one hours earlier from Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Mikitish, who said that the initiative was disqualified because not enough valid signatures were gathered.
Mikitish said the measure was lacking 1,458 signatures, KPNX-TV reported. Just one day earlier, he said the campaign had 2,281 extra signatures. The update came after the Arizona Supreme Court ordered him to outline how he reached the latter number.
The state’s top court said that it affirmed Mikitish’s ruling and would issue a written opinion detailing its reasoning “in due course.”…