A Maricopa County judge is being asked to block efforts which could delay or even nullify Arizona’s new flat-rate income tax legislation.
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club (AFEC) filed a lawsuit Wednesday which seeks to bar Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs from accepting any petition signatures obtained by Invest In Arizona, a political committee trying to undo three tax revenue-related bills signed by Gov. Doug Ducey as part of his long-desired overhaul of the state’s tax system.
Invest in Arizona is sponsored by Arizona Education Association and Stand for Children – Arizona. The group has initiated the process to collect enough petition signatures to get the new tax legislation on a referendum, which would keep the tax changes on hold until state voters can decide the issue.