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Opinions in Arizona that cite State ex rel. Davis v. Osborne, 125 P. 884.
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CENTER FOR AZ v. AZ SECRETARY OF STATE
Ariz. 2026
¶ 21 (2020); (stating that each provision in the Constitution should be construed as part of the whole and harmonized to prevent conflict); (stating that the Speak Freely Clause does not have primacy over other constitutional provisions)
- PETERSEN v. FONTES Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026
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PETERSEN v. FONTES
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026
Unlike the legislators, the Secretary cites longstanding and recent Arizona precedent to support its position: (saying canvassing is a ministerial act); ¶ 18 (App. 2024) (Crosby II) (saying the mathematical undertaking in canvassing “does not require the Board to make multiple discretionary decisions or balance goals.”).
- Robin Roebuck v. Mayo Clinic Ariz. 2025
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Robin Roebuck v. Mayo Clinic
Ariz. 2025
art. 2, § 32 (“The provisions of this Constitution are mandatory, unless by express words they are declared to be otherwise.”); (“‘Mandatory’ is defined as a command, hence obligatory.
- Robert Burns v. Arizona Public Service Co Ariz. 2022
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Robert Burns v. Arizona Public Service Co
Ariz. 2022
(observing that “each and every clause in a written [c]onstitution has been inserted for some useful purpose” and “whenever it is possible to do so, each provision must be construed so that it shall harmonize with all others without distorting the meaning of any of such provisions”).
- State of Arizona v. William Mixton Ariz. 2021
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State of Arizona v. William Mixton
Ariz. 2021
See, (stating that the rule of constitutional construction that each clause should be given meaning exists “so that intent of the framers may be ascertained and carried out”).
- Adams v. COM'N ON APPELLATE CT. APPOINTMENTS 254 P.3d 367 Ariz. 2011
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Adams v. COM'N ON APPELLATE CT. APPOINTMENTS
254 P.3d 367
Ariz. 2011
-47, -30 (1962); see also U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779, 783 16 (1995); 125 P. 884, 893-94 (1912) (recognizing power of Congress to fix time for election of representatives contrary to state constitution); Op.
- Citizens Clean Elections Commission v. Myers 1 P.3d 706 Ariz. 2000
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Citizens Clean Elections Commission v. Myers
1 P.3d 706
Ariz. 2000
125 P. 884, 893 (1912) (holding that an act may be repugnant to the constitution even where *521 there is “no express prohibition.”) A limitation may be implied by the text of the constitution or its structure taken as a whole.
- Barlow v. Blackburn 798 P.2d 1360 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1990
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Barlow v. Blackburn
798 P.2d 1360
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1990
When constitutional provisions appear to conflict, however, this court must construe each provision to harmonize it with others “so that the intent of the framers may be ascertained and carried out and effect given to the instrument as a whole.” , 125 P. 884, 892 (1912).
- Green v. Osborne 758 P.2d 138 Ariz. 1988
- Green v. Osborne 758 P.2d 138 Ariz. 1988
- Laos v. Arnold 685 P.2d 111 Ariz. 1984
- Laos v. Arnold 685 P.2d 111 Ariz. 1984
- Folk v. City of Phoenix 551 P.2d 595 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1976
- Folk v. City of Phoenix 551 P.2d 595 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1976
- Kilpatrick v. Superior Court 466 P.2d 18 Ariz. 1970
- Kilpatrick v. Superior Court 466 P.2d 18 Ariz. 1970
- City of Mesa v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District 373 P.2d 722 Ariz. 1962
- City of Mesa v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District 373 P.2d 722 Ariz. 1962
- Brown v. Superior Court 303 P.2d 990 Ariz. 1956
- Brown v. Superior Court 303 P.2d 990 Ariz. 1956
- State Ex Rel. Morrison v. Nabours 286 P.2d 752 Ariz. 1955
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State Ex Rel. Morrison v. Nabours
286 P.2d 752
Ariz. 1955
125 P. 884, 892 , it was pointed out that the word “mandatory” as used in this constitutional provision is defined as a command and hence obligatory, with which we must implicitly follow and obey.
- Adams v. Bolin 247 P.2d 617 Ariz. 1952
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Adams v. Bolin
247 P.2d 617
Ariz. 1952
125 P. 884 ; , 146 P. 494 ; Ann.Cas.1916D, 94; , .
- Arizona Corp. Commission v. Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co. 228 P.2d 749 Ariz. 1951
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Arizona Corp. Commission v. Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co.
228 P.2d 749
Ariz. 1951
125 P. 884 , 885: “The superior courts have jurisdiction in all causes and of all proceedings in which jurisdiction shall not have been vested exclusively in some other court.
- Roberts v. Spray 223 P.2d 808 Ariz. 1950
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Roberts v. Spray
223 P.2d 808
Ariz. 1950
125 P. 884 ; , 185 P. 136 ; , 146 P. 494 ; American Federation of Labor v. American Sash & Door Co., , .
- Barrows v. Garvey 193 P.2d 913 Ariz. 1948
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Barrows v. Garvey
193 P.2d 913
Ariz. 1948
(d) , 125 P. 884, 892 , clearly differentiates between Art. 6, Sec.
- Concini v. Sullivan 188 P.2d 592 Ariz. 1948
- Concini v. Sullivan 188 P.2d 592 Ariz. 1948
- Brooks v. Kerby 60 P.2d 1074 Ariz. 1936
- Brooks v. Kerby 60 P.2d 1074 Ariz. 1936
- Estes v. State of Arizona 58 P.2d 753 Ariz. 1936
- Estes v. State of Arizona 58 P.2d 753 Ariz. 1936
- Windes v. Frohmiller 3 P.2d 275 Ariz. 1931
- Windes v. Frohmiller 3 P.2d 275 Ariz. 1931
- Atkinson, Kier Bros., Spicer Co. v. Industrial Commission 274 P. 634 Ariz. 1929
- Atkinson, Kier Bros., Spicer Co. v. Industrial Commission 274 P. 634 Ariz. 1929
- Herndon v. Hammons 262 P. 620 Ariz. 1927
- Herndon v. Hammons 262 P. 620 Ariz. 1927
- Burnside v. Douglas School District No. 27 261 P. 629 Ariz. 1927