Judge rules law stripping Scottsdale vote on Axon HQ is constitutional

By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 744

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A state law barring Scottsdale residents from voting to stop law enforcement technology company Axon’s planned massive headquarters and housing project doesn’t violate the state constitution’s ban on “special legislation,” a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled.

The law says that any city with between 200,000 and 500,000 residents — Scottsdale had 241,000 residents in the 2020 census — must “allow hotel use and multifamily residential housing” for land zoned like the Axon …

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