Bill Text: AZ HB2140 | 2013 | Fifty-first Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Technical correction; special districts; elections

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-16 - Introduced [HB2140 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2013-HB2140-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; special districts; elections

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty‑first Legislature

First Regular Session

2013

 

 

HB 2140

 

Introduced by

Representative Townsend

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 16‑192, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the registration rolls.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 16-192, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE16-192.  Use of special district resources to influence elections; applicability

A.  A special taxing district shall not use its personnel, equipment, materials, buildings or other resources for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election.  Notwithstanding this section, a special taxing district may distribute informational reports pamphlets on a proposed bond election as provided in section 35‑454.  Nothing in this section precludes a special district from reporting on official actions of the special district's governing body.

B.  Employees of a special taxing district shall not use the authority of their positions to influence the vote or political activities of any subordinate employee.

C.  Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as denying the civil and political liberties of an employee as guaranteed by the United States and Arizona constitutions.

D.  This section applies only to special taxing districts that are organized pursuant to title 48, chapters 5, 6, 8, 10 and 13 through 16.END_STATUTE