Bill Text: AZ HB2308 | 2020 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Judges; election; technical correction
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-19 - Assigned to House RULES Committee [HB2308 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2020-HB2308-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: judges; election;
technical correction |
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State of
Arizona House of
Representatives Fifty-fourth
Legislature Second Regular
Session 2020 |
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HB 2308 |
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Introduced by Representative Townsend |
AN ACT
amending section
16-332, arizona revised statutes; relating to nominating procedures.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 16-332, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-332. Election of justices of supreme court or judges of court of appeals by declared terms
A. In
any election at which two or more justices of the supreme court or judges of
the court of appeals are to be voted for or elected for the same length of
term, it shall be deemed that there are as many separate offices to be filled
as there are judges of the court to be elected. Each office shall be
designated by a distinguishing number, as "term number one expiring the
first Monday in January, 19___ 20___". The
court or division concerned shall, on or
before April 30 of each election year, shall designate the members of the court who hold such terms
of office which that expire in January next following such
election year.
B. The
designation shall remain the same for all purposes of both the primary and
general election and shall be used on all nominating petitions, nomination
papers, ballots, certificates of election and all election papers referring to
the office. After election and the issuance of the certificate of
election, the designating number shall have
has no further
significance.
