Bill Text: AZ HB2490 | 2012 | Fiftieth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Bond; budget elections; ballot format
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-18 - Referred to House JUD Committee [HB2490 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2012-HB2490-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: bond; budget elections; ballot format |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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HB 2490 |
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Introduced by Representatives Seel, Burges, Fillmore: Harper, Judd, Kavanagh
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AN ACT
amending title 16, chapter 4, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-502.01; relating to conduct of elections.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 16, chapter 4, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-502.01, to read:
16-502.01. Ballot format; bond, budget and tax measures; applicability
A. Notwithstanding any other statute, for any election in this state in which the electors vote on a bond approval question, a budget override approval or renewal question or a sales tax or property tax question, including a request to change or renew a sales or property tax levy, the following apply with respect to the ballot format:
1. For a bond approval, the ballot shall state "bond and tax liability increase, Yes" and "bond and tax liability increase, no".
2. For a budget override, including a special budget override and any budget override renewal or special budget override renewal, the ballot shall state "budget and tax liability increase, yes" and "budget and tax liability increase, no".
3. For a sales tax or property tax levy, the ballot shall state "tax increase, yes" and "tax increase, no".
B. This section applies to any election for this state, any city, town, county, school district or special taxing district or any other political subdivision of this state.
