Bill Text: AZ SB1182 | 2015 | Fifty-second Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Candidate petition signatures; electronic qualification

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-04-02 - House third reading FAILED voting: (41-18-1-0) [SB1182 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2015-SB1182-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: candidate petition signatures; electronic qualification

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature

First Regular Session

2015

 

 

SB 1182

 

Introduced by

Senator Ward

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 16-316, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to candidate nomination petitions.

 

 

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

Section 1.  Subject to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 16-316, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE16-316.  Secure online signature collection; candidate petitions; five dollar contributions; statewide and legislative candidates

A.  Notwithstanding any other statute in this title, the secretary of state shall provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition and to sign and submit a citizens clean elections five dollar contribution qualification form for a candidate by way of a secure internet portal.  The system shall allow only those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition for a particular candidate to sign the petition and only those qualified electors who are eligible to give a qualifying contribution to that candidate to do so and shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified.  A candidate may choose to collect up to an amount equal to one-half all of the number of required nomination petition signatures or any lesser number of signatures or up to an amount equal to one‑half all of the number of required contribution qualification forms or any lesser number of contribution qualification forms, or both signatures and contribution qualification forms, by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section.

B.  This section applies only to candidates for statewide and legislative offices. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Requirements for enactment; three-fourths vote

Pursuant to article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 16-316, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, is effective only on the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members of each house of the legislature.