Bill Text: AZ SB1191 | 2017 | Fifty-third Legislature 1st Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: Political parties; notice; meetings
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-01 - Chapter 241 [SB1191 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2017-SB1191-Chaptered.html
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House Engrossed Senate Bill |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-third Legislature First Regular Session 2017
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CHAPTER 241
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SENATE BILL 1191 |
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AN ACT
amending sections 16‑823, 16-824, 16‑825 and 16-826, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to political parties.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 16-823, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-823. Legislative district committee; organization; boundary change; reorganization
A. A political party entitled, pursuant to section 16‑801 or 16‑804, to representation on the ballot pursuant to section 16‑801 or 16‑804 may establish a district party committee for any legislative district as prescribed by law.
B. A district party committee established pursuant to subsection A of this section shall consist of the precinct committeemen residing in the district and elected pursuant to section 16‑821.
C. Each district party committee established pursuant to subsection A of this section shall meet no earlier than the second Saturday after the general election provided for in section 16‑211 and no later than the first Saturday in the following December and organize by electing from its membership a chairman, two vice‑chairmen vice chairmen, a secretary and a treasurer. The latter two offices may be filled by the same person. In addition, the district party committee shall elect state committeemen as prescribed by section 16-825. The chairman of the district committee is ex officio a member of the county committee of the county in which a plurality of the district's registered voters resides.
D. Each district party committee established pursuant to subsection A of this section shall meet after the effective date of reapportionment legislation that realigns or changes legislative district boundaries and organize according to the new boundaries, electing from its membership a chairman, two vice‑chairmen vice chairmen, a secretary and a treasurer. The latter two offices may be filled by the same person. In addition, the district party committee shall elect state committeemen as prescribed by section 16-825. The chairman of the district committee is ex officio a member of the county committee of the county in which a plurality of the district's registered voters resides. The effective date for reapportionment legislation as provided in this subsection shall be as provided in article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona.
E. In the event the reapportionment legislation is challenged in court or by the United States justice department, the district organizations in effect before the passage of the reapportionment legislation shall continue to function along with the new district organizations created in accordance with subsection D of this section until the final settlement or adjudication of any legal challenge to the reapportionment legislation. Upon On the final settlement or adjudication of any legal challenge to the reapportionment legislation the district organizations in effect before the enactment of the reapportionment legislation are considered dissolved.
F. If the boundaries of any district are changed as a result of legal action, each district party committee in that district shall meet as soon as possible and organize according to the boundaries that result from the legal action. Upon On organization pursuant to this subsection all prior district organizations are dissolved.
G. For the purposes of the election prescribed in subsection D of this section the district committee shall consist of all precinct committeemen residing in the district who were serving in such that position at least thirty days prior to before the enactment of reapportionment legislation.
H. The chairman of the legislative district committee shall give notice of the time and place of the meetings prescribed by this section by united states mail to each precinct committeeman at least ten days before the date of the meeting. If the precinct committeeman has provided a valid e-mail address and has authorized the chairman to give notice to the precinct committeeman by e-mail instead of by United States mail, the chairman of the legislative district committee shall provide notice of the meeting by e-mail at least ten days before the date of the meeting.
Sec. 2. Section 16-824, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-824. Meeting, organization and officers of county committee
A. The county committee shall meet for the purpose of organizing no earlier than ten days after the last organizing meeting of the legislative districts which that are part of the county, and in any event no later than the second Saturday in January of the year following a general election. The county committee shall elect from its membership a chairman, a first vice‑chairman vice chairman, a second vice‑chairman vice chairman, a secretary and a treasurer. The latter two offices may be filled by the same person. In addition, and if there is no legislative district committee for a district in that county, the county committee shall elect state committeemen as prescribed by section 16‑825. The chairman of the county committee shall be ex officio a member of the state committee.
B. The chairman of the county committee shall give notice of the time and place of such the meeting by United States mail to each precinct committeeman at least ten days prior to before the date of such the meeting. If the precinct committeeman has provided a valid e-mail address and has authorized the chairman to give notice to the precinct committeeman by e-mail instead of by United States mail, the chairman of the county committee shall provide notice of the meeting by e-mail at least ten days before the date of the meeting.
Sec. 3. Section 16-825, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-825. State committee
The state committee of each party shall consist, in addition to the chairman of the several county committees, of one member of the county committee for every three members of the county committee elected pursuant to section 16‑821. The state committeemen shall be chosen at the first meeting of the legislative district committee as prescribed by section 16‑823 or, if there is no legislative district committee, at the first meeting of the county committee from the committee's elected membership.
Sec. 4. Section 16-826, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-826. Meeting, organization and officers of state committee
A. The state committee shall meet no earlier than ten days after the last county meeting of the party and in any event no later than the fourth Saturday in January following a general election and organize by electing from its membership a chairman, a secretary and a treasurer.
B. The chairman of the state committee shall cause notice of the time and place of the meeting to be mailed by United States mail to each state committeeman at least ten days before the date of the meeting. If the state committeeman has provided a valid e-mail address and has authorized the chairman to give notice to the precinct committeeman by e‑mail instead of by United States mail, the chairman of the state committee shall provide notice of the meeting by e-mail at least ten days before the date of the meeting.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MAY 1, 2017.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 1, 2017.
