Bill Text: AZ SB1357 | 2014 | Fifty-first Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: County boundary change; vote
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-05 - Referred to Senate GE Committee [SB1357 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2014-SB1357-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: county boundary change; vote |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014
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SB 1357 |
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Introduced by Senator Griffin
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AN ACT
Amending sections 11-112 and 11-114, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to county boundaries; Providing for conditional enactment.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 11-112, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
11-112. Pima county
Pima county, the county seat of which is Tucson, is bounded as follows:
Commencing at the point where the meridian line one hundred thirteen degrees twenty minutes west longitude, as defined by the Atwood survey of 1918, intersects the second standard parallel south, being the southwest corner of Maricopa county; thence east on such parallel and along the southern boundaries of Maricopa and Pinal counties to the point where such parallel intersects the eastern line of range eighteen east, being the southeast corner of Pinal county; thence south on such range line and along the western boundaries of Graham and Cochise counties to a point six twenty‑five miles north of the point at which the fourth standard parallel south intersects such boundary line; thence due west forty-two miles to the intersection of the line between ranges eleven and twelve east, such point being near the Bustamante ranch as it existed in the year 1899 on Sopori creek; thence due south fourteen thirty-three miles; thence due west twelve miles to a point; thence due south to the southern boundary line of Arizona; thence westerly and northerly on such boundary line to the point where such boundary line intersects the meridian line one hundred thirteen degrees twenty minutes west longitude, as defined by the Atwood survey of 1918, being the southeast corner of Yuma county; thence north along such meridian line to the point where such meridian line intersects the second standard parallel south, the place of beginning.
Sec. 2. Section 11-114, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
11-114. Santa Cruz county
Santa Cruz county, the county seat of which is Nogales, is bounded as follows:
Commencing on the international boundary line between the United States and the Republic of Mexico, at the point where the eastern line of range eighteen east of the Gila and Salt River Guide meridian touches the international boundary line; thence north along the eastern line of range eighteen east to a point where said line intersects the south boundary line of the San Ignacio del Babacomari land grant; thence east along the south line of said land grant approximately one-half mile, to a point due south of the intersection of the east line of range eighteen east with the north boundary line of the San Ignacio del Babacomari land grant; thence north through the aforesaid intersection point on the north line of said land grant along the eastern line of range eighteen east to a point six twenty-five miles north of the fourth standard parallel south; thence due west forty-two miles to the intersection of the line between ranges eleven and twelve east, such point being near the Bustamante ranch as it existed in the year 1899 on Sopori creek; thence due south fourteen thirty-three miles; thence due west twelve miles to a point; thence due south to said international boundary line; thence easterly along said international boundary line to the place of beginning.
Sec. 3. County boundary modification election
A. At the next general election the qualified electors of Santa Cruz county and the qualified electors residing in the area that is proposed to join Santa Cruz county shall vote to approve or disapprove the proposed boundary modification of Santa Cruz county, as described by this act.
B. A description of the proposed boundary change must be included in the publicity pamphlet mailed to each registered voter household in Santa Cruz county and to each registered voter household in the area that is proposed to join Santa Cruz county.
C. The ballot must state "Shall the boundaries of Santa Cruz county be modified to include the proposed area, as prescribed by Laws 2014, chapter __" followed by spaces designated "yes" and "no" in which the voter may indicate their vote for or against the proposition.
Sec. 4. Conditional enactment; notice
A. This act does not become effective unless approved by both a majority of the qualified electors of Santa Cruz county and by a majority of the qualified electors residing in the proposed area to join Santa Cruz county at the next general election.
B. The board of supervisors of Santa Cruz county shall notify in writing the director of the Arizona legislative council by April 1, 2015 of the date on which the condition is met or if the condition is not met.
