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REFERENCE TITLE: election recall; reimbursement |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature First Regular Session 2013
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HB 2290 |
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Introduced by Representative Smith
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AN ACT
amending title 19, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 19‑218; relating to recall.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 19, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 19-218, to read:
19-218. Expenses of recalled officer; reimbursement
A. The officer against whom a recall petition has been filed and who does not offer his resignation within five days after the petition is filed shall be paid his reasonable special election campaign expenses from the general fund of the state, county or municipality as determined by the legislature for a state officer, or as determined by the appropriate local governing body for county or other local officers.
B. The amount shall be paid after the special election has been held and after the officer who was subject to the recall election submits a verified itemized account of campaign expenses to the appropriate governing body. The verified itemized account shall be filed within two years after the special election. If the elective officer is a state officer and the verified itemized account or any part of the account is approved by the legislature, the legislature shall certify the account and deliver it to the department of administration for submittal to the state treasurer and it shall be paid as other claims against the state are paid. For other elective officers, the governing body shall certify the amount and submit the account to the appropriate fiscal officer for payment.
Sec. 2. Retroactivity
Section 19‑218, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, applies retroactively to expenses incurred for a recall election held in November, 2011.