REFERENCE TITLE: United States Constitution; amendments; ratification

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-first Legislature

Second Regular Session

2014

 

 

HB 2104

 

Introduced by

Representatives Townsend, Kwasman, Livingston, Mitchell, Seel, Steele

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending sections 16‑705 and 16‑710, Arizona Revised Statutes; repealing section 16‑711, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to ratification of the united states constitution.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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

Section 1.  Section 16-705, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE16-705.  Determination of delegates; vacancies; delegate bound to vote in accordance with pre‑election statement; violation; classification

A.  The fifteen candidates who receive the highest number of votes shall be the delegates to the convention.

B.  If there is a vacancy in the convention caused by the death or disability of a delegate, or any other cause, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the majority vote of the delegates comprising the group from which the delegate was elected, and if the convention contains no other delegate of that group, shall be filled by the governor.

C.  Delegates elected upon on a platform or nomination petition statement as favoring or opposing ratification shall vote at the convention in accordance with that platform or nomination petition statement, and upon on an intentional failure to do so any such delegate is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor 6 felony, his the delegate's vote shall not be considered,  and his the delegate's office shall be deemed vacant to be filled as provided by this article for filling vacancies. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Section 16-710, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE16-710.  Compensation and mileage of delegates

Delegates shall receive ten dollars each day they are assembled in convention and mileage one way from the place of their residence to the capitol by the shortest practical route at the rate of twenty forty‑four and one‑half cents per mile. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.  Repeal

Section 16-711, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.