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REFERENCE TITLE: public retirement systems; special election |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-second Legislature Second Regular Session 2016
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SB 1429 |
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Introduced by Senators Lesko, Begay, Bradley, Burges, Cajero Bedford, Driggs, Farley, Hobbs, Kavanagh, Miranda, Pancrazi, Sherwood, Smith, Worsley, Yarbrough, Yee; Representatives Alston, Borrelli, Brophy McGee, Cardenas, Carter, Coleman, Fann, Fernandez, Gray, Larkin, Meyer, Saldate, Thorpe, Weninger, Wheeler: Senators Allen S, Barto, Biggs, Contreras, Dalessandro, Dial, Donahue, Farnsworth D, Griffin, McGuire, Meza, Pierce, Quezada, Shooter; Representatives Ackerley, Allen J, Benally, Bowers, Boyer, Campbell, Clark, Cobb, Espinoza, Gonzales, Hale, Lawrence, Lovas, McCune Davis, Mesnard, Norgaard, Pratt, Rios, Rivero, Shope, Velasquez
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AN ACT
Amending Laws 2015, first special session, chapter 2, sections 2, 3 and 5; relating to a special election.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Laws 2015, first special session, chapter 2, section 2 is amended to read:
Sec. 2. Purpose of election
The purpose of the special election called by this act is to submit to a vote of the people certain amendments to the Constitution of Arizona that are proposed by:
1. House concurrent resolution 2001, fifty‑second legislature, first special session, that are approved by a majority of the members of each house of the legislature and that amend the Constitution of Arizona to provide for education finance.
2. Senate concurrent resolution ___, fifty‑second legislature, second regular session, that are approved by a majority of the members of each house of the legislature and that amend the Constitution of Arizona to provide for changes to public retirement systems.
Sec. 2. Laws 2015, first special session, chapter 2, section 3 is amended to read:
Sec. 3. Publicity pamphlet; secretary of state
A. The secretary of state shall cause to be printed in pamphlet form a sample ballot and a true copy of the official title and text of each proposed amendment, with the number and form in which the descriptive title will be printed on the official ballot as prescribed by section 19-125, Arizona Revised Statutes. In addition, the publicity pamphlet shall contain a legislative council analysis, a joint legislative budget committee staff fiscal impact statement summary and any arguments submitted in support of or opposition to the proposed amendments as prescribed by section 19-124, Arizona Revised Statutes. For the education finance measure, the legislative council analysis and joint legislative budget committee fiscal impact statement summary shall be submitted to the secretary of state no later than December 4, 2015, and any arguments shall be submitted to the secretary of state no later than December 4, 2015. For the public retirement systems measure, the legislative council analysis and joint legislative budget committee fiscal impact statement summary shall be submitted to the secretary of state no later than February 23, 2016, and any arguments shall be submitted to the secretary of state no later than February 23, 2016. A person submitting an argument in support of or opposition to the proposed amendments shall make the payment prescribed pursuant to section 19‑124, subsection D, Arizona Revised Statutes.
B. Notwithstanding section 19-123, Arizona Revised Statutes, the secretary of state is not required to conduct public meetings on the proposed amendments.
C. At least ten days before the special election called by this act, the secretary of state shall cause each proposed amendment to be published for a period of at least three days in a daily newspaper in every county in the state in which a newspaper is published or, if there is not such a newspaper, at least one time in a weekly newspaper.
D. The secretary of state shall mail one copy of the publicity pamphlet to every household that contains a registered voter. The mailings may be made over a period of days but shall be mailed in order to be delivered to households before the earliest date for the receipt by registered voters of any requested early ballots for the election.
E. The secretary of state shall distribute the publicity pamphlet in other forms and methods deemed advisable by the secretary of state.
Sec. 3. Laws 2015, first special session, chapter 2, section 5 is amended to read:
Sec. 5. Applicability of general election laws; exceptions
A. The secretary of state and county officers in charge of elections are exempt from compliance with competitive bidding processes to the extent that those processes will conflict with the timely printing and distribution of publicity pamphlets, ballots and other election materials or the timely conduct of the special election required by this act.
B. The special election called by this act shall be governed and administered under the general laws of this state regarding elections to the greatest extent practicable and shall be administered in a manner consistent with a presidential preference election with consolidated precincts, except that votes are not required to be tabulated by congressional districts. The county boards of supervisors shall deliver the canvass to the secretary of state within ten days after the special election, and the canvass shall be completed by the secretary of state on or before the second Monday after the special election.
Sec. 4. Emergency
This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.