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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-second Legislature Second Regular Session 2016

CHAPTER 82

HOUSE BILL 2049

 

AN ACT

 

Amending title 16, chapter 3, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-317; relating to nominating procedures.

 

 

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

Section 1.  Title 16, chapter 3, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-317, to read:

START_STATUTE16-317.  Secure online signature collection; municipal, county and precinct committeeman offices

A.  Notwithstanding any other statute in this title, the secretary of state shall provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition for candidates for city or town office, county office and the office of precinct committeeman by way of a secure internet portal.  The system shall allow only those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition for a particular candidate to sign the petition, shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified and shall provide for the secretary of state to transmit those filings or a facsimile of those filings to the officer in charge of elections for the appropriate office.  A candidate may choose to collect up to the minimum number of required nomination petition signatures by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section.

B.  This section applies only to candidates for city or town elected office, county office and the office of precinct committeeman. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Effective date

This act is effective from and after December 31, 2016.

 

 

 

 

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MARCH 30, 2016.

 

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 31, 2016.