ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB 2648: ballot measures; paid circulator definition

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Leach (with permission of committee on Rules), LD 11

BILL STATUS: House Engrossed

Abstract

Relating to paid circulators.

Provisions

1. Expands the definition of paid circulators to include anyone who receives monetary or other compensation for obtaining petition signatures, regardless of the number of signatures obtained. (Sec. 1)

2. Specifies that a paid circulator does not include a paid employee of any political committee, unless that employee has or will obtain 200 or more signatures on an initiative, referendum or recall petition in an election cycle. (Sec. 1)

3. Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

Current Law

All non-resident circulators and all paid circulators who receive monetary or other compensation based on the number of signatures obtained on a petition or the number of petitions circulated for a statewide ballot measure are required to register as circulators with the SOS before circulating any petitions.  The SOS is required to disqualify all signatures collected by a circulator who fails to register (A.R.S. § 19-118).

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Fifty-third Legislature                  HB 2648

Second Regular Session                               Version 1: House Engrossed

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