Assigned to JUD AS
PASSED BY COMMITTEE
Assigned to JUD AS
PASSED BY COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session
AMENDED
secretary of state; appropriations; elections
Purpose
Appropriates $2,500,000 from the state General Fund to the Secretary of State (SOS) in FY 2018 to reimburse expenses incurred by Maricopa County for the administration of the special primary and special general election to fill the vacancy in Arizona's 8th Congressional District (CD 8).
Background
On December 8, 2017, Arizona's CD 8 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives was vacated. In the event of a vacancy in the House of Representatives where the next general election is further than six months away, the Governor must call a special primary and special general election to fill the vacancy. The special primary election must be held between 80 and 90 days after the vacancy, and the special general election must be held between 50 and 60 days after the special primary election (A.R.S. § 16-222).
For traditional state primary and general elections, the SOS must reimburse a county for the costs of printing, labeling and postage for sample ballots, upon the approval of a certified claim submitted to the SOS by the county's Board of Supervisors (A.R.S. §§ 16-461 and 16-510).
S.B. 1058 appropriates $2,500,000 from the state General Fund in FY 2018 to the SOS.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $2,500,000 from the state General Fund to the SOS in FY 2018 to reimburse Maricopa County for expenditures related to the CD 8 special primary and special general election.
2. Requires Maricopa County to submit a report with the estimated costs for the special elections to the SOS by January 10, 2018.
3. Requires Maricopa County to submit certified claims to the SOS by June 30, 2018.
4. Requires the SOS to reimburse Maricopa County in the amount of the actual cost of the elections up to the estimated amount, or $2.50 for each active registered voter in CD 8 as of January 1, 2018, whichever is less.
5. Prohibits the SOS from reimbursing Maricopa County for:
a. regular pay and associated employer-related expenses for permanent county employees;
b. maintenance of infrastructure, machinery and equipment; or
c. any expenditure that the Department of Administration deems non-reimbursable.
6. Requires the SOS to submit a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting regarding reimbursements made pursuant to this section by October 1, 2018.
7. Exempts the supplemental appropriation from lapsing until January 1, 2019, at which time all remaining monies revert to the state General Fund.
8. Becomes effective on signature of the Governor.
Amendments Adopted by Committee
1. Specifies the amount to be appropriated from the state General Fund.
2. Specifies the date by which Maricopa County must submit a report with estimated costs to the SOS.
3. Specifies the date by which Maricopa County must submit certified claims of actual expenses to the SOS.
4. Specifies the date by which the SOS must submit reimbursement reports to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting.
5. Specifies that reimbursements can be made according to the number of active registered voters in the Congressional District, rather than the number of active registered voters in the county.
6. Modifies the non-lapsing provision to require monies remaining unspent by January 1, 2019 to revert to the General Fund.
Senate Action
JUD 1/11/18 DPA 7-0-0
Prepared by Senate Research
January 12, 2018
JA/VR/lat