ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB 2127: nomination petitions; filing period

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Thorpe, LD 6

BILL STATUS: House Engrossed

Overview

Modifies the date that nomination papers must be filed before an election.

History

Any person desiring to become a candidate at an election and to have a person's name to printed on the official ballot must sign and file a nomination paper or petition not less than 90 days and not more than 120 days before the primary election. Nomination papers must contain the person's actual residence, the party the candidate wishes to become a candidate, unless it is a nonpartisan position, the office and county, city, town, district, ward or precinct they desire to run in, how their name should be printed on the ballot, and the date of the general election of which the person desires to become a candidate.

Nomination paper is defined as the form filed with the appropriate office by a person wishing to declare the person's intent to become a candidate for a particular political office (A.R.S. § 16-311).

Nomination petition is defined as the form or forms used for obtaining the required number of signatures of qualified electors, which is circulated by or on behalf of the person wishing to become a candidate for a political office (A.R.S. § 16-314).  

Provisions

1. Stipulates that any person desiring to become a candidate at a primary election for a political party and have their name printed on the official ballot must sign and file a nomination paper no less than 120 days and no more than 150 days before the primary election. (Sec. 1)

2. Requires any person desiring to become a candidate at any nonpartisan election and have their name printed on the official ballot to sign and file a nomination paper no less than 120 days and no more than 150 days before the primary election. (Sec. 1)

3. Specifies that a nomination petition for any person desiring to become a candidate at any election and to have their name printed on the official ballot must be filed no less than 120 days and no more than 150 days before the primary election. (Sec. 2, 3)

4. States that an ordinance for nomination petitions time frames must be adopted not less than 150 days before the election to which it applies. (Sec. 1)

5. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2, 3)

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9. Fifty-fourth Legislature                       HB 2127

10. First Regular Session                            Version 3: House Engrossed

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