ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: GOV DPA 7-3-0-0

HCR2020: lieutenant governor; joint candidacy

Sponsor:  Representative Nutt, LD 14

Caucus & COW

Overview

Establishes the office of the Lieutenant Governor.

History

The Executive Department of Arizona includes the Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General and Superintendent of Public Instruction (AZ. Const. Art. V § 1)

If the Governor dies, resigns, is removed from office or becomes permanently disabled, the Secretary of State succeeds the office of Governor until a successor is elected in a regular election. If the Secretary of State fails to qualify as Governor, the Attorney General, State Treasurer or Superintendent of Public Instruction succeeds the office of the Governor in the order named (AZ. Const. Art. V § 6).

Provisions

1.    ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteAdds the Lieutenant Governor to the Arizona Executive Department.

2.    Instructs nominees for Governor to name a Lieutenant Governor no later than 100 days before an election, then run on a joint ticket with said Lieutenant Governor candidate.

3.    States that a vote for a Governor nominee constitutes a vote for the Lieutenant Governor nominee.

4.    States that in the event the Governor dies, resigns, is removed or is permanently disabled, the Lieutenant Governor succeeds the office of Governor until the Governor's successor is elected, unless both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor die, resign, are removed from office or are permanently disabled within seven days of one another.

5.    Requires the Lieutenant Governor to appoint a new Lieutenant Governor in the event the Governor dies, resigns, is removed or is permanently disabled, subject to a majority vote of the Senate.

6.    Requires the former Lieutenant Governor, now Governor, to appoint a new Lieutenant Governor to the vacancy of the Lieutenant Governor office, subject to a majority vote of the Senate.

7.    Stipulates that the powers and duties of the Lieutenant Governor will be to supervise and direct the Arizona Department of Administration.

8.    Instructs the Secretary of State to submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election.

9.    Makes technical and conforming changes.

 

Amendments

Committee on Government

1.    Changes the word disability to incapacity throughout the resolution.

 

 

 

 

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