Bill
Number: S.B. 1720
Petersen
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Requires a 2022 PC
candidate to file a nomination paper and nomination petitions by April 4, 2022.
2. Requires a filing
officer to accept, as valid filings, the nomination paper and nomination
petition of a 2022 PC candidate that designates an election precinct for the
person's candidacy using either or both of the candidate's election precinct
as:
a) used in the election
for the office immediately preceding redistricting; or
b)
designated
by a county BOS as a result of or after a redistricting plan is adopted for the
upcoming election.
3. Requires a filing
officer to accept signatures on the nomination petition of a 2022 PC candidate
if the petition signers are qualified signers who are residents of either or
both of the candidate's election precinct as:
a) used in the election
for the office immediately preceding redistricting; or
b)
designated
by a county BOS as a result of or after a redistricting plan is adopted for the
upcoming election.
4. Requires the number of
signatures required on the nomination petition of a 2022 PC candidate to be the
lesser of the number of qualified signers based on the candidate's election
precinct as:
a) used in the election
for the office immediately preceding redistricting; or
b)
designated
by a county BOS as a result of or after a redistricting plan is adopted for the
upcoming election.
5. Requires a county BOS,
for the 2022 election of PCs, to determine the number of PCs for each election
precinct based on the number of voters registered in the political party in the
precinct on the day the election precinct boundaries become available in the
voter information database and no later than March 21, 2022.
6. Deems, as a valid
candidate filing, the filing of a 2022 PC candidate with the candidates
political party pursuant to the alternative process for the election of PCs in
2022 while it is in effect.
7. Requires the
chairperson of a county political party, by April 4, 2022, to forward the names
and candidate information of all PCs with valid filings made pursuant to the
alternative process for the election of PCs in 2022 while it is in effect to
the officer in charge of elections.
8. Adds a retroactivity
clause of March 6, 2022. for requirements related to the 2022 election of PCs.
9. Makes technical and
conforming changes.
Page 1,
between lines 3 and 4, insert:
"Sec. 2. 2022 precinct committeeman elections; candidate filings
A. Notwithstanding
any other law, for candidates for election in 2022 to the office of precinct
committeeman immediately following redistricting that is conducted as otherwise
provided by law, the following apply:
1. If
the candidate's nomination paper and nomination petition are in compliance with
otherwise applicable law, the filing officer shall accept as a valid filing the
nomination paper and nomination petition of a person that designate an election
precinct for that person's candidacy without regard to any designation of
legislative district number and that use either or both of the following:
(a) The
candidate's election precinct as used in the election for that office
immediately preceding the redistricting.
(b) The
candidate's election precinct as designated by the county board of supervisors
as a result of or after a redistricting plan that is adopted for the upcoming
election.
2. If
the candidate's nomination paper and nomination petition are in compliance with
otherwise applicable law, the filing officer shall accept and petition signers
are valid if the petition signers are qualified signers who are residents of
either or both of the following election precincts that the candidate proposes
to represent without regard to any designation of legislative district number:
(a) The
candidate's election precinct as used in the election for that office
immediately preceding the redistricting.
(b) The
candidate's election precinct as designated by the county board of supervisors
as a result of or after a redistricting plan that is adopted for the upcoming
election.
3. The
number of signatures required for the candidate's nomination petition shall be
the lesser of the following:
(a) The
number of qualified signers as prescribed in section 16-322, Arizona Revised
Statutes, that is based on the candidate's election precinct as used in the
election for that office immediately preceding the redistricting.
(b) The
number of qualified signers as prescribed in section 16-322, Arizona Revised
Statutes, that is based on the candidate's election precinct as designated by
the county board of supervisors as a result of or after a redistricting plan
that is adopted for the upcoming election.
4. The
candidate shall file the nomination paper and nomination petition not later
than April 4, 2022.
B. Notwithstanding
any other law, for the 2022 election for precinct committeemen, the county
board of supervisors shall determine the number of precinct committeemen for
each election precinct as prescribed in section 16-821, subsection A, Arizona
Revised Statutes, based on the number of voters registered in the party in the
precinct on the day that election precinct boundaries become available in the
voter information database but not later than March 21, 2022.
C. Notwithstanding
any other law, for any 2022 candidate for precinct committeeman who files with
that candidate's county political party committee as prescribed by Laws 2022,
chapter 3, section 4 while it is in effect and if the candidate is in
compliance with otherwise applicable law, the following apply:
1. The
candidate's filing is valid.
2. Not
later than April 4, 2022, the chair of the county political party committee
shall forward to the county officer in charge of elections the names and
candidate information of all precinct committeeman candidates who have filed
with the county political party committee as prescribed in this subsection.
Sec. 3. Retroactivity
Section 2 of
this act applies retroactively to March 3, 2022."
Renumber to
conform
Amend title to conform