PREFILED JAN 10 2022
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REFERENCE TITLE: presidential preference election; independent voters |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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HB 2076 |
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Introduced by Representatives Pawlik: Dalessandro, Epstein, Hernandez M, Jermaine, Longdon, Powers Hannley, Schwiebert, Senators Bowie, Marsh
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AN ACT
amending section 16-241, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to PRESIDENTIAL preference elections.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 16-241, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-241. Presidential preference election; conduct of election
A. A presidential preference election shall be held on the Tuesday immediately following March 15 of each year in which the president of the United States is elected to give qualified electors the opportunity either to express their preference for the presidential candidate of the political party indicated as their preference by the record of their registration or, for electors who are registered without a political party designation, to express their preference for the PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the political party they choose, as indicated by their selection of that political party's ballot at this election. No other election may appear on the same ballot as the presidential preference election.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the governor may issue a proclamation that the presidential preference election is to be held on a date later than the date prescribed in subsection A of this section. The proclamation shall be issued no not later than one hundred eighty days before the date of the election as set forth in the proclamation. The governor shall transmit a copy of the election proclamation to the clerks of the county boards of supervisors.
C. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the presidential preference election shall be conducted and canvassed in the same manner as prescribed in this title for the primary election held pursuant to section 16-201. All provisions of other laws that govern elections and that are not in conflict with this article apply to a presidential preference election, including laws relating to registration and qualifications of electors.
D. Unless otherwise specifically prescribed by this article, the powers and duties conferred by law on boards of supervisors, officers in charge of elections, county recorders, precinct boards and central counting boards in connection with a primary election are conferred on those persons for purposes of a presidential preference election and shall be exercised by them for a presidential preference election.
E. Every act that is an offense pursuant to the election laws of this state is an offense for purposes of a presidential preference election, and a person is subject to the penalties prescribed by those laws.