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precinct committeemen; 2022 election cycle

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

HOUSE BILL 2840

An Act

repealing Laws 2022, chapter 3, section 4; relating to 2022 precinct committeeman elections.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Repeal

Laws 2022, chapter 3, section 4 is repealed.

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.

(EMERGENCY NOT ENACTED)

Sec. 4. Emergency

This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.