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REFERENCE TITLE: presidential candidates; ballot eligibility |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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SB 1347 |
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Introduced by Senators Miranda: Alston, Diaz, Epstein, Fernandez, Hatathlie, Hernandez; Representative Crews
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An Act
amending section 16-344, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to presidential candidates.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 16-344, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-344. Office of presidential elector; appointment by state committee chairman
A. The chairman of the state committee of a political party that is qualified for representation on an official party ballot at the primary election and accorded a column on the general election ballot shall appoint candidates for the office of presidential elector equal to the number of United States senators and representatives in Congress from this state and shall file for each candidate with the secretary of state, not more than ten days after the primary election, by 5:00 p.m. on the last day for filing:
1. A nomination paper giving the candidate's actual residence address or, if the person does not have an actual residence address, a description of place of residence and post office address, or, if the person's actual residence address is protected pursuant to section 16-153, a post office box or private mailbox address, naming the party of which the candidate desires to become a candidate, stating his candidacy for the office of presidential elector, stating the exact manner in which the candidate desires to have his name printed on the official ballot pursuant to section 16-311, subsection G, and stating the date of the general election at which he desires to become a candidate.
2. An affidavit including facts sufficient to show that the candidate resides in this state and will be qualified at the time of the election to hold the office of presidential elector.
B. The nomination paper and affidavit of qualification pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be printed in a form prescribed by the secretary of state.
C. Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is indicted for a felony violation of 18 United States Code chapter 37 is not eligible to be a candidate for the office of president and may not appear on the general election ballot in this state, and a presidential elector from this state may not cast that presidential elector's electoral college ballot for that person.