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REFERENCE TITLE: candidates; electronic signatures; limit |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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SB 1429 |
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Introduced by Senator Bennett
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An Act
amending sections 16-316, 16-317 and 16-318, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to nominating procedures.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Subject to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 16-316, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-316. Secure online signature collection; candidate petitions; five dollar contributions; statewide and legislative candidates
A. Notwithstanding any other statute in this title, the secretary of state shall provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition and to sign and submit a citizens clean elections five dollar $5 contribution qualification form for a candidate by way of a secure internet portal. The system shall allow only those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition for a particular candidate to sign the petition and only those qualified electors who are eligible to give a qualifying contribution to that candidate to do so and shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified. A candidate may choose to collect up to an amount equal to twenty-five percent more than the full number of required nomination petition signatures or up to an amount equal to twenty-five percent more than the full number of required contribution qualification forms, or both, by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section.
B. This section applies only to candidates for statewide and legislative offices.
Sec. 2. Section 16-317, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-317. Secure online signature collection; municipal, county and precinct committeeman offices
A. Notwithstanding any other statute in this title, the secretary of state shall provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition for candidates for city or town office, county office and the office of precinct committeeman by way of a secure internet portal. The system shall allow only those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition for a particular candidate to sign the petition, shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified and shall provide for the secretary of state to transmit those filings or a facsimile of those filings to the officer in charge of elections for the appropriate office. A candidate may choose to collect up to twenty-five percent more than the minimum number of required nomination petition signatures by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section.
B. This section applies only to candidates for city or town elected office, county office and the office of precinct committeeman.
Sec. 3. Section 16-318, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-318. Secure online signature collection; federal offices
A. Notwithstanding any other statute in this title, the secretary of state shall provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition for a candidate for the office of United States senator or representative in Congress by way of a secure internet portal. The system shall allow only those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition for a particular candidate to sign the petition and shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified. A candidate may choose to collect up to twenty-five percent more than the full number of required nomination petition signatures by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section.
B. This section applies only to candidates for the office of United States senator or representative in Congress.
Sec. 4. Requirements for enactment; three-fourths vote
Pursuant to article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 16-316, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, is effective only on the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members of each house of the legislature.