ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session
	House: FMAE DP 6-1-0-0 | 3^rd Read: 59-0-1-0 Senate: JUDE DP 7-0-0-0 | 3^rd Read: 26-1-2-0-1

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HB 2390: justices of the peace; online signature

Sponsor: Representative Carter N, LD 15

Senate Engrossed

Overview

Allows justices of the peace to collect their nomination petition signatures via E-QUAL.

History

E-QUAL is a secure internet portal that the Secretary of State maintains for qualified electors to sign nomination petitions.  The Secretary of State is required to maintain this system for candidates for statewide and federal legislative offices, judicial offices requiring a nomination petition, municipal offices, county offices, office of the clerk of the superior court and precinct committeemen (A.R.S. §§ 16-316, 16-317, 16-318, 16-319, SOS Website).

A nomination paper is a form filed with the appropriate office by a person, declaring their intent to become a candidate for a particular political office.  The nomination papers for a justice of the peace must contain a number of qualified signatures equal to at least 1 percent but not more than 10 percent of the number of qualified signers in the precinct in which they are running.  A qualified signer is a qualified elector who is: 1) a registered member of the political party from which the candidate is seeking nomination; 2) a member of a party not entitled to continued representation; or 3) registered as an independent (A.R.S. §§ 16-311, 16-321, 16-322).

Provisions

1. Adds justices of the peace to the list of offices that the Secretary of State is required to provide an internet portal for, where qualified electors can sign their nomination petitions. (Sec. 1)

Senate Amendments

1. Adds constables to the list of offices that can collect their nomination petition signatures via E-QUAL.

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