SB 1063 — legislative vacancies; precinct committeemen

BillSenate Number:Engrossed legislative vacancies;

S.B.precinct committeemen State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1063 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 41-1202, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

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AppliesSection the1. requirement that precinct committeemen directly elect a replacement in a legislative vacancy to only vacancies that occur in legislative districts that have more than 30 PCs and that are located in more than one county.

Section 41-1202, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

41-1202.

Vacancy in legislature;

precinct committeemen;

appointment;

definition A.

If a vacancy occurs in the legislature and the vacant seat was represented by a political party that is organized pursuant to title 16, chapter 5, article 2 and that has at least thirty elected committeemen who are from precincts that are in the legislative district and that are in the county in which the vacancy occurred AND THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT IS IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY, the following apply:

1.

The secretary of state shall immediately notify the state party chairman of the appropriate political party of the vacancy.

Within three business days after notification of the vacancy by the secretary of state, the state party chairman of the appropriate political party or the chairman's designee shall give written notice of the meeting to fill the vacancy to all elected precinct committeemen of the appropriate political party from precincts that are in the legislative district and that are in the county in which the vacancy occurred.

MakesThose conformingelected changes.precinct committeemen shall nominate MEET, within twenty-one days after notification of the vacancy by the secretary of state if the legislature is not in regular session or within five days if the legislature is in regular session and by a majority vote, three ELECT ONE qualified electors ELECTOR to fill the vacancy who meet MEETS the requirements for service in the legislature, who belong BELONGS to the same political party and who reside RESIDES at the time of nomination in the same district and county as the person elected to or appointed to the office immediately before the vacancy.

Amendment3. explanation prepared by Michael Hans 02/28/2022 Fifty-fifth Legislature Ugenti-Rita Second Regular Session S.B.

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"B.A precinct committeeman may choose to permit ALLOW the use of a proxy that:

(a) Is given by the precinct committeeman to another elected precinct committeeman for the legislative district in which the vacancy occurred for use at the meeting to fill the vacancy.

(b) Only is valid for the length of the meeting for which it was given.

(c) Is attested by a notary public or two witnesses.

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1063 4.

The state party chairman of the appropriate political party shall immediately forward the names of the three persons named NAME OF THE PERSON ELECTED pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subsection to the board of supervisors of the county of residence of the person elected or appointed to the office immediately before the vacancy occurred.

The board of supervisors shall appoint a person from the three nominees submitted PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE IN WHICH THE VACANCY OCCURRED.

5.

If the elected precinct committeemen of the appropriate political party fail to fill the vacancy within twenty-one days if the legislature is not in regular session or within five days if the legislature is in regular session, as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, the state party chairman shall immediately notify the board of supervisors of the appropriate county and the board of supervisors shall fill the vacancy as provided in subsection B C of this section.

The time frame for appointing a citizens panel shall run from receipt of notification from the state party chairman.

B.

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1063 2.

FIFTY PERCENT OR MORE OF THE ELECTED PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN OF THE DISTRICT WHO ARE IN THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE VACANCY OCCURRED, OR THEIR PROXIES, MEETING TOGETHER CONSTITUTES- A2 QUORUM- FORS.B. THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION.

1063 CONSTITUTES A QUORUM FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION.

THE STATE PARTY CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATE POLITICAL PARTY SHALL IMMEDIATELY FORWARD THE NAMES OF THE THREE PERSONS NAMED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 2 OF THIS SUBSECTION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF -RESIDENCE 2OF -THE SenatePERSON AmendmentsELECTED toOR S.B.APPOINTED TO THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE VACANCY OCCURRED.

1063 RESIDENCE OF THE PERSON ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE VACANCY OCCURRED.

THE TIME FRAME FOR APPOINTING A CITIZENS PANEL SHALL RUN FROM RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION FROM THE STATE PARTY CHAIRMAN."CHAIRMAN. Reletter to conform Amend title to conform MICHELLE UGENTI-RITA 1063FloorUGENTI-RITA.docx 02/25/2022 02:58 PM C:

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