SB 1011 — municipalities; partisan elections

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municipalities;partisan elections State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session SENATE BILL 1011 AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 9-821.01 AND 16-502, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

partisan elections State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session SB 1011 Introduced by Senator Kavanagh AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 9-821.01 AND 16-502, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - SBS.B. 1011 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

1011 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

If more candidates receive a majority of votes cast than there are seats to be filled for the office pursuant to subsection D of this section, from among those candidates who receive a majority of votes cast, the candidates who receive the highest number of votes equal to the number - 1 - SBS.B. 1011 of seats to be filled for the office is SHALL BE declared elected to that office.

1011 of seats to be filled for the office is SHALL BE declared elected to that office.

- 2 - SBS.B. 1011 Instructions to the voter on marking the ballot may be printed below the heading as follows:

1011 Instructions to the voter on marking the ballot may be printed below the heading as follows:

The names of candidates for the offices of state senator and state representative along with the district number shall be placed within the heading of each column to the right of the office name for state - 3 - SBS.B. 1011 offices and immediately below the candidates for the office of governor.

1011 offices and immediately below the candidates for the office of governor.

Immediately below the heading for section two shall be placed the names of the candidates for justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals, judges of the superior court standing for retention or rejection pursuant to article VI, section 38, Constitution of Arizona, judges of the superior court standing for election pursuant to article VI, - 4 - SBS.B. 1011 section 12, Constitution of Arizona, school district officials and other nonpartisan officials in a column or in columns without partisan or other designation except the title of office in an order determined by the officer in charge of the election.

1011 section 12, Constitution of Arizona, school district officials and other nonpartisan officials in a column or in columns without partisan or other designation except the title of office in an order determined by the officer in charge of the election.