SB 1278 — technical correction; juvenile offenders; notice

SenateHouse Engrossed Senate Bill technical correction;

appointment) State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session CHAPTER 174 SENATE BILL 1278 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 41-1202, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

If a vacancy occurs OR EXISTS 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, the following apply:

THE MEETING PRESCRIBED BY PARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL OCCUR WITHIN FIVE CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE MEETING FOR SELECTING NOMINEES IF THE LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION, THE GOVERNOR HAS CALLED A SPECIAL SESSION OR IF THE PRESIDING OFFICER OR MINORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE IN WHICH THE VACANCY HAS OCCURRED NOTIFIES THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD THAT A SPECIAL SESSION IS PENDING OR WITHIN TWENTY-ONE CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF NOTICE OF THE VACANCY FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE IF THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT IN SESSION.SESSION, THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT CALLED A SPECIAL SESSION AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED THAT A SPECIAL SESSION IS PENDING.

Fifty percent or more of the elected precinct committeemen of the district who are in the legislative district and from the county in which the vacancy occurred, or their proxies, meeting together constitutes a quorum for the purposes- of1 this- subsection.S.B.

1278 purposes of this subsection.

-(b) 1Only -is S.B.valid for the length of the meeting for which it was given.

1278 (b) Only is valid for the length of the meeting for which it was given.

IF THE LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION, THE GOVERNOR HAS CALLED A SPECIAL SESSION OR IF THE PRESIDING OFFICER OR MINORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE IN WHICH THE VACANCY HAS OCCURRED NOTIFIES THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD THAT A SPECIAL SESSION IS PENDING, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SHALL MAKE THE APPOINTMENT WITHIN SEVENTEN CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE NAMES AND IF THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT IN SESSION, THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT CALLED A SPECIAL SESSION AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED THAT A SPECIAL SESSION IS PENDING, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SHALL MAKE THE APPOINTMENT WITHIN TWENTY-ONE CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE NAMES.

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 fewer than thirty elected committeemen who are from precincts that are in the legislative district and that are in the county in which the vacancy occurred or if the vacant seat was not represented- by2 a- politicalS.B. party that is organized pursuant to title 16, chapter 5, article 2, the following apply:

1278 represented by a political party that is organized pursuant to title 16, chapter 5, article 2, the following apply:

The citizens panel, within twenty-one days after the citizens panel is appointed if the legislature is not in regular session or within five days if the legislature is in regular session, shall TO -submit 2to -the S.B.board the names of three qualified electors to fill the vacancy who meet the requirements for service in the legislature and who belong to the same political party and reside 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.

1278 submit to the board the names of three qualified electors to fill the vacancy who meet the requirements for service in the legislature and who belong to the same political party and reside 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.

THE MEETING OF THE CITIZENS PANEL PRESCRIBED BY PARAGRAPH 2 OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL OCCUR WITHIN FIVE CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE CITIZENS PANEL IS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IF THE LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION, THE GOVERNOR HAS CALLED A SPECIAL SESSION OR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT A SPECIAL SESSION IS PENDING, OR WITHIN TWENTY-ONE CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE CITIZENS PANEL IS APPOINTED IF THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT IN SESSION.SESSION, THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT CALLED A SPECIAL SESSION AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED THAT A SPECIAL SESSION IS PENDING.

IF THE LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION, IF THE GOVERNOR HAS CALLED A SPECIAL SESSION OR IF THE PRESIDING OFFICER OR MINORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE IN WHICH THE VACANCY HAS OCCURRED NOTIFIES THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD THAT A SPECIAL SESSION IS PENDING, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SHALL MAKE THE APPOINTMENT WITHIN SEVENTEN CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE NAMES AND IF THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT IN SESSION, THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT CALLED A SPECIAL SESSION AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED THAT A SPECIAL SESSION IS PENDING, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SHALL MAKE THE APPOINTMENT WITHIN TWENTY-ONE CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE NAMES.

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1278 C.

-APPROVED 3BY -THE GOVERNOR APRIL 23, 2024.

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 23, 2024.

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