SB 1063 — political signs; removal; elections

SenateHouse Engrossed Senate Bill political signs;

elections State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session CHAPTER 170 SENATE BILL 1063 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 16-1019, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

It is a class 2 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly remove, alter, deface or cover any political sign of any candidate for public office or in support of or opposition to any ballot measure, question or issue or knowingly remove, alter or deface any political mailers, handouts, flyers or other printed materials of a candidate or in support of or opposition to any ballot measure, question or issue that are delivered by hand to a residence for the period commencing forty-five SEVENTY-ONE days before a primary AN election and ending fifteen days after the general election, except that for a sign for a candidate in a primary OR FIRST election who does not advance ADVANCES to the general OR RUNOFF election, the period ends fifteen days after the primary GENERAL OR RUNOFF election.

Subsection C of this section applies only during the period commencing seventy-one days before a primary AN election and ending fifteen days after the general election, except that for a sign for a candidate in a primary OR FIRST election who does not advance ADVANCES to the general OR RUNOFF election, the period ends fifteen days after the primary GENERAL OR RUNOFF election.

FOR A SIGN THAT SUPPORTS OR OPPOSES A BALLOT MEASURE, QUESTION OR ISSUE, SUBSECTION C OF THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY FOR THE ELECTION AT WHICH THE BALLOT MEASURE, QUESTION OR ISSUE IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT AND FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING -SEVENTY-ONE 2DAYS -BEFORE S.B.THAT ELECTION AND ENDING FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER THAT ELECTION.

1063- SEVENTY-ONE2 DAYS- BEFORES.B. THAT ELECTION AND ENDING FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER THAT ELECTION.

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THIS SECTION APPLIES TO ANY ELECTION HELD IN THIS STATE BY A CITY, TOWN, COUNTY, SCHOOL DISTRICT, SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, INCLUDING THIS STATE.

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"GENERAL ORELECTION" RUNOFFMEANS ELECTION"THE MEANS:GENERAL ELECTION AS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 16-211.

(a) THE GENERAL ELECTION AS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 16-211 AND, FOR A CITY OR TOWN OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT HOLDS A PRIMARY OR FIRST ELECTION, THE RUNOFF ELECTION OR SECOND ELECTION WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION DESIGNATES THE ELECTION AS A GENERAL, RUNOFF OR SECOND ELECTION OR ANY OTHER DESCRIPTIVE TERM.

(b) FOR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT HOLDS A SINGLE ELECTION AND FOR WHICH A PRIMARY ELECTION IS NEVER HELD, THE SINGLE ELECTION.

"POLITICAL"PRIMARY SUBDIVISION"ELECTION" MEANS AAN CITY,ELECTION TOWN,THAT COUNTY,IS SCHOOLHELD DISTRICT,AS SPECIALPRESCRIBED TAXINGBY DISTRICTSECTION OR16-201. OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.

3.APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 23, 2024.

"PRIMARYFILED ORIN FIRST ELECTION" MEANS AN ELECTION THAT IS HELD AS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 16-201 AND, FOR A CITY OR TOWN OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT HOLDS A PRELIMINARY, PRIMARY OR FIRST ELECTION THAT IS HELD FOR THE PURPOSEOFFICE OF REDUCING THE NUMBERSECRETARY OF CANDIDATESSTATE FORAPRIL A23, POSSIBLE2024. SUBSEQUENT ELECTION OR RECEIVING A PARTISAN NOMINATION OR DESIGNATION, WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION DESIGNATES THE ELECTION A PRIMARY ELECTION, A FIRST ELECTION, A PRELIMINARY ELECTION OR ANY OTHER DESCRIPTIVE TERM.