HB 2805 — electronic signatures; nomination petitions

Fifty-seventhHouse LegislatureEngrossed Federalism,electronic Militarysignatures; Affairs & Elections Second Regular Session H.B.

2805nomination PROPOSEDpetitions State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session HOUSE OFBILL REPRESENTATIVES2805 AMENDMENTSAN TOACT H.B.AMENDING TITLE 16, CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 2, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTIONS 16-319.01 AND 16-319.02;

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The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:

[BEFORE]BEFORE A CANDIDATE SEEKING OFFICE IN AN ELECTION PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 16-316, 16-317, 16-318 OR 16-319.01 IS [DEEMEDELIGIBLE TO USE THE SECURE INTERNET PORTAL ESTABLISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THE CANDIDATE SHALL DESIGNATE THROUGH THE SECURE INTERNET PORTAL, AND ONLY FOR PURPOSES OF THE PORTAL, THAT THE CANDIDATE IS ALIGNED WITH A RECOGNIZED POLITICAL PARTYPARTY, HouseIS AmendmentsINDEPENDENT toOR H.B.IS UNAFFILIATED, WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER THE CANDIDATE IS NOMINATED BY A RECOGNIZED POLITICAL PARTY, IS REGISTERED AS AN INDEPENDENT OR UNAFFILIATED OR IS OTHERWISE DESIGNATED.

2805 CANDIDATE] [ELIGIBLE TO USE THE SECURE INTERNET PORTAL ESTABLISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THE CANDIDATE SHALL DESIGNATE THROUGH THE SECURE INTERNET PORTAL, AND ONLY FOR PURPOSES OF THE PORTAL, THAT THE CANDIDATE IS ALIGNED WITH A RECOGNIZED POLITICAL PARTY, IS INDEPENDENT OR IS UNAFFILIATED,] WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER THE CANDIDATE IS NOMINATED BY A RECOGNIZED POLITICAL PARTY, IS REGISTERED AS AN INDEPENDENT OR UNAFFILIATED OR IS OTHERWISE DESIGNATED.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY NOT DENY, LIMIT, CONDITION, DELAY[,DELAY ] OR OTHERWISE RESTRICT ACCESS TO THE ONLINE SIGNATURE COLLECTION SYSTEM BASED ON A CANDIDATE'S POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION, LACK OF POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION, METHOD OF NOMINATION OR BALLOT DESIGNATION.

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[NOTWITHSTANDING2805 SECTIOND. 16-452,] THE SECRETARY OF STATE [SHALL]:

NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 16-452, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL:

[SHALL] APPLY ANY RULE, POLICY OR PROCEDURE UNIFORMLY TO ALL CANDIDATES WHO ARE SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION AND MAY NOT TAKE ANY ACTION THAT RESULTS IN DISPARATE TREATMENT AMONG CANDIDATES FOR THE SAME OFFICE.

[MAY] NOT [PRESCRIBE,]PRESCRIBE, ADOPT OR ENFORCE ANY RULE OR [POLICY]PROCEDURE [PROCEDURE] THAT [CONFLICTSINTERPRETS, WITH THIS SECTION OR THAT NARROWS] [INTERPRETS, EXPANDS, LIMITS OR OTHERWISE MODIFIES]MODIFIES THE [APPLICATION]PROVISIONS [PROVISIONS] OF THIS SECTION.

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