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AZ HB2268
Bill
Status
1/25/2010
Primary Sponsor
Edward Ableser
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AI Summary
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Adopts the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact into Arizona law, allowing Arizona to join an agreement among states to elect the president by national popular vote.
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Requires Arizona to conduct a statewide popular election for president and vice president and to appoint its presidential electors based on the nationwide popular vote winner rather than Arizona's own state results.
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Takes effect only when states possessing a majority of electoral votes (270 out of 538) have enacted the same agreement, at which point the compact governs how all member states appoint electors.
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Allows member states to withdraw from the agreement, except that withdrawals within six months of the end of a presidential term cannot take effect until after the next president is qualified to serve.
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Terminates automatically if the Electoral College is abolished by constitutional amendment.
Legislative Description
Interstate agreement; national popular vote
Last Action
Referred to House JUD Committee
1/26/2010