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AZ SCR1013

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

4/29/2010

Primary Sponsor

Jonathan Paton

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Origin

Senate

Forty-ninth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2010)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Constitution to replace the elected Secretary of State position with duties assumed by the Lieutenant Governor, effective with the term beginning in 2015.

  • Modifies Article V, Section 1 to remove Secretary of State from the list of executive department officers and establish a ticket system where gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial candidates from the same party run together in general elections.

  • Changes gubernatorial succession order so the Lieutenant Governor (instead of Secretary of State) succeeds to the governorship in case of death, resignation, removal, or permanent disability.

  • Repeals the prior constitutional amendment (Proposition 100 from 1991) that had established a different executive department structure.

  • Requires the Secretary of State to submit this constitutional amendment to voters at the next general election for approval.

Legislative Description

Lieutenant governor; secretary of state

Last Action

Transmitted to Secretary Of State

4/29/2010

Full Bill Text

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