AZ HB2177

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 16-311 to update grammar and clarify that candidates for public office must reside in the county, district, or precinct they propose to represent.

Adds new section 16-507.01 requiring national political party committees to submit an affidavit from presidential candidates within ten days of nomination, sworn under penalty of perjury.

Requires presidential candidates' affidavits to include a certified long-form birth certificate or approved alternative documents (early baptismal/circumcision certificate, hospital birth record, postpartum medical record, or early census record) proving natural-born citizenship and age.

Requires presidential candidates to provide a sworn statement identifying their places of U.S. residence for fourteen years to meet residency requirements under Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution.

Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish a committee, hold hearings, or conduct forensic examination if documents submitted cannot establish constitutional qualifications, and prohibits placement of a presidential candidate's name on the Arizona ballot if requirements are not met or if preponderance of evidence shows non-compliance.