AZ HCR2044

Proposes amendment to Arizona Constitution Article VII, Section 10 to establish a legislative caucus system for nominating U.S. Senate candidates when there is no incumbent running for a seat.

For the first open U.S. Senate seat, Arizona House members meet in separate political party caucuses to submit and vote on candidates, with the top five advancing to a second vote, then the top three advance to Arizona Senate caucuses for final nomination.

For the next open U.S. Senate seat, the process reverses: Arizona Senate caucuses conduct preliminary votes and Arizona House caucuses conduct final nomination votes.

Political parties not represented in both chambers of the legislature nominate U.S. Senate candidates through the standard partisan primary election process.

Applies to U.S. Senate races occurring after the 2012 general election and must be approved by Arizona voters.