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AZ SB1323

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/31/2011

Primary Sponsor

Frank Antenori

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Origin

Senate

Fiftieth Legislature - First Regular Session (2011)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 16-661 regarding automatic vote recounts in elections.

  • Creates a separate recount threshold for city and town offices: requires a recount when the margin between the two candidates receiving the most votes is less than or equal to one-quarter of one percent of votes cast.

  • Removes the previous ten-vote threshold for city, town, and county subdivision offices, replacing it with the one-quarter of one percent standard.

  • Maintains existing recount thresholds for state offices, legislative races, and ballot measures while exempting precinct committeemen, school districts, community colleges, fire districts, and other special district elections.

Legislative Description

Municipal elections; recount threshold

Last Action

Referred to Senate GR Committee

2/1/2011

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