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AZ HB2027

Bill

Status

Failed

1/12/2012

Primary Sponsor

Jack Harper

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fiftieth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2012)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona election law to modify how presidential and vice-presidential candidates are presented on ballots.

  • Requires the vice-presidential candidate's name to be listed immediately below the presidential candidate's name on the ballot rather than in a separate section.

  • Changes the order of offices on the ballot by moving the vice-president position from third to be grouped with the president as a single entry.

  • Specifies that the voter's mark next to the presidential candidate's name counts as a vote for that candidate's running mate without requiring a separate mark for vice-president.

  • Applies to all ballots where presidential electors are voted for, with the vice-presidential candidate's surname placed after the names of the presidential electors.

Legislative Description

Presidential ballot; president; vice-president; order

Last Action

House JUD Committee action: Held

1/12/2012

Full Bill Text

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