HB 2035 Summary

• Removes the requirement that an incumbent elected official must make a "formal, public declaration of candidacy" to be deemed as having offered themselves for another office under Arizona's resign-to-run law.

• Amends A.R.S. § 38-296 so that an incumbent is deemed to have offered themselves for office solely upon filing a nomination paper, eliminating the alternative trigger of a public declaration.

• Clarifies that designating a campaign committee alone does not constitute offering oneself for nomination or election under the resign-to-run statute.

• Simplifies the resign-to-run law by establishing one clear triggering event (nomination paper filing) rather than two alternative events.