AZ SB1483

Amends A.R.S. § 11-211 to change the population threshold for counties to have a five-member board of supervisors from 175,000 to 150,000 persons.

Allows counties with populations between 150,000 and 175,000 persons and currently having a three-member board to submit a question to voters at the next general election following the decennial census asking whether to expand to a five-member board.

Requires counties reaching the 150,000-175,000 population range to submit the five-versus-three member board question to voters at the next general election, with redistricting required if voters approve expansion.

Newly elected supervisors from expanded boards shall hold office for four-year terms commencing on January 1 following their election and must meet the same qualifications as supervisors in larger counties.

Applies until results of the 2020 United States decennial census are released, after which the standard census-triggered mechanism in subsection C takes effect.