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AZ SB1120

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/18/2017

Primary Sponsor

Gail Griffin

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 16-709 to modify the process for transmitting ratification certificates of proposed U.S. Constitutional amendments.

  • Removes the requirement that the Arizona Secretary of State transmit ratification certificates to the U.S. Secretary of State and instead requires transmission for publication pursuant to 1 United States Code section 106b.

  • Maintains the existing requirement that a constitutional convention must approve amendments by a majority vote of all delegates before a certificate of ratification is executed by the convention's president and secretary.

  • Specifies that the Arizona Secretary of State must transmit the ratification certificate under official signature and the state's great seal.

Legislative Description

Ratification; constitutional convention; transmission

Elections And Electors

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/19/2017

Full Bill Text

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