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AZ SB1107
Bill
Status
3/30/2021
Primary Sponsor
Javan Mesnard
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 16-322 to clarify that nomination petition signature requirements are based on qualified signers in districts that were effective on January 2 of the election year, not on the day new districts become effective.
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Allows 2022 legislative and congressional candidates to file nomination papers and petitions using any of three district boundaries: the 2020 election districts, the 2021 independent redistricting commission plan, or a court-ordered redistricting plan for the 2022 election.
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Permits petition signers for 2022 legislative and congressional candidates to be registered voters from any of the three possible district boundaries the candidate proposes to represent.
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Provides county boards of supervisors a seven-month extension (until July 1, 2022) to divide counties into supervisorial districts, due to delays in decennial census data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Declares the act an emergency measure effective immediately upon passage.
Legislative Description
Redistricting; petition signatures; 2022 candidates
Secretary Of State
Last Action
Chapter 155
3/30/2021