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AZ SB1697
Bill
Status
2/3/2021
Primary Sponsor
Juan Mendez
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AI Summary
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Enacts the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote" as Chapter 9 of Arizona Revised Statutes Title 16.
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Agreement takes effect when states possessing a majority of electoral votes (270 of 538) enact it in substantially the same form.
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Once effective, each member state's presidential electors must vote for the presidential slate that wins the national popular vote rather than the state's popular vote winner.
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Chief election officials in member states must determine the national popular vote total, designate the national winner, and certify the corresponding elector slate within specified timelines.
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Agreement terminates if the Electoral College is abolished; member states may withdraw except within six months before the end of a presidential term.
Legislative Description
National popular vote; interstate agreement.
Presidential Electors
Last Action
Senate read second time
2/4/2021