Arizona Sunset Law (2008)
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Arizona Sunset Law was written in response to the legislature suggesting that citizen passed laws can be altered after 5 years by the legislature. In response the Sunset Law will subject the legislature to the same treatment requiring voter referendum every 5 years on laws passed by the legislature.
Background
This initiated constitutional amendment was proposed by the Arizona Sunset Committee, who writes: On February 13, 2007, the Arizona Republic Newspaper reported that Arizona's Legislators are "seeking more control over initiatives," when, in fact, citizens should be gaining more control over the legislative process. This is, after all, supposed to be a "democratic" republic. The Legislature has proposed a five-year "cooling off period" in which voter approved laws would reign, but after that the Legislature could make changes. We propose the opposite. We propose amending the Arizona Constitution to read: "ALL LAWS HEREAFTER PASSED BY THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE SHALL AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRE AFTER FIVE YEARS UNLESS APPROVED BY VOTER REFERENDUM."[1]
See also
- Arizona 2008 ballot measures
- Arizona Initiative and Referendum Law
- Campaign finance requirements for Arizona ballot measures
- Petition drive deadlines in 2008
- Arizona signature requirements
