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Arizona Election Law Referendum (2014)
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The Arizona Election Law Referendum was not on the November 4, 2014 election ballot in Arizona as a veto referendum. The measure sought to repeal House Bill 2305, which Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signed into law.[1] The law would have required all candidates running for office to obtain the same number of signatures in order to get their names on the ballot, rendered the act of picking up another person's early ballot illegal, and set stricter qualifications for those wanting to circulate initiative, referendum and recall petitions. The referendum was sponsored by a collection of groups referring to themselves as the Protect your Right to Vote Committee.[2]
During the 2014 legislative session, lawmakers introduced House Bill 2196, which was designed to repeal HB 2305. The bill successfully passed in the House on February 13, 2014, and the Senate followed suit on February 20, 2014.
Support
The veto referendum was sponsored by an assortment of different groups, collectively referring to themselves as the "Protect Your Right to Vote Committee."[2][3]
Opposition
HB 2305 was signed by Gov. Jan Brewer and sponsored in the Arizona House by Rep. Eddie Farnsowrth (R-12).[4]
Path to the ballot
In order to land the veto referendum on the 2014 ballot, supporters were required to gather 86,405 valid signatures by September 11, 2013.[2] Supporters of the referendum began circulating petitions in July 2013. On October 29, 2013, the secretary of state confirmed that the measure received enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Supporters turned in over 144,000 signatures, of which 110,770 were declared valid.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "HB 2305," accessed November 19, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Phoenix New Times, "Arizona's Voter Suppression Law: Referendum to Overturn HB 2305 Filed Today," July 1, 2013
- ↑ Protect Your Vote Arizona website, accessed February 17, 2015
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "HB 2305 initiatives, filings, circulators," accessed July 2, 2013
- ↑ KTAR.com, "Arizona election referendum certified for 2014 ballot," October 29, 2013
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