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Arizona House Bill 2107 (2014)
| House Bill 2107 | |
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| Legislature: | Arizona House |
| Text: | HB 2107 |
| Sponsor(s): | Sen. John Kavanagh (R-23) |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced: | January 28, 2014 |
| State house: | February 24, 2014 |
| State senate: | April 9, 2014 |
| Governor: | Jan Brewer (R) |
| Signed: | April 16, 2014 |
| Legal environment | |
| State law: | Initiative signatures & circulators |
| Code: | Elections code |
| Section: | Sections 16‑241 and 16‑243 |
| Impact on initiative rights | |
 | Unavailable |
Arizona House Bill 2107 was introduced by Sen. John Kavanagh (R-23) and approved in the Arizona House on February 24 and in the Arizona Senate two months later. Governor Brewer (R) signed the proposed ballot law reforms into law on April 16.[1]
Provisions
Previously, if there were signatures dated by the signer after the date that the circulator and notary signed the circulator affidavit, the entire sheet of petition signatures would be invalidated. This provision was removed by HB 2107. However, the affidavit signed by the circulator still states that "... each individual printed the individual's own name and address and signed this sheet of the foregoing petition in my presence on the date indicated." HB 2107 also removed the line of code requiring the Arizona Secretary of State from tossing out signatures that have missing dates. Thus, the law, in general, makes the date put down by the signer on a petition less important for verification. This could potentially permit some signatures that were previously counted as invalid to count towards initiative qualification. The bill also reaffirms the necessity for circulators to signify if they are paid or volunteer on the petition form and the necessity for non-state-resident circulators or paid circulators to register with the Secretary of State.[1][2]
See also
- Changes in 2014 to laws governing ballot measures
- Laws governing ballot measures in Arizona
- Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona State Senate
Footnotes
