Arizona Special Legislative Sessions for Emergency Orders Amendment (2022)
| Arizona Special Legislative Sessions for Emergency Orders Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Arizona Special Legislative Sessions for Emergency Orders Amendment was not on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.
The ballot measure would have allowed the legislature or governor to call a special legislative session to address statewide emergencies, including public health emergencies. The state legislature would have been allowed to issue emergency orders with the same authority as executive orders. The state legislature would have also been permitted to modify or terminate the governor's emergency order. If the governor objected to a legislative order, a 60 percent vote would have been required to override the governor's objection.[1]
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- See also: Amendment the Arizona Constitution
In Arizona, a constitutional amendment requires a simple majority vote in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature during one legislative session.
State Rep. John Kavanagh (R-23) introduced the constitutional amendment as House Concurrent Resolution 2037. On March 4, 2021, the Arizona House of Representatives voted 31-28 to pass the constitutional amendment. House Republicans supported HCR 2037, and House Democrats voted against HCR 2037. In the Senate, the resolution was amended to no longer contain a constitutional amendment.[1]
| Vote in the Arizona House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: | |||
Number of yes votes required: 31  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31 | 28 | 1 |
| Total percent | 51.67% | 46.67% | 1.67% |
| Democrat | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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