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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
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HCR 2051: ballot measures; circulators; revenue; disclosure
Sponsor: Representative Carbone, LD 25
Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Overview
Subject to voter approval, expands the applicability of statute regulating circulators and initiative and referendum measures to include municipal and county initiative and referendum measures. Requires a paid circulator to properly display outlined information when approaching a potential petition signer and requires certain municipal or county initiative or referendum measures to disclose any expenditures and sources of revenue.
History
Currently, statute outlines that an initiative petition circulator must declare whether they are a paid or a volunteering circulator by checking the appropriate line on the petition prior to circulating the petition for signatures. Signatures obtained by a circulator that does not check the petition declaring they are a paid circulator, or a volunteer are void and not counted. The signatures obtained correctly are not invalidated due to the signatures that were obtained in violation of the outlined statute (A.R.S. § 19-102).
For statewide initiative and referendum measures only, circulators who are not residents of Arizona and all paid circulators must register with the Secretary of State (SOS) before circulating petitions. The procedure for municipal and county legislation must be nearly as practicable as the state procedure relating to initiative and referendum (A.R.S. §§ 19-118, 19-141).
Provisions
1. Requires a paid circulator, on approaching a potential petition signer to verbally disclose:
a. the paid circulator's first name;
b. the state in which the paid circulator legally resides; and
c. that the circulator is a paid circulator. (Sec. 1)
2. Requires a paid circulator to wear a badge that is clearly visible and displays the following information:
a. that the circulator is a paid circulator;
b. the paid circulator's first name and last initial; and
c. the state in which the paid circulator legally resides. (Sec. 1)
3. Strikes statewide from statute outlining the standard of review of initiative petitions to reflect expanded applicability to all initiative and referendum measures, including those limited to municipalities and counties. (Sec. 2)
4. Extends existing registration requirements for non-resident and paid circulators to municipal and county initiative and referendum measures by striking statewide in statute regarding outlined registration requirements. (Sec. 3)
5. Requires the applicable filing officer to disqualify all signatures collected by a circulator who fails to register with the Secretary of State. (Sec. 3)
6. Conforms the affidavit language required to be signed by registered circulators to reflect its expanded applicability to municipal and county initiative and referendum measures. (Sec. 3)
7. Expands the definition of paid circulator to include paid circulators for municipal and county initiative and referendum measures. (Sec. 3)
8. Conforms statute outlining prohibited payments to paid circulators to reflect its expanded applicability to municipal and county initiative and referendum measures. (Sec. 4)
9. Requires certain municipal and county initiative and referendum measures related to spending to provide a disclosure of any expenditures, funding allocations and revenue sources sufficient to cover immediate and future costs of the proposal. (Sec. 5)
10. Requires the funding disclosure to be provided in the description of the municipal and county initiative or referendum. (Sec. 5)
11. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1, 5)
12. Instructs the SOS to submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election. (Sec. 5)
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Initials GG/AW HCR 2051
2/16/2026 Page 0 Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
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