ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

Senate: JUDE DP 7-0-0-0 | Third Read 29-0-1-0

SB 1259: campaigns; protected residential addresses

Sponsor: Senator Kavanagh, LD 3

Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Overview

Allows a person to provide an alternate mailing address and to attest to their residential address when filing for a committee statement of organization or a financial disclosure statement if certain conditions are met.

History

An eligible person and any other registered voter who resides at the same residence as the eligible person may request that the public be prohibited from accessing the eligible person's identifying information. Eligible persons may request this action by filing an affidavit that provides outlined information on an application form developed by the Administrative Office of the Courts in agreement with an association of counties and an organization of peace officers. The affidavit must be filed with the presiding judge of the superior court in the county in which the affiant resides. If the court denies the affiant's requested sealing of the voter registration record, the affiant may request a court hearing (A.R.S. § 16-153).

A committee must file a statement of organization with the applicable filing officer within 10 days after qualifying as a committee. In addition to other statements and reports required by law, all public officers, as a matter of public record, must file an annual verified financial disclosure statement with the Secretary of State (A.R.S. §§ 16-906, 18-444).

Provisions

1. Allows a person to provide an alternate mailing address in a committee statement of organization and to attest that the person's residence is in the electoral district if the person's residential address is both:

a. required to be included in the committee statement of organization; and

b. protected from public disclosure pursuant to statute. (Sec. 1)

2. Allows a person to provide an alternate mailing address in a financial disclosure statement and to attest that the person's residence is in the electoral district if the person's residential address is both:

a. required to be disclosed in a financial disclosure statement; and

b. protected from public disclosure pursuant to statute. (Sec. 2)

3. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1, 2)

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