ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

Senate: FIN DPA 5-0-2-0 | Third Read 27-0-3-0-0

House: FMAE DPA/SE 4-2-0-1

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

SB 1429: board of directors; commerce authority.

S/E: ballot measures; circulators; disclosure

Sponsor: Senator Mesnard, LD 13

Caucus & COW

Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to SB 1429

Overview

Expands applicability of statute regulating circulators of initiative and referendum measures to include municipal and county measures. Requires a circulator of such measures to state on the petition sheet whether they are an out of state resident. 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. For statewide initiative and referendum measures, circulators who are not residents of Arizona and all paid circulators must register with the Secretary of State 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. §§ 19-102, 19-118, 19-141).

Provisions

1.   Requires a circulator of an initiative or referendum petition to state whether the circulator is an out of state resident by checking the appropriate line on an initiative or referendum petition sheet prior to circulating the petition for signatures. (Sec. 1, 2)

2.   Strikes statewide from statute outlining the standard of review of initiative petitions to reflect expanded applicability to all initiative measures, including those limited to municipalities and counties. (Sec. 3)

3.   Extends existing registration requirements for non-resident circulators and paid circulators to municipal and county initiative measures. (Sec. 4)

4.   Requires the applicable filing officer to disqualify all signatures collected by a circulator who fails to register with the Secretary of State. (Sec. 4)

5.   Conforms affidavit language required to be signed by registered circulators to reflect its expanded applicability to municipal and county initiative and referendum measures. (Sec. 4)

6.   Expands the definition of paid circulator to include paid circulators for municipal and county initiative and referendum measures. (Sec. 4)

7.   Conforms statute outlining prohibited payments to paid circulators to reflect its expanded applicability to municipal and county initiative and referendum measures. (Sec. 5)

8.   Requires certain municipal and county initiative and referendum measures related to spending to provide a disclosure of any expenditures, funds or allocations and revenue sources sufficient to cover the costs of the proposal. (Sec. 6)

9.   Requires the funding disclosure to be provided in the description of the municipal or county initiative or referendum. (Sec. 6)

10.  Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1, 2, 6)

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