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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
Senate: JUDE DPA 5-0-2-0 | Third Read 29-0-1-0House: FMAE W/D | GOV DP 7-0-0-0 |
SB 1664: signatures required; nomination petitions
Sponsor: Senator Bolick, LD 2
Caucus & COW
Overview
Requires a nomination petition for a candidate for constable in a county with a population of 1,000,000 or more persons to be signed by at least 1% of qualified signers or at least 1,000 signatures, whichever is less.
History
Current statute outlines that a nomination petition for a candidate for justice of the peace or constable in a county with a population of 1,000,000 persons or more must be signed by at least 1%, but not more than 10% of qualified signers in the precinct, or for a candidate in a county with fewer than 1,000,000 persons, at least 300 signatures, whichever is less (A.R.S. § 16-322).
Constables must attend courts of justices of the peace and within their counties must execute, serve and return all processes, warrants and notices directed to them by a justice of the peace or by competent authority. A justice of the peace has exclusive original jurisdiction of all civil actions when the amount involved, exclusive of interest, costs and awarded attorney fees is $10,000 or less (A.R.S. §§ 22-131, 22-202).
Provisions
1. Specifies that a nomination petition for a candidate for constable in a county with 1,000,000 or more persons must be signed by whichever is less:
a. at least 1%, but not more than 10% of the number of qualified signers in the justice precinct; or
b. 1,000 signatures. (Sec. 1)
2. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)
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Initials GG/AW SB 1664
3/26/2026 Page 0 Caucus & COW
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