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REFERENCE TITLE: presidential electors; oath; eligibility |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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HB 2650 |
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Introduced by Representative Burges
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AN ACT
Amending section 16‑344, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to nominating procedures.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 16-344, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-344. Office of presidential elector; appointment by state committee chairman
A. The chairman of the state committee of a political party which that is qualified for representation on an official party ballot at the primary election and accorded a column on the general election ballot shall appoint candidates for the office of presidential elector equal to the number of United States senators and representatives in Congress from this state and shall file for each candidate with the secretary of state, not less than ninety days or more than one hundred twenty days before the primary election, by 5:00 p.m. on the last day for filing:
1. A nomination paper giving the candidate's actual residence address or description of place of residence and post office address, naming the party of which the candidate desires to become a candidate, stating his candidacy for the office of presidential elector, stating the exact manner in which the candidate desires to have his name printed on the official ballot pursuant to section 16‑311, subsection G, and stating the date of the general election at which he desires to become a candidate.
2. An affidavit including facts sufficient to show that the candidate resides in this state and will be qualified at the time of the election to hold the office of presidential elector and shall include an oath that the candidate, if elected as a presidential elector, will cast the presidential elector's ballot only for a candidate who is a natural born citizen of the United States and who will be at least thirty‑five years of age on the date of inauguration.
B. The nomination paper and affidavit of qualification pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be printed in a form prescribed by the secretary of state.