House of Representatives

SB 1286

clean elections; signature slips

Sponsors: Senators Jarrett, Petersen; Valadez;

Representative Hatch-Miller

 

DP

Committee on Retirement and Government Operations

X

Committee on Judiciary

 

Caucus and COW

 

Third Read

This bill as introduced contains PROP 105 and Emergency clauses.

 

As Passed the House

 

SB 1286 allows clean elections candidates to submit a supplemental filing of qualifying contribution slips if the county recorder finds an insufficient number of qualifying contribution slips.

 

Current Status

SB 1286 passed the Retirement and Government Operations Committee unamended.

 

History

The Citizens Elections Act was proposed by an initiative petition called Proposition 200 and approved by the Arizona voters on November 3, 1998.   This act created a campaign financing system that allows candidates, who voluntarily participate, to receive public financing for their election campaigns. 

 

A.R.S. §16-950 describes the steps that candidates must take in order to receive campaign funding.  The candidate must give the Secretary of State (SOS) a list of names that have made qualifying contributions ($5.00) to the candidate.  This money shall be deposited by the SOS into a fund.  The SOS will than select a random sample of 5% of the number of non-duplicative names on the list and fax them to the respective county recorder for the addresses on the slips.  Within 10 days, the county recorder shall provide a report to the SOS that identifies the disqualified slips that are unsigned, undated or that the recorder could not verify with the person who is registered to vote.  The SOS shall multiply the number of slips not disqualified by 20 and if the product is greater than 110% of the quantity required, the SOS shall approve the candidate for funds. 

 

Statute does not provide for the supplemental filing of contribution slips.

 

Provisions

·          Specifies that if the county recorder has verified all of the candidate’s signature slips and there is an insufficient number of valid contribution slips to qualify the candidate for funding, the candidate may make one additional filing of qualifying contribution slips and qualifying contributions to the SOS if all of the following apply:

 

 

1.      The candidate files at least the minimum number of additional slips needed to qualify for funding.

2.      The slips are not receipts for duplicate contributions from individuals who have previously contributed to that candidate.

3.      The period for filing qualified contributions slips has not expired.

 

·          Requires the SOS to fax all of the supplemental contribution slips to the appropriate counties of the contributors and the county recorder will then verify all of the slips within ten business days after receipt of the faxes and shall then provide a report to the SOS that will identify disqualified slips that are unsigned, undated or unverifiable.

 

·          States that if the product found (by multiplying the number of slips not disqualified by twenty) is from 90% to 110%, the SOS shall fax of all slips to the county recorders for verification.

 

·          Specifies that after the SOS has received the report on supplemental slips, the SOS shall calculate the candidate’s total number of valid qualifying contribution slips and shall approve or deny the candidate for funds.

 

·          Designates this is an emergency measure.

 

·          Designates this act as a Prop 105, which requires approval by an affirmative vote of at least 3/4ths of the members of each House of the Legislature. 

 

·          Makes technical and conforming changes.

 

 

 

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45th Legislature                       

Second Regular Session            2          April 9, 2002

 

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