The bill amends section 16-650 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, which pertains to the conduct of elections. The primary change involves the language regarding the declaration of elected officials and the issuance of certificates of election. Specifically, the bill updates the reference to the subsection from "B" to "e" and modifies the phrasing around the conditions for delivering certificates of election to candidates.

Under the new bill language, the secretary of state will still declare elected the person receiving the highest number of votes, but the conditions for issuing certificates of election have been clarified. The phrase "upon compliance with the provisions imposed by law" has been changed to "in compliance with the provisions imposed by law," and "upon" has been replaced with "on," streamlining the language while maintaining the original intent.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 16-650