This bill proposes to amend current election nominating procedures by updating the requirements for nomination petitions for candidates seeking the office of constable in Maricopa and Pima counties. Under the current law, candidates for constable must collect signatures from at least 1 percent but not more than 10 percent of qualified signers in their justice precinct. The new bill language would change this requirement to stipulate that candidates must gather either at least 1 percent of the number of qualified signers in the precinct or a minimum of 1,000 signatures, whichever is less.

Additionally, the bill clarifies that candidates for constable in these counties are not required to collect signatures from more than 10 percent of the number of qualified signers in the justice precinct. The bill also includes technical and conforming changes to ensure consistency with the new provisions. Overall, the proposed changes aim to simplify the nomination process for constable candidates in Maricopa and Pima counties while maintaining a threshold for signature collection.

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Introduced Version: 16-322