HB2060

THE CONTEXT: The Arizona Constitution allows the state to exercise its sovereign authority to restrict the actions of its personnel and financial resources by initiative, referendum, bill or by pursuing legal remedy. Using this authority allows the state to prohibit using state resources to enforce, administer or cooperate with designated federal actions or programs ( Article II 3, Const.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would require qualifications to vote in an election for federal office be as prescribed by state statutes for state and local elections and specifies the qualifications to vote for federal office includes qualifications relating to citizenship and residency.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to turn the Legislature's standard for state sovereign authority into an enforceable rule. It would require qualifications to vote in an election for federal office be as prescribed by state statutes for state and local elections, and would also specifies the qualifications to vote for federal office includes qualifications relating to citizenship and residency, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.