HB2649

THE CONTEXT: The number of presidential electors is equal to the number of Senators and Representatives in Congress from this state. After the Secretary of State issues the canvass containing the results of a presidential election, the presidential electors of Arizona cast their electoral college vote for the candidate that received the highest number of votes ( A.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would declares the Legislature's support of the electoral college in presidential elections.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to give students, families, and schools a clearer statewide rule for electoral college. It would declares the Legislature's support of the electoral college in presidential elections, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.