certificate of election; technical correction

Plain English Breakdown

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SB1312: Technical Correction to Election Certificate Rules

This bill makes small word changes in a state law about how the Secretary of State gives election certificates.

What This Bill Does

• Amends section 16-650 of Arizona Revised Statutes regarding election results.
• Changes the phrase 'upon' to 'in compliance with' when describing rules for candidates.
• Removes extra words like 'the' and changes 'great seal of the state' to 'this state'.
• Keeps the rule that the Secretary of State must declare winners who get the most votes.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Secretary of State.
• Candidates for office in elections where they filed petitions with the Secretary of State.

Terms To Know

Certificate of Election

An official document given to a person who won an election, signed by the Secretary of State and stamped with the state seal.

Technical Correction

A small change made to fix spelling, grammar, or word choices in a law without changing its main meaning.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill text does not state when this new version of the law will start.
• The source only shows changes to words and does not explain why these specific edits were needed.

Official Summary Text

SB1312 - certificate of election; technical correction

Current Bill Text

SB1312 - 572R - I Ver

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certificate of election; technical correction

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1312

Introduced by

Senator
Shamp

AN
ACT

Amending section
16-650, arizona revised statutes; relating to conduct of elections.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 16-650, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
16-650
.
Declaration of election to office; delivery of certificate of
election

The secretary of state shall declare elected the person
receiving the highest number of votes cast for each office for which the
nominees filed nominating petitions and papers with the secretary of state
pursuant to section 16-311, subsection
B
e
and shall, unless enjoined from so doing by an order of
court, deliver to each such person,
upon
in

compliance with the provisions imposed by law
upon
on
candidates for office as conditions precedent to the
issuance of the certificates, a certificate of election
,

signed by the secretary of state and authenticated with the great seal of
the
this
state.
END_STATUTE