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AZ Proposition 131 - Establish Office of Lieutenant Governor

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Type

Referendum

Filing Deadline

September 01, 2022 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

November 08, 2022 - 07:00am Central

Polls Close

November 08, 2022 - 08:00pm Central

Term Start

November 09, 2022 - 12:00pm

Term End

December 31, 9999 - 11:55pm

Turnout

56.85% Registered 32.91% Total Population

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Mr. Matt

Last Modified

RBH December 05, 2022 03:27pm

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Description

Proposed Amendment to the Constitution by the Legislature Relating to the Executive Department

OFFICIAL TITLE
Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Arizona; Amending Article V, Section 1, Constitution of Arizona, as amended By Proposition 100, election of November 3, 1992; amending Article V, Sections 6 and 9, Constitution of Arizona; relating to the Executive Department.

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The constitutional amendment would create a new executive officer who would be elected on a joint ticket with the governor and succeed to the Office of Governor in the event of the governor’s death, removal from office, or disability to discharge the duties of the office.

A “YES” vote shall have the effect of amending the constitution to create the office of Lieutenant Governor beginning with the 2026 election; requiring that a nominee for Governor name a nominee for Lieutenant Governor to be jointly elected; replacing the Secretary of State with the Lieutenant Governor as first in the line of succession to the office of Governor; and provide that the Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, and Superintendent of Public Instruction may succeed to the office of Governor regardless of whether they were elected.

A “NO” vote shall have the effect of retaining the current executive branch and existing law on executive succession.

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