By Isaac Windes | Arizona Capitol Times
After Arizona Senate Democrats were left short-handed during a special session on education funding last October, lawmakers are pushing for a change that would require legislative vacancies be filled promptly.
Members of the House Local and International Affairs Committee on Wednesday gave unanimous approval to a bill that would force the county boards of supervisors to fill a vacant legislative seat within five days of receiving a list of nominees from the district party.
As it stands now, county supervisors are required to fill vacancies within 5 days of nominations for districts with less than 30 precinct committeemen.
