By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services | Arizona Capitol Times
A Senate panel voted Thursday to erect some new hurdles in the path of those seeking to recall state and local elected officials.
SB 1434 crafted by Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista, adds new requirements for paid circulators and those from other states to first have to register with the secretary of state. This mirrors changes the Republican-controlled Legislature already have imposed on those proposing new laws through initiatives.
The legislation also spells out in detail exactly how petitions must be formatted with language allowing legal challenges if the forms are not in “strict compliance” with those standards.
