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But they can’t do so without the help of Democrats, who aren’t yet in any hurry
By Jeremy Duda Arizona Mirror
Undoing an emergency change to the way elected political party activists are chosen is proving more difficult than passing the law in the first place.
Lawmakers last week approved legislation intended to standardize the number of signatures that congressional and legislative candidates need to get their names on the ballot. The process was thrown into disarray and confusion by a combination of changes to election laws in recent years, the redistricting process and delays in the 2020 Census. The legislation was introduced and unanimously approved in less than a day so it would be in place on Monday, when candidates can legally begin submitting their nomination petitions to qualify for the ballot.
The bill also included another provision, misunderstood or unread by many legislators, that makes drastic changes to the process for selecting party officials known as precinct committeemen.
