Arizona House votes to pass bill that would make it illegal for the secretary of state to oversee and confirm the results of an election in which they are also a candidate.
along party lines that would make it illegal for the secretary of state to oversee and confirm the results of an election in which they are also a candidate.
The bill passed in a 31-29 vote and now heads to the state Senate, which is controlled by Republicans. Its primary sponsor is state Republican Rep. Rachel Jones. It would require the secretary of state to recuse themselves from overseeing their own election and to publicly appoint someone who will do the job instead.The bill was initially introduced when Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, was serving as secretary of state while running as a gubernatorial candidate last year.
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