HCR 2004
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
HCR2004: legislators; minimum age of eighteen
Sponsor: Representative Gress, LD 4
Committee on Government
Overview
Amends the Arizona Constitution by modifying the qualifications of a member of the Arizona
Legislature.
History
Currently, a member of the legislature has the following qualifications:
1) He is a citizen of the United States at the time of his election;
2) He is 25 years of age; and
3) He has been a resident of Arizona for at least three years and of the county from which
he is elected for at least one year before his election (Article IV, Part 2, Section 2,
Constitution of Arizona).
Provisions
1. Amends the Arizona Constitution by altering the qualifications of the members of the
legislature in the following manner:
a) Lowers the qualification age to 18 at the time of election;
b) Requires the member to have been a resident of Arizona for at least three consecutive
years at the time of election; and
c) Requires the member to have been a resident of the district for one consecutive year at
the time of election. (Sec. 1)
2. Requires the Secretary of State to Submit this measure to the voters at the next general
election. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note