SCR 1002
Initials JH Page 1 Municipal Oversight & Elections
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
Senate: ELEC DP 5-3-0-0 | 3
rd
Read: 16-13-1-0
SCR1002: constitutional amendments; sixty percent approval
S/E: prohibition; instant run-off elections
Sponsor: Senator Kern, LD 27
Committee on Municipal Oversight & Elections
Overview
Prohibits the reassignment of an electors lawfully cast vote for a candidate or candidates, except
in specified circumstances, in any election or nomination held by this state or its political
subdivisions.
History
In all Arizona elections, the candidate that receives the highest number of votes is declared
elected (Art. VII § 7, Const. of Arizona).
Ranked Choice Voting allows each voter to rank multiple candidates for the same office on a
ballot in order of preference rather than making a single choice. After the ballots in the election
have been counted, if a candidate is a majority of the electorate’s first choice, that candidate is
the winner of the election. If no first-choice candidate receives a majority, the candidate with the
fewest first-choice ballots is eliminated, and the ballots of the eliminated candidate are counted
for their second-choice candidates. This process is repeated, with the candidate receiving the
fewest votes eliminated, until a candidate receives a majority of the votes (CRS Report).
Provisions
1. Asserts a qualified elector's right to cast a vote for every contest on the ballot for which the
elector is qualified. (Sec. 1)
2. Requires the vote in which an elector casts for a candidate or candidates may only be received
in the final tally of votes by that candidate or candidates. (Sec. 1)
3. Prohibits the state and its political subdivisions from using a voting method in any election or
nomination of a candidate for federal, state, county, municipal or other subdivision office that
allows any lawfully cast vote for a candidate to be removed from the tally, unless:
a) The elector's intent is not determinable, as prescribed by law; or
b) The law allows for a lawfully cast vote to be reallocated to another candidate on the ballot.
(Sec. 1)
4. Contains a Legislative findings and declarations statement. (Sec. 2)
5. Directs the Secretary of State to submit the proposition to the voters at the next general
election. (Sec. 2)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note