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HB 2844

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104th Regular Session Introduced by Dan Ugaste

Arizona HB 2844 overhauls nonpartisan candidate petitions: 3% signature threshold, 120-150 day filing window, and circulator/statement rules; Illinois HB 2844 is a clerical fix.

Referred to Rules Committee
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Bill Summary · HB 2844

Below is a clear, objective summary of the materials you provided. Note: the document conflates two different HB 2844 measures from two states (Arizona and Illinois). I summarize each separately and note where the Arizona text is incomplete.

HB 2844 — Summary (two separate bills conflated in source document)

A. Arizona — HB 2844 (introduced Feb 14, 2025)

Sponsor: Rep. Lupe Diaz
Reference title in file: “multiple nonpartisan candidates; primary”
Status (from provided bill header): Referred to Rules Committee

Purpose / intent

To amend Arizona election law (Arizona Revised Statutes §§16‑341 and 16‑502) governing nomination petitions and nominating procedures for candidates who are not registered members of recognized political parties — i.e., nonpartisan or independent candidates — and to set procedural requirements for petition circulation, signature thresholds, filing timing, and candidate declarations.

Key provisions (from §16‑341 as provided)

  • Clarifies that elector who is not a registered member of a recognized political party may be nominated other than by a partisan primary.
  • Reaffirms that this nominating procedure cannot be used to place on the general ballot a party or party candidate that fails statutory party‑qualification requirements, or a candidate who recently failed to qualify due to insufficient signatures.
  • Specifies form and information required on nomination petitions (name, residence or acceptable alternative addresses, office sought, election date, and a three‑word ballot designation).
  • Filing window (general rule): petitions must be filed not less than 120 days and not more than 150 days before the primary election (except presidential electors have a distinct timeline).
  • Signature threshold: petition must be signed by at least a number equal to 3% of registered voters in the relevant jurisdiction who are not members of a qualified political party (calculation tied to registered voter totals as of January 2 of the election year). However, any registered voter in the jurisdiction may sign regardless of party affiliation.
  • Circulators: non‑Arizona residents who would be eligible to register in Arizona may circulate petitions but must register as circulators with the Secretary of State before circulating; the Secretary of State must provide a method to receive service of process for such circulators.
  • Statement of interest: a prospective candidate must file a statement of interest with the appropriate filing officer by the date of the first petition signature; any petition signatures collected before that filing are invalid. Some narrow exceptions (e.g., certain special districts, precinct committeeman, presidential candidates).

Who is affected

  • Independent/non‑party candidates and their petition circulators
  • Secretary of State and local filing officers (administration, registration of circulators, accepting statements of interest)
  • Registered voters (as potential petition signers)
  • Election administrators who must validate petitions and signature counts

Notes / uncertainties

  • The provided Arizona text is truncated and does not include the amended language of §16‑502 or the bill’s full scope if any additional provisions follow. Final impact depends on complete text of both amended sections.

B. Illinois — HB 2844 (introduced Feb 6, 2025)

Sponsor: Rep. Dan Ugaste
Title: Amendments to the Notice By Publication Act (technical)

Purpose / intent

Makes a technical edit to Section 0.01 (short title) of the Illinois Notice By Publication Act — correcting a typographical error in the statute’s short title.

Key provisions

  • Changes the statutory short title text from “the the Notice By Publication Act” to “the Notice By Publication Act” (purely clerical/technical).

Who is affected

  • No substantive legal or procedural effects; this is a non‑substantive, corrective amendment to statutory text.

Procedural / timeline (as provided)

  • Passed both chambers with amendments, enrolled, and sent to Governor.
  • Signed by the Governor on June 20, 2025 (remarks referenced for effective date).
  • Bill status: enacted (technical correction).

If you want, I can:
- Pull the complete Arizona bill text (full amendments to §§16‑341 and 16‑502) and produce a line‑by‑line summary of changes, or
- Produce a redline comparison showing exactly what text is being added/removed (if you provide the original statutes).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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