16-823. Legislative district committee;
organization; boundary change; reorganization
A. A political party entitled, pursuant to section 16-801 or 16-804, to
representation on the ballot may establish a district party committee for any legislative
district as prescribed by law.
B. A district party committee established pursuant to subsection A of this section
shall consist of the precinct committeemen residing in the district and elected pursuant
to section 16-821.
C. Each district party committee established pursuant to subsection A of this
section shall meet no earlier than the second Saturday after the general election
provided for in section 16-211 and no later than the first Saturday in the following
December and organize by electing from its membership a chairman, two vice-chairmen, a
secretary and a treasurer. The latter two offices may be filled by the same person. The
chairman of the district committee is ex officio a member of the county committee of the
county in which a plurality of the district's registered voters resides.
D. Each district party committee established pursuant to subsection A of this
section shall meet after the effective date of reapportionment legislation that realigns
or changes legislative district boundaries and organize according to the new boundaries,
electing from its membership a chairman, two vice-chairmen, a secretary and a
treasurer. The latter two offices may be filled by the same person. The chairman of the
district committee is ex officio a member of the county committee of the county in which
a plurality of the district's registered voters resides. The effective date for
reapportionment legislation as provided in this subsection shall be as provided in
article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona.
E. In the event the reapportionment legislation is challenged in court or by the
United States justice department, the district organizations in effect before the passage
of the reapportionment legislation shall continue to function along with the new district
organizations created in accordance with subsection D of this section until the final
settlement or adjudication of any legal challenge to the reapportionment
legislation. Upon the final settlement or adjudication of any legal challenge to the
reapportionment legislation the district organizations in effect before the enactment of
the reapportionment legislation are considered dissolved.
F. If the boundaries of any district are changed as a result of legal action, each
district party committee in that district shall meet as soon as possible and organize
according to the boundaries that result from the legal action. Upon organization
pursuant to this subsection all prior district organizations are dissolved.
G. For purposes of the election prescribed in subsection D of this section the
district committee shall consist of all precinct committeemen residing in the district
who were serving in such position at least thirty days prior to the enactment of
reapportionment legislation.
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