ballot measure amendments

HB 2470 amends Arizona's election code to change how ballot measures are prepared and circulated. It requires political committees to get the attorney general's pre-approval on the description of initiative or referendum measures before submitting petitions, with the attorney general having 10 days to approve or reject it. The bill also creates new registration rules for circulators, mandating that all paid or non-resident circulators register with the secretary of state, provide personal details, sign an affidavit, and meet eligibility criteria (e.g., no recent fraud convictions). Signatures collected by unregistered or ineligible circulators may be invalidated, and challenges to circulator registrations must be filed in court within 10 business days.