On December 8, Arizona Congressmember Trent Franks said he is resigning from the House effective immediately. He represents the 8th district, centered on the suburbs west of Phoenix.
When the special election is called, it will be interesting to see if any reduction in the number of signatures will be ordered. Independent candidates in the typical U.S. House district in Arizona need approximately 5,000 signatures, but in a regular election an independent may take as long as desired to get those signatures. But in special election the petitioning period will be short.
Possible USA Rep vacancy special elections since 4 Mar 1789.
The HACK MORONS in ALL States do NOT have LAWS in force about the subject ???
— so that each New Age vacancy is NOT 1 more CRISIS event ???
— IE vacancy signatures = normal signatures X days before vacancy deadline / days before normal deadline.
Where is that MODEL Election LAW ??
— to END the now nonstop LAWLESS machinations ???
What was the procedure during the last special election for the Arizona 8th Congressional District in 2012? My recollection is that they cut the number of signatures for candidates, including political party candidates. To get on the ballot of the Green Party primary in that special election (the 8th & the 2nd CDs in Arizona essentially switched numbers, so the old 8th C.D. was Gabby Giffords’ seat that she resigned due to injuries caused by her shooting), Charlie Manolakis needed only 32 signatures. Whether this was an error on the Secretary of State’s part or a deliberate lowering of the number of needed signatures, I never found out.