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The Arizona notary law was amended in 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2004. The 1996 amendments comprised the first major revisions of the notary law in Arizona in more than 50 years. Rules, effective August 25, 2004, are included in this manual which contains:
* A question and answer section
* Notary laws
* Rules
* Instructions for completing a notary application form
* An application form
* Name/Address form
* An index
This publication contains lobbying definitions, statutes, and lobbyist forms for those interested in how to register as a lobbyist and file with our office. This booklet helps explain how to register and file lobbyist reports with the Election Services Division. Included are deadlines, instructions and reporting requirements – all at your fingertips for quick reference.
The Secretary of State’s Office publishes this booklet for those interested in how to register and file reports as a lobbyist in Arizona. It includes lobbying definitions, statutes, and lobbyist forms.
The Secretary of State’s Office publishes this manual as a guide for Arizona notaries. Revisions to this manual include concise explanations of how to apply with our office, how to purchase a notary bond, information about your commission, duties as a public official, samples of notarial acts, and the laws and rules that govern Arizona notaries. Arizona notaries are required to have a copy of this manual and keep it as a reference.
This handbook is chiefly intended to help political committees at the state level to understand and comply with the laws of the state relating to campaign finance reporting and to provide some technical assistance and practical guidance on how to use the Secretary of State's campaign finance software to facilitate such reporting. Much of this handbook may be useful to political committees in other Arizona jurisdictions as well.
The Arizona Secretary of State's "Handbook of Instructions for Campaign Finance Reports, 1999-2000 Election Cycle" contains relevant information and instructions to enable a committee to prepare forms and reports necessary to comply with the requirements of Arizona Revised Statutes Title 16, Chapter 6.
This appropriations limit calculation includes a brief history of the appropriations limit, a step-by-step narration of the process used in computing the limit, and the detailed calculation of the appropriations limit. Pursuant to the law, both the Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee staff are required to provide reports. However the ratio of actual appropriations or estimated appropriations to state personal income is likely to differ due to varying methodologies used by the two budget offices with respect to statutory appropriations. Statutory appropriations are grants of authority enacted by the Legislature and approved by the Governor that are continuous in nature and codified in the statutes. No authority is needed (e.g., in the annual appropriations bill) beyond the original enactment for monies to be expended.
The Arizona Governor's annual budget for submission to the state Legislature, containing a complete plan of proposed expenditures and estimated revenues, including any proposed legislation that the Governor deems necessary to provide revenues to meet proposed expenditures. Some budgets cover two (or rarely three) fiscal years.
Contains planning information for state agencies in Arizona, including key goals and outcome-oriented performance measures, to provide the foundation to make government more understandable to the public, improve productivity and customer service, and strengthen accountability for results.
The revenue and expenditure of federal funds by state agencies in Arizona are detailed and analyzed in these reports.