Arizona Revised Statutes Title 16. Elections and Electors § 16-959. Inflationary and other adjustments of dollar values

A. Every two years, the secretary of state shall modify the dollar values specified in the following parts of this article, in the manner specified by § 16-905, subsection H, to account for inflation:  § 16-941, subsection A, paragraph 2 or subsection D;  § 16-942, subsection B;  § 16-945, subsection A, paragraphs 1 and 2;  § 16-948, subsection C;  § 16-955, subsection G;  and § 16-961, subsections G and H.  In addition, the secretary of state shall make a similar inflation adjustment by modifying the dollar values in § 16-949, subsection A to reflect cumulative inflation since the enactment of this article.  In addition, every two years, the secretary of state shall change the dollar values in § 16-961, subsections G and H in proportion to the change in the number of Arizona resident personal income tax returns filed during the previous calendar year.  1

B. Based on the results of the elections in any quadrennial election after 2002, and within six months after such election, the commission may adopt rules in a public meeting reallocating funds available to all candidates between the primary and general elections by selecting a fraction for primary election spending limits that is between one-third and one-half of the spending limits for the election as a whole.  For each office, the primary election spending limit shall be modified to be the sum of the primary and general spending limits times the selected fraction, and the general election spending limit shall be modified to be the same sum times one less the selected fraction.