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Article: Arizona Democrats: Bee is side-stepping resign-to-run law
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- Arizona Capitol Times
- Article date:
- August 31, 2007
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The Arizona Democratic Party says it is looking into whether
Senate President Tim Bee is violating the state's resign-to-run law
by "stockpiling" money to challenge U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in
the 8th Congressional District.
It was the first public attack by Democrats on Bee's activities,
suggesting the senator has not been as forthright as Giffords, who
resigned her seat in the Legislature when she ran for Congress in
2006.
According to Arizona law, Bee would have to resign his Senate seat
to run against Giffords, the Democrats said.
This state law is "triggered when an officeholder's behavior
indicates that he is running for another office," party chairman Don
Bivens said.
"That ...