ARIZONA

Arizona's constitution DOES ALLOW FOR the proposal of constitutional amendment by petition! See a constitutional lawyer about the specifics of executing such a petition. It is advisable to organize around such a petition, to better ensure the acquisition of signatures from all of Arizona, and coordinate submission of the amendment.

Neither the legislature nor the governor are empowered to overrule an amendment so proposed. There is nothing any politician can do to stop it going to ballot, and once it is approved by the people of Arizona, there is nothing any politician can do to stop it going into effect.

It is also plausible to gadfly legislators, run for a seat yourself, encourage another to do so, and/or organize a political party to coordinate voting efforts; however, in light of the above, all of this should be unnecessary and it is preferable to focus your efforts on that petition!

Once the amendment gets on the ballot, it is still imperative that you vote. Amendments require a majority of voters to approve it in an election. Do not forget this step.

Again, the needed elements are:

FIRST: A selected legislative branch:

 Necessitating selection by lot and electoral confirmation of senate and representatives - This is the important element. If nothing else is done, this must be.

 Necessitating three persons jointly and in unison control one seat

 Necessitating removal for misconduct be appropriately punished, and that officers are not permitted to step down

SECOND: A selected executive branch:

 Necessitating selection by lot and electoral confirmation of governor, lieutenant-governor, et al.

 Necessitating three persons jointly and in unison discharge all administrative duties

 Necessitating removal for misconduct be appropriately punished, and that officers are not permitted to step down

THIRD: A selected judicial branch:

 Necessitating selection by lot and electoral confirmation of judges

 Necessitating removal for misconduct be appropriately punished, and that judges are not permitted to step down

The astute will note I have highlighted one item. This is because, all else failing, a legislature so composed will reasonably be expected to institute the rest of this form of government, both at the state level and at all levels controlled by state law. If the rest of this cannot be pushed through, that item alone will salvage Arizona from depredation, and if that item is not present, the rest of this is rather pointless.

Important highlights of the Arizona constitution are thus:

Article 4 empowers the legislative branch.

Part 2 - Section 1 handles appointment and membership of legislature.

Part 2 - Section 11 handles expulsion of legislators

Article 5 empowers the executive branch.

Section 1 and Section 1 Version 1 jointly handle appointment and term limits of executive offices. They will need to be amended jointly. Take care in the writing of this part amendment.

Section 6 handles resignation, removal and impeachment of the governor.

Article 6 empowers the judicial branch.

I was unable to determine what section handles the appointment of the Supreme Court.

Section 12 handles the appointment of Superior Court judges.

Section 23 handles the appointment of the Superior Court clerk.

Sections 37, 38 and 39 handle the appointment of other judges.

Article 6.1 empowers a commission on judicial conduct.

Sections 3 and 4 handle removal of judges.

Article 8 handles recall, resignation and impeachment.

All sections in both parts of this article are relevant.

These highlights aren't necessarily complete, and the services of a constitutional lawyer will serve you well.

On the county and city levels, similar changes will need to be made. These matters are handled by law or other parts of the constitution. I have faith that a citizen legislature in Arizona will attend to this problem with due urgency and care.