Jason,
The statute is at:
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/16/243.htm
The complete text is as follows:
16-243. National convention delegates; pledged support to candidates
A. The selection of delegates to the political party national conventions shall be as provided in the bylaws of each state party.
B. Each delegate to the national convention shall use his best efforts at the convention for the party's presidential nominee candidate who received the greatest number of votes in the presidential preference election until the candidate is nominated for the office of president of the United States by the convention, until the candidate releases the delegate from his obligation, until a candidate withdraws from the race or until one convention nominating ballot has been taken. After a candidate is nominated, withdraws from the race, delegates are released or one ballot is taken, each delegate is free to vote as he chooses, and no rule may be adopted by a delegation requiring the delegation to vote as a body or causing the vote of any delegate to go uncounted or unreported.
Alan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Auvenshine [mailto:auvenj@mailcity.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 8:46 AM
> To: lpaz-discuss@onelist.com
> Subject: [lpaz-discuss] Fwd: Re: Tomorrow's Primary Election
>
>
> From: "Jason Auvenshine" <auvenj@mailcity.com>
>
> Peter's response to the question of where the binding
> nature of the primary comes from is as follows:
>
> >In any event, to answer your question about
> >today's election, I believe the relevent
> >statute is A.R.S. 16-243. I don't know
> >whether or not it's constitutional (frankly, I
> >doubt it -- as opposed to my opinion about the
> >other statutes in dispute), but it is the law.
>
> Does anyone have a copy of the referenced statute, or know
> where it can be seen online?
>
> --Jason Auvenshine
>