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Without comment, Gov. Janet Napolitano signed legislation Thursday to require that when the terms of two board members end in 2008 they will be replaced by people who do not live in either Pima or Maricopa counties. That guarantees that two of the eigh appointed members of the board are from elsewhere.
This new law specifically says one regent must be from Apache, Coconino, Gila, Mohave, Navajo or Yavapai counties; a second must come from Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Pinal, Santa Cruz or Yuma counties.
The last rural board member was Flagstaff resident Kay McKay, whose term ended two years ago.
Sen. Jake Flake, R-Snowflake, said the change is necessary, what with Census figures showing that Maricopa County will grow faster than much of the rest of the state - and become more and more dominant in state policy.
Napolitano press aide Jeanine L'Ecuyer acknowledged that Napolitano, who took office three years ago, could have named a rural county resident to the board but has not. She said
Napolitano signed this bill because voters want it.
"The constituents in the rural areas have made it very clear that this is something they very much wanted,'' she said. "They made their case and she accepted their case.''
L'Ecuyer acknowledged that the new law is an infringement on the power of a governor to choose whom she wants to serve on the board. More immediately, it means that current regents Christina Palacios and Gary Stuart - the two whose terms are up in 2008 - would be ineligible for reappointment as both live in Maricopa County.
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