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- ↑ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2011 Volume 1, Fiftieth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 237". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Steve Urie". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 3, 2019.