AZ HB2246

Establishes the election reform study committee consisting of three House members (appointed by Speaker), three Senate members (appointed by President), one person appointed by the Secretary of State with election experience, a county recorder from a county with over 2 million population, and a director of elections from a county with 500,000-2 million population.

Committee shall research provisional and conditional provisional ballots cast in 2008, 2010, and 2012 elections; voter wait times; ballot reporting times; permanent early voter list procedures; voter registration methods; precinct and polling place allocation; voter education methods; and use of voting centers.

Committee shall recommend draft legislation to address identified problems and meet goals including providing conditional provisional ballot voter lists to parties before deadline, ensuring sufficient staffing and training, proper polling place allocation, reducing provisional ballots, and completing ballot counting within ten days of elections.

Committee is authorized to request information and reports from state agencies and political subdivisions, hold hearings and fact-finding tours, and take testimony from election administrators, voters, and community groups.

Committee must submit report with findings and proposed legislation to the Speaker and President of the Senate by March 1, 2014; this section is repealed on September 30, 2014.