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AZ SB1424

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2014

Primary Sponsor

Steve Gallardo

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-first Legislature - Second Regular Session (2014)

AI Summary

  • Removes requirement that voter registration applicants submit evidence of United States citizenship with their application, repealing stricter citizenship verification procedures previously mandated in Arizona law.

  • Modifies the state voter registration form to comply with the National Voter Registration Act (42 U.S.C. § 1973gg-7) and prohibits imposing identification requirements more stringent than those prescribed by the federal national mail voter registration form.

  • Strikes provisions requiring county recorders to reject registration applications lacking satisfactory evidence of citizenship, eliminating documentation requirements such as birth certificates, passports, naturalization documents, or driver's licenses.

  • Requires passage by three-fourths vote in both houses of the legislature pursuant to Article IV, Part 1, Section 1 of the Arizona Constitution.

Legislative Description

Voter registration; identification; federal form

Last Action

Referred to Senate ELEC Committee

2/5/2014

Full Bill Text

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