HB2055 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 16-542 regarding early ballot requests and procedures for conducting elections.

• Adds new subsection K requiring county recorders to notify early ballot voters at no cost if their ballot materials have defects that would result in rejection, with reasonable restrictions on notification method.

• Requires county recorders to make reasonable and meaningful attempts to contact voters about ballot defects by 7:00 p.m. on election day, allowing voters to cure defects resulting from incomplete or incorrect information.

• Requires county recorders to process ballots as provided by law and give voters a method to determine whether their ballot was counted and if not, the reason why.