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AZ HB2448

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/7/2017

Primary Sponsor

Bob Thorpe

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona voter registration law (A.R.S. § 16-166) to require county recorders to reject voter registration applications not accompanied by satisfactory evidence of United States citizenship.

  • Establishes acceptable citizenship documentation including: Arizona driver's licenses or ID cards issued after October 1, 1996; birth certificates, passports, naturalization documents, or tribal identification cards (with federal-only voting restrictions for some documents).

  • Exempts persons already registered as of December 8, 2004 from resubmitting citizenship evidence unless transferring registration between counties.

  • Requires county recorders to indicate in permanent voter files whether applicants are eligible to vote in all elections or federal offices only, based on citizenship documentation provided.

  • Requires passage by three-fourths vote of both legislative houses to comply with Arizona Constitution Article IV, Part 1, Section 1.

Legislative Description

Voter registration; identification

Elections And Electors

Last Action

House GOV Committee action: Failed To Pass, voting: (3-4-0-1-0-0)

2/16/2017

Full Bill Text

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