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AZ SB1388

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/31/2017

Primary Sponsor

Martin Quezada

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

AI Summary

  • Allows early ballots postmarked by United States mail on election day to be counted, in addition to ballots received by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

  • Applies the postmark provision to federal write-in early ballots for overseas voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

  • Extends the postmark rule to all early voting scenarios including regular early voters and special district mail ballot elections.

  • Requires county recorder offices to remain open until 7:00 p.m. on election day to receive early ballots and updates affidavit language to reflect the postmark acceptance deadline.

  • Updates instructions to early voters stating ballots must be delivered to the election office, deposited at a polling place by 7:00 p.m. on election day, or postmarked by United States mail by election day.

Legislative Description

Early ballots; election day postmark

Elections And Electors

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/1/2017

Full Bill Text

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