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AZ SB1130

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/11/2018

Primary Sponsor

Martin Quezada

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature - Second Regular Session (2018)

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 election day postmark acceptance standard to federal write-in early ballots for overseas voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

  • Extends the postmark deadline to early ballots received by county recorders, ballots deposited at polling places, and ballots in special district mail ballot elections.

  • Amends sections 16-543.02, 16-547, 16-548, 16-551, and 16-558.01 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to implement the postmark-based deadline throughout early voting procedures.

  • Maintains the 7:00 p.m. election day deadline for in-person delivery while adding an alternative postmark deadline for mailed ballots.

Legislative Description

Early ballots; election day postmark

Early Voting

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/17/2018

Full Bill Text

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