AZ HB2208

Modifies the early ballot affidavit form to include language addressing situations where a voter receives assistance marking or returning their ballot, requiring the assistant to declare they provided assistance due to physical inability, illness, injury, or other inability to return the ballot.

Expands ballot abuse penalties to include a new class 6 felony for knowingly collecting voted or unvoted early ballots from another person, with exceptions for election officials, postal workers, family members, household members, caregivers, and persons who sign the ballot affidavit.

Creates a class 5 felony for anyone who knowingly solicits collection of ballots while misrepresenting themselves as an election official or official ballot repository, or who serves as an unauthorized ballot drop-off site.

Establishes a class 5 felony for anyone who knowingly collects voted or unvoted ballots but fails to deliver them to an election official, the U.S. Postal Service, or other legally permitted entity for ballot transmission.

Maintains exemptions for special taxing districts formed under title 48 for agricultural purposes and allows family members, household members, caregivers, and persons assisting with ballot marking to legally collect ballots without violating the new restrictions.