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AZ HB2080

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/23/2022

Primary Sponsor

Mark Finchem

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Requires hand counting of all ballots as the primary method for regular primary and general elections, with electronic tabulation limited to quality control checks and verification of hand counts.

  • Prohibits electronic tabulating devices from being used as the primary means of tabulating votes in regular primary and general elections.

  • Establishes a sample hand count process for countywide primary, special, general, and presidential preference elections, with expansion protocols if discrepancies exceed designated margins.

  • Removes provisions allowing electronic vote adjudication features and requires manual audit of early ballots with random selection and expansion procedures matching the sample hand count requirements.

  • Modifies recount procedures to require hand counts as the primary method when votes were hand-tabulated, with electronic equipment only for verification purposes.

Legislative Description

Hand count; electronic tabulation verification

Conduct Of Elections

Last Action

Introduced in House and read first time

6/23/2022

Full Bill Text

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