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AZ HB2380

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2022

Primary Sponsor

Shawnna Bolick

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Establishes that knowingly collecting voted or unvoted early ballots from another person is a class 4 felony, with exceptions for election officials, postal workers, family members, household members, and caregivers.

  • Prohibits offering, providing, receiving, or possessing consideration in exchange for voted or unvoted ballots, each violation classified as a class 5 felony.

  • Makes it a class 5 felony to knowingly solicit ballot collection by misrepresenting oneself as an election official or operating unofficial ballot drop-off sites.

  • Requires anyone who collects ballots to deliver them to an election official, U.S. Postal Service, or other entity legally allowed to transmit mail; failure to do so is a class 5 felony.

  • Creates an election integrity unit in the Attorney General's office to investigate complaints (including anonymous complaints) about early ballot collection violations and requires annual reporting to the legislature and governor.

Legislative Description

Early ballots; delivery; penalties

Delivery

Last Action

House read second time

1/25/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules1/24/2022
Government & Elections1/24/2022

Full Bill Text

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