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AZ SB1273
Bill
Status
5/8/2023
Primary Sponsor
Ken Bennett
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 16-513 and 16-547 to require additional instruction language on voter ballots and early ballot materials.
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Mandates that voter instruction cards include a statement that only a voter, family members, household members, or caregivers may handle or return ballots, and that it is unlawful for anyone else to handle another person's ballot under section 16-1005.
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Requires county recorders to include the same ballot-handling restriction statement in printed instructions provided to early voters.
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Changes language in early ballot affidavit instructions from "no later than" to "not later than" regarding the 7:00 p.m. election day deadline for ballot delivery.
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Corrects pronoun usage in the voter assistant affidavit section from "they" to "the voter" for clarity regarding voters unable to physically mark ballots.
Legislative Description
Early ballot delivery; instruction requirements
Conduct Of Elections
Last Action
Chapter 119
5/8/2023