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AZ SB1389

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2023

Primary Sponsor

Ken Bennett

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

AI Summary

  • Amends ballot instructions to require voters to "fill in the oval" next to choices using black or blue pen, and specifies procedure for write-in candidates, replacing previous marking language.

  • Removes requirement that county recorders provide alphabetized lists of early ballot voters to election boards before elections.

  • Allows early ballots returned at voting locations on election day to be transported by two authorized election workers from different political parties or, in extenuating circumstances, by a sworn election messenger such as a sheriff's deputy.

  • Clarifies procedures for inactive voters and those with address changes, allowing them to vote provisional ballots at voting centers if their precinct location changes.

  • Extends ballot storage requirements to 24 months for federal elections and 6 months for all other elections, and requires rejected provisional and early ballots to be deposited in secure county treasurer facilities.

Legislative Description

Ballots; pollbooks; instructions; tabulating; storage

Elections

Last Action

Senate ELEC Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (8-0-0-0)

2/13/2023

Committee Referrals

Rules2/2/2023
Elections2/2/2023

Full Bill Text

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