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AZ SB1389
Bill
Status
2/2/2023
Primary Sponsor
Ken Bennett
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AI Summary
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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.
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Removes requirement that county recorders provide alphabetized lists of early ballot voters to election boards before elections.
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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.
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Clarifies procedures for inactive voters and those with address changes, allowing them to vote provisional ballots at voting centers if their precinct location changes.
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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