REFERENCE TITLE: voting information; postsecondary students

State of Arizona House of Representatives Forty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session 2010

HB 2668

Introduced by Representatives Heinz, Konopnicki, Waters, Young Wright: Cajero Bedford, Crandall, Driggs, Garcia M, Tovar

 

AN ACT

 

changing the designation of title 15, chapter 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, to "PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS"; amending title 15, chapter 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 10; relating to Postsecondary education.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Heading change

The chapter heading of title 15, chapter 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, is changed from "PROVISIONS RELATING TO BOTH COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES" to "PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS".

Sec. 2.  Title 15, chapter 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 10, to read:

ARTICLE 10.  VOTING INFORMATION FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS

START_STATUTE15-1895.  Voting information; postsecondary students

The Arizona board of regents, community college district governing boards and private postsecondary institutions shall:

1.  Regularly provide students with information about on-campus voter registration and voting opportunities:

(a)  During new student orientation.

(b)  During the issuance of student identification cards.

(c)  In admissions packets.

2.  Provide voter registration materials at central campus locations and high traffic areas.

3.  Instruct institutional administrators, faculty, staff and student government organizations to inform students of:

(a)  Voter registration deadlines.

(b)  Deadlines for delivering ballots by mail.

4.  Provide links on institutional and administrative websites that direct students to online voter registration websites.

5.  Provide directions on institutional and administrative websites that detail the online voter registration process.

6.  Provide county election officials with reasonable accommodations for on-campus polling locations.

7.  Encourage student government organizations to coordinate activities aimed at increasing voter registration and election turnout.

8.  Require faculty members to provide students with up to three hours of excused time on election days only for the purpose of voting in an election. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.  Intent

The legislature finds and declares all of the following:

1.  One of the core objectives of higher education in Arizona is assisting students to become informed and effective citizens.

2.  The right to vote is a fundamental right of Arizonans that preserves all other rights.

3.  Facilitating the ability of students to vote on their campuses achieves the objectives of both effective citizenship and exercising a fundamental right.