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REFERENCE TITLE: election complaints; attorney general |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2020
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HB 2268 |
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Introduced by Representative Townsend
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AN ACT
amending title 16, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-1023; relating to elections.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 16, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-1023, to read:
16-1023. Election irregularities; complaint; report; forms; polling place access
A. A person who has reason to believe that an election irregularity has occurred in this state or that an unlawful act has occurred in the course of conducting an election in this state may submit a complaint to the attorney general that specifies the election irregularity or the event that constitutes the unlawful act. The complaint shall include the complainant's name, address and telephone number or email address or other method for contact. The attorney general shall provide for a toll‑free telephone number and an internet access point to receive these complaints.
B. The attorney general may make a preliminary determination as to whether further investigation is warranted and, if warranted, may investigate the complaint and provide a copy of the complaint to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. On completion of the investigation, the attorney general shall report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the secretary of state, the county recorder and officer in charge of elections for the county in which the incident occurred and the public the results of the investigation, including any recommended enforcement actions.
C. The attorney general shall provide a standardized form for complaints made pursuant to this section and shall make the form available to the public.
D. Notwithstanding section 16-515, the attorney general's authorized designee may enter a polling place, voting center or counting center while it is in use and may speak to and meet with any person at the polling place, voting center or county center, including a voter or election board worker, as appropriate, to investigate a complaint.