ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

 

HB 2304: federal only ballots; paper; tabulation

Sponsor:  Representative Townsend, LD 16

Committee on Elections

Overview

Changes the requirements for the formatting, tabulation and retention of specific ballots.

History

Current requirements for the format of a ballot include:

1)    A ballot must be printed on white paper with black ink, the paper must be of enough thickness to prevent printed words from being visible on the back of the ballot;

2)    The ballot heading reads "official ballot" in bold plain-faced letters with a heavy rule above and below the heading;

3)    Below the heading the type of election and date of election shall be printed with the name of the county and state in which the election is held;

4)    The name or number of the election precinct shall be placed on the ballot in a uniform location; and

5)    No other information shall be placed in the heading of any ballot (A.R.S. § 16-502).

Provisions

1.    ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteSpecifies that any ballot that provides voting for only federal offices must be printed on colored paper that is distinguishable from other paper ballots for that election and must include the words "federal ballot" at or near the ballot heading. (Sec. 1)

2.    Mandates that all ballots for voting only federal offices shall be tabulated and retained separately from the remainder of the ballots for that election. (Sec. 2)

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6.    Initials SJ/JB                     Elections

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