ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: ELECT DP 6-4-0-0

HB 2827: elections; tabulation review; referral; logs

Sponsor:  Representative Finchem, LD 11

Caucus & COW

Overview

Instructs the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections to conduct a hand count if certain conditions apply.

History

The election judge is required, for any primary, special or general election where the votes are cast on an electronic voting machine, to compare the number of votes cast as indicated on the machine with the number of votes cast as indicated on the poll list. 

Current statute requires the county officer in charge of elections to conduct a hand count at a secure facility for each countywide primary, special, general and presidential preference election.  The hand count must be conducted as prescribed by the Elections Procedures Manual and has specific requirements outlined in statute (A.R.S. § 16-602). 

Provisions

1.    ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteStipulates that the following is required of a county recorder or other officer in charge of elections when the number of ballots cast exceeds the number of registered voters on the 29th day before the date of the election:

a)    Conduct a hand count for that precinct; and

b)    Post the results of the hand count on the website of the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections. (Sec. 1)

2.    Requires the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections, within 10 days of the official canvass to:

a)    Publish the error logs, if any, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for all tabulating equipment that was used in the election; and

b)    Certify that the tabulating equipment was not connected to an external internet network between 24 hours before early ballot tabulation through the completion of ballot tabulation. (Sec. 1)

3.    States that a person will be referred to the United States Department of Justice for investigation if the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections determines that they have cast more than one ballot in an election where a federal candidate appears on the ballot. (Sec. 1)

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