Bill
Number: S.B. 1819
Mendez
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
Prohibits, notwithstanding any other law, the state, a
city, town, county, school district or other public body that conducts or
administers an election audit from receiving or expending private monies for
conducting or administering an election audit.
Requires a governmental body that is supervising or
conducting an election audit that was initiated before July 1, 2021, to file
weekly reports with the Secretary of State’s office that includes:
(1) the name, address and occupation of a person or entity
that contributes monies, goods or services to an entity or person that
conducts, participates or assists with the election audit,
(2) the name, address and occupation of the recipient of
monies, goods or services contributed, and
(3) the dollar amount or value of any monies, goods or
services contributed.
Requires a two-thirds vote of both houses of the
legislature for the issuance of a subpoena that compels the attendance of
persons or production of materials or equipment for an election audit.
Contains a retroactivity clause.
Page 44,
after line 5, insert:
"Sec. 37. Title
16, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
section 16-407.03, to read:
START_STATUTE16-407.03. Election
audit; private monies prohibited; reports
A. Notwithstanding
any other law, this state and a city, town, county, school district or other
public body that conducts or administers an election audit may not receive or
expend private monies for preparing for, administering or conducting an
election audit.
B. For
any election audit initiated before July 1, 2021, the governmental body that is
supervising or conducting the audit shall file a weekly public report with the
secretary of state that provides the following information:
1. The
name, address and occupation of every person or entity that CONTRIBUTES monies,
goods or services to any entity or person that conducts, participates or
assists in conducting the audit.
2. The
dollar amount or value of any monies, goods or services contributed.
3. the
name, address and occupation of the RECIPIENT of any monies, goods or services
contributed.END_STATUTE
Sec. 38. Section
41-1151, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE41-1151. Issuance
and service of legislative subpoena
A. A subpoena may be issued by the
presiding officer of either house or the chairman of any committee before whom
the attendance of a witness is desired. The subpoena is sufficient
if it states whether the proceeding is before the senate, house of representatives
or a committee, is addressed to the witness, requires the attendance of the
witness at a certain time and place, and is signed by either presiding officer
or a committee chairman. The subpoena may be served and returned in like manner
as civil process.
B. For
any subpoena to compel attendance of persons or production of materials or
equipment for an audit of an election, the subpoena may only be issued on a
two-thirds vote of both houses of the legislature.END_STATUTE
Sec. 39. Retroactivity
Section
16-407.03, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, and section 41-1151,
Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, apply retroactively to from
and after January 1, 2021."
Amend title to conform