ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: GE DP 7-6-0-0

HB2783: election law violations; procedures manual

Sponsor: Representative Bolick, LD 20

House Engrossed

Overview

Revises the penalties relating to violations of elections laws and the Elections Procedures Manual (manual).

History

The Secretary of State is tasked with prescribing rules to achieve and maintain the maximum degree of correctness, impartiality, uniformity and efficiency on the procedures for early voting and voting, and of producing, distributing, collecting, counting, tabulating and storing of ballots.  After consultation with the county board of supervisors, the Secretary of State prescribes these rules in the creation of the manual (A.R.S. § 16-452). 

 

Current statute states that crimes involving elections and crimes against the elective franchise, and prescribing penalties therefor, apply to any general, primary or special election or to any election called by a board of supervisors (A.R.S. § 16-1001).

 

Provisions

1.   Modifies the penalty for any person who violates rules adopted pursuant to statute relating to the manual from a class 2 misdemeanor to a class 1 misdemeanor. (Sec. 1)

2.   Stipulates that a person who knowingly violates elections statute is guilty of a class 6 felony unless statute defining the offense provides for a different classification. (Sec. 2)

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

 

 

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