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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
voter registration; state residency; cancellation
Purpose
Requires the voter registration form to include a statement that if the registrant permanently moves to another state after registering to vote in Arizona, the registrant's voter registration will be canceled.
Background
Every Arizona resident is qualified to register to vote if they meet certain criteria, including having been a resident of the state for 29 days preceding the election. A resident is defined as an individual who has actual physical presence in Arizona, or for the purposes of a political subdivision actual physical presence in the political subdivision, combined with an intent to remain (A.R.S. § 16-101). The state voter registration form must include certain identifying information of the registrant and specified statements, including a statement that the registrant is an Arizona resident and resident of the county in which the registrant is registering (A.R.S. § 16-152). A county recorder must cancel the voter registration of a registrant when the county recorder receives written information from the person registered that the person has a change of address outside the county (A.R.S. § 16-165).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires the voter registration form to include a statement that if the registrant permanently moves to another state after registering to vote in Arizona, the registrant's voter registration will be canceled.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
GE 01/26/22 DP 7-6-0-0
3rd Read 02/22/22 31-28-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 3, 2022
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