ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
VETOED
active early voting lists; removal
Purpose
Decreases, from two consecutive election cycles to one election cycle, the number of election cycles in which a person may fail to vote an early ballot and remain on the active early voting list (AEVL).
Background
A voter may
request to be included on a list of voters who receive an early ballot by mail
for any election in which the voter registration roll is used to prepare the
election register. A county recorder must maintain the AEVL as part of the
voter registration roll. To be included on the AEVL, a voter must make a
written request to have the voter's name added to the AEVL for all elections in
which the applicant is eligible to vote. The application must include the
voter's:
1) name; 2) residence address; 3) mailing address; 4) date of birth; 5)
signature; and 6) an attestation that the voter is a registered voter who is
eligible to vote in the county of residence. On receipt of a request to be
included on the AEVL, the county recorder or other officer in charge of
elections must compare the signature on the request with the signature on the
voter's registration file and mark the voter's registration file as an active
early ballot request. By the first day of early voting, the county recorder or
other officer in charge of elections must mail an early ballot to all eligible
voters on the AEVL. After a voter has requested to be included on the AEVL, the
voter must be sent an early ballot by mail automatically until: 1) the voter
requests, in writing, to be removed from the AEVL; 2) the voter's registration
or eligibility for registration is moved to inactive status or canceled; 3)
notice sent by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections is
returned undeliverable and the voter's continued desire to remain on the list
is undetermined; or 4) the voter fails to vote an early ballot in all elections
for two consecutive election cycles (A.R.S.
§ 16-544).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Decreases, from two consecutive election cycles to one election cycle, the number of election cycles in which a person may fail to vote an early ballot and remain on the AEVL.
2. Makes conforming changes.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Governor's Veto Message
The Governor indicates in her veto message that the AEVL is secure and convenient for voters and that H.B. 2415 does not make voting more accessible, accurate and secure.
House Action Senate Action
MOE 2/8/23 DP 6-4-0-0 ELEC 3/20/23 DP 5-3-0
3rd Read 2/21/23 31-29-0 3rd Read 4/4/23 16-14-0
Vetoed by the Governor on 4/6/23
Prepared by Senate Research
April 10, 2023
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