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House Engrossed
voter registration rolls; auditor general |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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HOUSE BILL 2753 |
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An Act
repealing section 16-138, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 16, chapter 1, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding new section 16-138; relating to qualification and registration of electors.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Repeal
Section 16-138, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.
Sec. 2. Title 16, chapter 1, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding new section 16-138, to read:
16-138. Voter registration database; auditor general; federal only voters; analysis; annual reports; investigation
A. The secretary of state shall provide access to the statewide voter registration database to the auditor general for the purposes of determining whether the secretary of state's voter registration list maintenance procedures comply with federal law with respect to voters who are registered as voters eligible to vote only for federal offices. The legislature shall appropriate sufficient monies to the auditor general to conduct this analysis at least annually.
B. After completing its analysis, the auditor general shall report its findings to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the attorney general and the secretary of state. If the analysis determines that there are persons registered to vote who are not eligible to register to vote, the secretary of state shall notify the appropriate county recorder and the county recorder shall remove those persons from the voter registration rolls.
C. Each county recorder shall submit an annual report to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate that contains the following regarding voters who are eligible to vote only for federal offices:
1. A description of the county recorder's procedures regarding registering those voters who are eligible to vote only for federal offices.
2. The number of voters in that county who are eligible to vote only for federal offices.
3. The number of those voters whose citizenship has been otherwise subsequently verified and whose status has changed to voters who are eligible to vote a full ballot.
4. A comprehensive description of the obstacles to obtaining voter registrants' documentary proof of citizenship that complies with this state's voter registration requirements and to changing their status to voters who are eligible to vote a full ballot.
5. The number of those voters who have been subsequently determined to be ineligible to vote in this state and who have been removed from the voter registration rolls.
D. The secretary of state shall perform a separate audit of the statewide voter registration DATABASE to ensure voter REGISTRATION data is accurate. The secretary of state shall conduct the audit before December 31 each year and shall report on the number of voter registration removals, the locations of the removed registrations and the reasons for the removals. The secretary of state shall submit the annual report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate and the attorney general by March 1 each year.
E. The attorney general and the county attorney shall investigate and prosecute, as appropriate, any person who is ineligible to register to vote and who knowingly registers to vote.