ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

HB 2852: voter registrations; organizations; prohibition

Sponsor: Representative Heap, LD 10

Committee on Municipal Oversight & Elections

Overview

Specifies that Arizona and its political subdivisions may not be a member or enter into an agreement with any multistate voter registration or voter registration list maintenance organization.

History

The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is a non-profit voter registration list maintenance organization. Arizona joined ERIC as a member state in 2017. Each member state submits its voter registration data and licensing and identification data to ERIC every 60 days. This data is used to compile ERIC's four list maintenance reports:

1) the Cross-State Movers Report identifies voters who appear to have moved from one ERIC state to another by using voter registration data and Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) data;

2) the In-State Movers Report uses the same data to identify voters who have moved within the state;

3) the Duplicate Report identifies voters with duplicate registrations in the same state by using voter registration data; and

4) the Deceased Report identifies voters who have died using voter registration data and Social Security death data.

Upon receipt of a list maintenance report that indicates a registrant has moved to a different address, the County Recorder is required to send the registrant notice of the change and a method of revising or verifying their voter registration information. If the registrant fails to revise the information or return the form within 35 days, the County Recorder must change the elector's registration status from active to inactive (A.R.S. § 16-166, ERIC).

Provisions

1. Prohibits this state and any of its political subdivisions from:

a) being a member of any multistate voter registration or voter registration list maintenance organization that requires Arizona to provide certain confidential voter registration information, such as social security numbers and drivers license numbers; and

b) joining or entering into an agreement with any organization that imposes a duty on this state, such as mailing voter registration forms to voters that are not registered to vote. (Sec. 1)

2. Prohibits a political subdivision of Arizona from joining an organization or entering an agreement with any organization that imposes a duty on the political subdivision, unless otherwise expressly required by Arizona law. (Sec. 1)

3. Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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