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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
voter registration events; posting
Purpose
Requires the Secretary of State (SOS) and each county recorder to post a list on its website of each event the SOS's Office or the county recorder's office attends and provides voter registration services. Requires the list of events to be posted within 24 hours of attendance.
Background
Blank state voter registration forms must
be supplied by the county recorder. The SOS must make voter registration forms
as prescribed by the election assistance commission for distribution through
governmental and private entities (A.R.S. § 16-151). The SOS and county recorders may place reasonable
restrictions on the number of forms to be provided to individuals or
organizations depending on the type of voter registration activity conducted
and reasonable estimates of the number of voters that the individual or group
will seek to register
(EPM
Ch. 1 (I)(A)).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires the SOS and each county recorder to post a list of each event the SOS's Office or the county recorder's office attends and provides voter registration services on the SOS's public website and the county recorder's public website.
2. Requires the list of events to be posted on the SOS's public website and the county recorder's public website within 24 hours after the SOS's, county recorder's, SOS's Staffs' or county recorder's staffs' attendance.
3. Requires the list of events to include the location, title of the event and all organizations affiliated with the event.
4. Makes technical changes.
5. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 17, 2024
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