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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
voter registrations; organizations; prohibition
Purpose
Prohibits the State of Arizona and any city, town, county or political subdivision from participating as a member of any multistate voter registration information organization that requires Arizona to provide otherwise confidential voter registration information to the organization.
Background
The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) was founded in 2012 and is funded and governed by the states that choose to be a member of ERIC. ERIC uses voter registration and motor vehicle department data submitted by member states, official death data from the Social Security Administration and official change of address data from the U.S. Postal Service to provide member states with reports in the following categories: 1) cross-state movers reports that identify voters who appear to have moved from one member state to another; 2) in-state movers reports that identify voters who appear to have changed address within the same member state; 3) duplicate reports that identify voters with duplicate registrations in the same state; and 4) deceased reports that identify voters who are deceased. Member states must request one of the outlined report types at least once per year and act on the reports in a manner consistent with applicable state and federal law. The Secretary of State is responsible for acquiring, sorting and distributing registrant information received from ERIC to the county recorders and for providing guidance on processing data received from ERIC. Currently 25 states are members of ERIC, including Arizona (EPM, Chapter 1 (IX)(B)(2); ERIC).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Prohibits the State of Arizona and any city, town, county or political subdivision from:
a) being a member of a multistate voter registration or voter registration list maintenance organization that requires Arizona to provide the organization with voter registration information that must be confidential, including:
i. the source of registration or declination to register;
ii. full or partial social security or drivers license numbers; and
iii. any records from the department of transportation; and
b) joining or entering into an agreement with any organization that imposes a duty on the state or entity that is not specifically required under Arizona law, including mailing voter registration forms to persons who are not registered to vote.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
MOE 2/14/24 DP 5-4-0-0
3rd Read 2/22/24 31-28-0-0-1
Prepared by Senate Research
February 29, 2024
AN/KS/cs