House Engrossed

technical correction; accountants; investigations

(now: voter registration; citizenship proof)

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

HOUSE BILL 2038

An Act

PROVIDING for citizenship verification to maintain voter registration.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Voter registrants; satisfactory proof of citizenship; delayed repeal

A. If a county recorder receives or has received information from the motor vehicle division of the department of transportation that a registered voter used the state voter registration form and has not provided satisfactory evidence of United States citizenship to the motor vehicle division and the voter has not provided satisfactory evidence of United States citizenship to the county recorder by some other means, the county recorder shall:

1. Within sixty days give notice to the voter that:

(a) Unless the voter provides satisfactory proof of United States citizenship as otherwise provided by law to the county recorder within thirty-five days after notice is sent, the voter will be moved to not registered status and will not be eligible to vote until valid proof of United States citizenship is provided to the county recorder.

(b) If the voter provides satisfactory proof of United States citizenship as otherwise provided by law before 7:00 P.M. on election day, the voter is eligible to vote a full ballot at that election.

(c) Voters that were registered on or before January 24, 2005, are considered grandfathered and evidence of citizenship may not be required unless they register in a different Arizona county.

(d) Voters that use an application for registration on a form produced by the United States election assistance commission may be made federal only voters if satisfactory evidence of United States citizenship is not provided to the county recorder.

2. If the voter does not provide documentary proof of United States citizenship within the time prescribed, the voter’s registration status will remain not registered and the voter will not be eligible to vote until valid proof of United States citizenship is provided. If after the next general election, the voter has not provided satisfactory proof of United States citizenship, the county recorder shall cancel the voter’s record.

B. This section is repealed from and after December 31, 2026.

(ENACTED WITHOUT THE EMERGENCY)

Sec. 2. Emergency

This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.