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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
cast vote record; public record
Purpose
Requires the county recorder to make available, as a public record, the name, voter identification number and political party registration of every person who voted in an election, and the cast vote record in a sortable format. Prohibits the county recorder from randomizing or altering the outlined records.
Background
The officer in charge of elections must ensure that electronic or digital ballot images are protected from physical or electronic access, including unauthorized copying or transferring, and that all security measures are at least as protective as those for paper ballots (A.R.S. § 16-625).
Precinct registers and other lists and information derived from voter
registration forms may only be used for: 1) purposes relating to a political
activity, political campaign or election;
2) revising election district boundaries; or 3) any other purpose authorized by
law. A county recorder, the Secretary of State or an officer in charge of
elections, on a request for an authorized use, must prepare additional copies
of the list and furnish them to any requesting person on payment of a statutory
fee that is based on the number of voter registration forms provided. Any
person in possession of a precinct register or list may not allow the register
or list to be used, bought, sold or transferred for any non-authorized purpose
(A.R.S.
§ 16-168).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Outlines records that the county recorder must make available as a public record within one hour after the closing of the polls for an election, including:
b) the cast vote record in a sortable format.
2. Prohibits the county recorder from randomizing or otherwise altering the original record files.
3. Deems, as a public record, the outlined voter information and records.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 3, 2025
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