SB 1466 — voting centers; board of supervisors

SB1466 - 532R - SH Ver       SenateHouse Engrossed Senate Bill         State of Arizona Senate Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session     SENATE BILL 1466       AN ACT   amending sections 16‑193 and 16-411, Arizona Revised Statutes;

amending sections 16‑542,16‑542 16‑558.02 and 16‑584, Arizona Revised Statutes;

4.  Only on a specific resolution of the board of supervisors, the board may authorize the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections to use of additional types of voting and to determine additional voting locations as follows:

(a)  Voting centers in place of or in addition to specifically designated polling places.  A voting center shall allow is a physical location that allows any voter in that county to receive the appropriate ballot for that voter on election day and lawfully cast the ballot for an election.  Voting centers may be established in coordination and consultation with the county recorder,  or other officer in charge of elections at other county offices or at other locations in the county deemed appropriate.  ON ELECTION DAY, A VOTING CENTER IS DEEMED TO BE A POLLING PLACE AND SECTIONS 13-3102, 16-515 AND 16-579 APPLY.  A VOTING CENTER MAY BE USED AS AN EARLY VOTING LOCATION AS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 16-54216-542. AND AS A BALLOT REPLACEMENT LOCATION AS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 16‑558.02.

ON A specific RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, the board may authorize the county recorder may or other officer in charge of elections to also establish any other early voting locations in the county the recorder deems deemed necessary.  Anecessary.  If an actual emergency occurs on election day or during the tHREE‑day period immediately preceding election day, a COUNTY RECORDER OR OTHER OFFICER IN CHARGE OF ELECTIONS MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE APPROVED EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS AND SHALL NOTIFY THE PUBLIC AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGARDING THESE CHANGES AS SOON AS IS PRACTICABLE. PRACTICABLE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, A COUNTY RECORDER OR OTHER OFFICER IN CHARGE OF ELECTIONS WHO ESTABLISHES EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS MAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE THOSE EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS DURING THE THREE-DAY PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ELECTION DAY, EXCEPT THAT ON-SITE EARLY VOTING SHALL END AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT PRECINCT REGISTERS AND OTHER ELECTION MATERIALS ARE REVISED FOR USE ON ELECTION DAY TO INDICATE WHICH VOTERS HAVE REQUESTED AN EARLY BALLOT, WHICH VOTERS HAVE ALREADY VOTED AND WHICH VOTERS ARE ON THE INACTIVE VOTER LIST.

on the eleventh day preceding the election. election.  An An elector who appears personally no later than 5:00 p.m.

on the Friday preceding the election at an on‑site early voting location that is established by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall be given a ballot and permitted to vote at the on‑site location,location.  EXCEPTIf THAT IF THE COUNTY RECORDER OR OTHER OFFICER IN CHARGE OF ELECTIONS IS ABLE TO REVISE PRECINCT REGISTERS AND OTHER ELECTIONS MATERIALS IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR USE ON ELECTION DAY AS PRESCRIBED BY SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION, THE COUNTY RECORDER OR OTHER OFFICER IN CHARGE OF ELECTIONS MAY OPERATE THE ON-SITE EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS DURING THE THREE-DAY PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ELECTION DAY.  If an elector's request to receive an early ballot is not complete and correct but complies with all other requirements of this section, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall attempt to notify the elector of the deficiency of the request.

on the Monday preceding the electionelection, and if early voting for that election has ended in that county, qualified electors may request to vote early in the manner prescribed by the county recorder of their respective county.  For the purposes of this subsection, "emergency" means any unforeseen circumstances that would prevent the elector from voting at the polls.

J.  All original and completed early ballot request forms that are received by a candidate, political committee or other organization shall be submitted within six business days after receipt by a candidate, political committee or other organization or eleven days before the election day, whichever is earlier, to the political subdivision that will conduct the election. election.  Any Any person, political committee or other organization that fails to submit a completed early ballot request form within the prescribed time is subject to a civil penalty of up to twenty‑five dollars per day for each completed form withheld from submittal.  Any person who knowingly fails to submit a completed early ballot request form before the submission deadline for the election immediately following the completion of the form is guilty of a class 6 felony.

END_STATUTE Sec. 6.  Section 16-558.02,16-584, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE16-558.02.  Replacement ballots A.  The county recorder or other officer in charge of the election elections shall determine a central location one or more locations in the district appropriate jurisdiction for electors to obtain a replacement ballot.  The each location shall be open until 7:00 p.m.

of the day of the election.  An elector may obtain a replacement ballot until 7:00 p.m.

on the day of the election on presentation of a signed, sworn statement that the ballot was lost, spoiled, destroyed or not received cast.

B.  The recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall keep a record of each replacement ballot provided pursuant to this section.

C.  If an elector to whom a replacement ballot is issued votes more than once, only the first ballot received shall be counted.

END_STATUTE Sec. 7.  Section 16-584, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

C.  If a voter has moved to a new address within the county and has not notified the county recorder of the change of address before the date of an election, the voter shall be permitted to correct the voting records for purposes of voting in future elections at the appropriate polling place for the voter's new address.  The voter shall be permitted to vote a provisional ballot.  The voter shall present a form of identification that includes the voter's given name and surname and the voter's complete residence address.address.  The residence address must be within the precinct in which the voter is attempting to vote, and the voter shall affirm in writing that the voter is registered in that jurisdiction and is eligible to vote in that jurisdiction.

The residence address must be within the precinct in which the voter is attempting to vote, and the voter shall affirm in writing that the voter is registered in that jurisdiction and is eligible to vote in that jurisdiction.

E.  When a voter is allowed to vote a provisional ballot, the elector's name shall be entered on a separate signature roster page at the end of the signature roster. roster.  Voters' Voters' names shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number V‑1.  The elector shall sign in the space provided.

The ballot stub shall be removed and the ballot shall be placed in a separate envelope, the outside of which shall contain the precinct name or number, a sworn or attested statement of the elector that the elector resides in the precinct, is eligible to vote in the election and has not previously voted in the election, the signature of the elector and the voter registration number of the elector, if available.  The ballot shall be verified for proper registration of the elector by the county recorder before being counted.  The verification shall be made by the county recorder within ten calendar days after a general election that includes an election for a federal office and within five business days following any other election, and the voter receipt card, notification or identification card, if any, from the county recorder used therefor, if valid, shall be returned to the elector within a reasonable time thereafter.  Verifiedthereafter.  Verified ballots shall be counted by depositing the ballot in the ballot box and showing on the records of the election that the elector has voted.  If registration is not verified the ballot shall remain unopened and shall be retained in the same manner as voted ballots.