HB 2373 — voter registration groups; forms; identifiers

HB2373Chapter 0421 - 551R - HS Ver  of HB2373     HouseSenate Engrossed House Bill   voter registration groups;

identifiers   (now:

voter registration groups)  (now:       State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session       HOUSE BILL 2373       AN ACT   amending section 16-131, Arizona Revised Statutes;

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community colleges)       State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session       CHAPTER   HOUSE BILL 2373     AN ACT   relating to community colleges.

SectionCommunity 16-131,college Arizonadistricts; Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

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TheNotwithstanding countysection recorder,41-1279.07, Arizona Revised Statutes, for fiscal year 2021-2022, if a justicecommunity college district exceeds its expenditure limitation prescribed in article IX, section 21, Constitution of theArizona, peaceand orpursuant ato deputysection registrar41-563, shallArizona supply,Revised withoutStatutes, charge,the acommunity registrationcollege formdistrict shall have state aid pursuant to anysection qualified15-1466, personArizona requestingRevised registrationStatutes, information.withheld as follows:

1.

If the excess expenditures are less than five percent of the limitation, an amount equal to $5,000.

2.

If the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than five percent, but less than ten percent of the limitation, an amount equal to $15,000.

3.

If the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than ten percent, but less than twelve percent of the limitation, an amount equal to $20,000.

4.

If the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than twelve percent of the limitation, the amount shall be calculated according to section 41-1279.07, Arizona Revised Statutes.

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C.      APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JULY 9, 2021.

Information  regardingFILED theIN qualificationsTHE necessaryOFFICE toOF registerTHE toSECRETARY vote,OF registrationSTATE deadlinesJULY for9, qualifying2021. to vote at an election, penalties for false registration and locations where additional voter registration information may be obtained shall be attached to or distributed with the state mail in registration form.

D.

A county recorder may appoint deputy registrars to assist in distributing registration forms, to assist in registering voters and to accept completed registration forms.

A deputy registrar shall be a qualified elector and shall serve without pay.

E.

The county recorder may provide voter registration forms in quantity to groups and individuals that request forms for conducting voter registration drives.  Any person or group who submits twenty-five or more voter registration forms to be processed in a rolling calendar year shall obtain a unique identifier from the county in which they are soliciting voter registrations.

The person or group shall place that unique identifier on each voter registration form distributed or collected by that person or group regardless of where the form was obtained.

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