HB 2783 — election law violations; procedures manual

HOUSEHouse FLOOREngrossed AMENDMENTelection EXPLANATIONlaw Billviolations; Number:HB 2783 Floor Amendment Bolick The BOLICK floor amendment specifies that a person who knowingly violates elections statutes is guilty of a class 6 felony.

Amendmentprocedures explanationmanual preparedState byof S.JensenArizona PhoneHouse Numberof x63864Representatives ls 2/23/2022 Fifty-fifth Legislature Bolick Second Regular Session H.B.HOUSE BILL 2783 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 16-452, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

2783AMENDING BOLICKTITLE FLOOR16, AMENDMENTCHAPTER HOUSE7, OFARTICLE REPRESENTATIVES1, AMENDMENTSARIZONA TOREVISED H.B.STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 16-1023;

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2783 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.

Section 16-452, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

16-452.

Rules;

instructions and procedures manual;

approval of manual;

field check and review of systems;

violation;

classification A.

After consultation with each county board of supervisors or other officer in charge of elections, the secretary of state shall prescribe rules to achieve and maintain the maximum degree of correctness, impartiality, uniformity and efficiency on the procedures for early voting and voting, and of producing, distributing, collecting, counting, tabulating and storing ballots.

The secretary of state shall also adopt rules regarding fax transmittal of unvoted ballots, ballot requests, voted ballots and other election materials to and from absent uniformed and overseas citizens and shall adopt rules regarding internet receipt of requests for federal postcard applications prescribed by section 16-543.

B.

The rules shall be prescribed in an official instructions and procedures manual to be issued not later than December 31 of each odd-numbered year immediately preceding the general election.

Before its issuance, the manual shall be approved by the governor and the attorney general.

The secretary of state shall submit the manual to the governor and the attorney general not later than October 1 of the year before each general election.

C.

A person who violates any rule adopted pursuant to this section is guilty of a class 2 1 misdemeanor.

D.

The secretary of state shall provide personnel who are experts in electronic voting systems and procedures and in electronic voting system security to field check and review electronic voting systems and recommend needed statutory and procedural changes.

Sec.

2.

Title 16, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-1023, to read:

16-1023.

Violation;

classification A PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY VIOLATES THIS TITLE IS GUILTY OF A CLASS 6 FELONY, UNLESS THE STATUTE DEFINING THE OFFENSE PROVIDES FOR A DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATION.

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