HB 2785 — early voting; absentee; military

REFERENCEHouse TITLE:Engrossed early voting;

early voting;

military State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session HBHOUSE BILL 2785 IntroducedAN byACT RepresentativesAMENDING Harris:SECTIONS 16-126, 16-225, 16-228 AND 16-245, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

Heap, Jones AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 16-126, 16-225, 16-228 AND 16-245, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - HBH.B. 2785 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

2785 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

If there is not a newspaper of general circulation in the election - 1 - HBH.B. 2785 district, the governing body shall post the call of election on the governing body's public website and at other locations at which the governing body customarily posts public notice of the governing body's public meetings.

2785 district, the governing body shall post the call of election on the governing body's public website and at other locations at which the governing body customarily posts public notice of the governing body's public meetings.

Ballots and ballot labels for the presidential preference election shall be printed on different colored paper or white paper with a different colored stripe for each party represented on the presidential - 2 - HBH.B. 2785 preference election ballot.

2785 preference election ballot.

- 3 - HBH.B. 2785 D.

2785 D.

On a specific finding of the board, included in the order or resolution designating polling places pursuant to this subsection, that no - 4 - HBH.B. 2785 suitable polling place is available within a precinct, a polling place for that precinct may be designated within an adjacent precinct.

2785 suitable polling place is available within a precinct, a polling place for that precinct may be designated within an adjacent precinct.

- 5 - HBH.B. 2785 (c) If an emergency voting center established pursuant to this section becomes unavailable and there is not sufficient time for the board of supervisors to convene to approve an alternate location for that emergency voting center, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections may make changes to the approved emergency voting center location and shall notify the public and the board of supervisors regarding that change as soon as practicable.

2785 (c) If an emergency voting center established pursuant to this section becomes unavailable and there is not sufficient time for the board of supervisors to convene to approve an alternate location for that emergency voting center, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections may make changes to the approved emergency voting center location and shall notify the public and the board of supervisors regarding that change as soon as practicable.

- 6 - HBH.B. 2785 G.

2785 G.

- 7 - HBH.B. 2785 1.

2785 1.

- 8 - HBH.B. 2785 D.

2785 D.

A certified claim shall be presented to the secretary of state by the board of supervisors for the actual cost of printing, labeling and postage of each sample ballot actually mailed, and the - 9 - HBH.B. 2785 secretary of state shall direct payment of the authenticated claim from funds of the secretary of state's office.

2785 secretary of state shall direct payment of the authenticated claim from funds of the secretary of state's office.

The county recorder may SHALL establish A SINGLE on-site early voting locations LOCATION at the recorder's office MAIN OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER, which shall be open - 10 - HBH.B. 2785 and available for use beginning ON the same day that a county begins to send out the early ballots.

2785 and available for use beginning ON the same day that a county begins to send out the early ballots.

52 United States Code section 20310) or a voter whose information is protected pursuant to section 16-153 that is - 11 - HBH.B. 2785 received by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections more than ninety-three days before the election is valid.

2785 received by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections more than ninety-three days before the election is valid.

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 - 12 - HBH.B. 2785 elections shall be given a ballot after presenting identification as prescribed in section 16-579 and shall be permitted to vote at the on-site location.

2785 elections shall be given a ballot after presenting identification as prescribed in section 16-579 and shall be permitted to vote at the on-site location.

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2785 J.

The absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter shall designate the means of communication for receiving voting materials, whether by way of the internet, fax transmittal or other electronic means - 14 - HBH.B. 2785 EMAIL or by mail, and the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall provide responses and materials in the format designated by the requesting voter.

2785 EMAIL or by mail, and the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall provide responses and materials in the format designated by the requesting voter.

42 United States Code section 1973ff), as amended by the - 15 - HBH.B. 2785 Ronald W.

2785 Ronald W.

The early voter shall fold the ballot, if a paper ballot, so as to conceal the vote and deposit the voted ballot in the envelope provided for that purpose, which shall be securely sealed and, together with the affidavit, delivered or mailed to the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections of the political subdivision in which the elector is registered or deposited by the voter or the voter's agent at - 16 - HBH.B. 2785 any polling place in the county.

2785 any polling place in the county.

- 17 - HBH.B. 2785 C.

2785 C.