HCR 2001 — citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting

SenateHouse Engrossed citizenship;

2001 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives ofOf the State ofOf Arizona, the Senate concurring:

foreign nationalcontributions; contributions prohibited;

mail-inseverability ballots;SECTION 19.

severability;

effective date SECTION 19.

INONLY ADDITIONCITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO ANYREGISTER OTHERAND QUALIFICATIONSVOTE PRESCRIBEDONCE BYFOR THISEACH CONSTITUTIONAVAILABLE OFFICE OR BYBALLOT LAW,MEASURE, ONLYIN CITIZENSANY MAYPRIMARY, REGISTERGENERAL ANDOR VOTEMUNICIPAL ELECTION IN ARIZONAARIZONA. ELECTIONS.

A FOREIGN NATIONALSNATIONAL MAYSHALL NOT CONTRIBUTEMAKE, ORAND EXPENDNO MONEYPERSON ORSHALL ANYTHINGKNOWINGLY OFACCEPT VALUEFROM TOA INFLUENCEFOREIGN ANNATIONAL, ARIZONAANY ELECTION,CONTRIBUTION ANDOR NOEXPENDITURE PERSONFOR MAYTHE KNOWINGLYPURPOSE ACCEPTOF SUCHINFLUENCING AANY CONTRIBUTION.ARIZONA ELECTION.

EVERYCONCURRENT VOTERWITH MUST SHOW VALID GOVERNMENT ISSUED PROOF OF IDENTITY BEFORE CASTING A BALLOTBALLOT, INALL EACHQUALIFIED ELECTION,ELECTORS WHETHERSHALL VOTINGBE INREQUIRED PERSONTO ORPROVIDE BYA ANYGOVERNMENT OTHERISSUED METHOD,IDENTIFICATION. AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW.

ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATION, AS PROVIDED BY LAW, SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED ELECTORS SOLELY AT THE STATE'S EXPENSE.

ARIZONATO ELECTIONSHELP SHALLENSURE BETIMELY DECIDEDELECTION SOLELYRESULTS: BY THE VOTES OF ELIGIBLE CITIZEN VOTERS.

1.

EARLY VOTING, IF AUTHORIZED BY LAW, SHALL END NO LATER THAN 7:00 P.M.

ON THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, EXCEPT THAT EARLY BALLOTS DELIVERED THROUGH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE MAY BE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE CLOSING OF POLLS ON ELECTION DAY.

2.

VOTES SHALL NOT BE CAST OR ACCEPTED AFTER POLL CLOSING TIMES ON ELECTION DAY, AS DESIGNATED BY LAW, BUT A QUALIFIED ELECTOR WHO IS STANDING IN LINE BY THE TIME POLLS CLOSE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO VOTE.

TO PREVENT ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS AND ENSURE TIMELY AND ACCURATE ELECTION RESULTS, ON ELECTION DAY ALL VOTERSQUALIFIED SHALLELECTORS MAY BE PROVIDEDOFFERED THEAN OPTIONOPPORTUNITY TO HAVERECEIVE THEIRA MAIL-IN BALLOT TABULATEDPROVIDED: AT THEIR VOTING LOCATION, AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW.

1.

THE QUALIFIED ELECTOR HAS MADE AN AFFIRMATIVE REQUEST CONFIRMING A SPECIFIC MAIL ADDRESS PRIOR TO EACH BIENNIAL GENERAL ELECTION;

2.

THE QUALIFIED ELECTOR PROVIDED DOCUMENTED PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP AT THE TIME THEY REGISTERED TO VOTE;

3.

MAIL-IN VOTING IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW;

AND 4.

ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED BY LAW ARE SATISFIED.

THEIF PEOPLEA ANDPROVISION THEOF LEGISLATURETHIS MAYACT ENACTOR LAWSITS GOVERNINGAPPLICATION ELECTIONS,TO INCLUDINGANY EARLYPERSON VOTINGOR ANDCIRCUMSTANCE MAILIS VOTING,HELD PROVIDEDINVALID, SUCHTHE LAWSINVALIDITY AREDOES RATIONALLYNOT CONNECTEDAFFECT TOOTHER APROVISIONS LEGITIMATEOR STATEAPPLICATIONS INTERESTOF INCLUDINGTHE TIMELYACT ANDTHAT ACCURATECAN ELECTIONBE RESULTS,GIVEN EFFICIENTEFFECT ELECTIONWITHOUT ADMINISTRATION,THE ELECTIONINVALID SECURITY,PROVISION ANDOR PRESERVING- PUBLIC1 CONFIDENCE- INH.C.R. THE INTEGRITY OF ELECTIONS.

2001 APPLICATION, AND TO THIS END THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE SEVERABLE.

IF A PROVISION OF THIS ACTAMENDMENT ORSHALL ITSCOMMONLY APPLICATION TO ANY PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID, THE INVALIDITY DOES NOT AFFECT OTHER PROVISIONS OR APPLICATIONS OF THE ACT THAT CAN BE GIVENKNOWN EFFECTAS WITHOUT"THE THEARIZONA INVALIDSECURE PROVISIONELECTIONS ORACT." APPLICATION,2. AND TO THIS END THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE SEVERABLE.

H.

THE LEGISLATURE SHALL APPROPRIATE ANY MONIES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.

I.

THIS ACT IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE IX, SECTION 23.

J.

THIS ACT APPLIES TO ALL ELECTIONS TAKING PLACE ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1ST, 2028.

K.

THIS AMENDMENT SHALL COMMONLY BE DESIGNATED AND LIKEWISE KNOWN AS THE "FAST ACCURATE SECURE TRANSPARENT ELECTION RESULTS ACT OR THE FAST ELECTION RESULTS ACT." - 1 - H.C.R.

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