SB 1289 — elections; canvass; certification; acknowledgment

Fifty-seventhSenate LegislatureEngrossed Federalism,elections; Military Affairs & Elections First Regular Session S.B.

1289canvass; PROPOSED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO S.B.

1289certification; (Reference to Senate engrossed bill) Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Sectionacknowledgment 1.State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session SENATE BILL 1289 AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 16-642 AND 16-646, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

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appropriation;1289 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

delayedSection repeal1. A.

TheSection secretary16-642, ofArizona state,Revised inStatutes, cooperation and consultation with county recorders and election officers, shall establish an election worker communications platform that is suitableamended forto mobileread: application and use by election administrators and election workers, including poll workers, drivers, warehouse and supply workers, voter registration workers and central count center workers.

16-642.

Canvass of election;

postponements A.

The governing body holding an election shall meet and ACKNOWLEDGE WITHOUT PREJUDICE THE canvass OF the election as follows:

1.

The governing board of a county shall meet and ACKNOWLEDGE WITHOUT PREJUDICE THE canvass OF THE ELECTION as follows:

(a) For the primary election, not later than the second Monday after the election.

(b) For the general election, not later than the third Thursday after the election.

2.

The secretary of state shall ACKNOWLEDGE WITHOUT PREJUDICE THE canvass OF THE ELECTION as follows:

(a) For the primary election, not later than the third Thursday after the election.

(b) For the general election, not later than the third Monday after the election.

3.

The governing body of a city, town or special district shall meet and ACKNOWLEDGE WITHOUT PREJUDICE THE canvass OF the election not less than six days and not more than twenty days following the election.

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TheIf, sumat the time of $200,000the ismeeting appropriatedof fromthe governing body, the statereturns generalfrom fundany polling place in fiscalthe yearelection 2025-2026district where the polls were opened and an election held are found to be missing, the secretaryACKNOWLEDGEMENT ofWITHOUT statePREJUDICE forOF THE canvass OF THE ELECTION shall be postponed from day to day until all the purposesreturns ofare thisreceived act.or until six postponements have been had.

The THIS subsection does not apply to the county board of supervisors' ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF THE canvass of the primary and general election.

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2.

Section 16-646, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

16-646.

Statement, contents and mailing of official canvass A.

When the result of the canvass is determined AND ACKNOWLEDGED WITHOUT PREJUDICE AS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 16-642, a statement, known and designated as the official canvass, shall be entered on the official record of the election district that shall show SHOWS:

1.

The number of ballots cast in each precinct and in the county.

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The number of ballots rejected in each precinct and in the county.

3.

The titles of the offices voted for and the names of the persons, together with the party designation, if any, of each person voted for to fill the offices.