Bill Text: AZ HB2238 | 2019 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 1st Regular | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Election procedures; manual

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-17 - Chapter 99 [HB2238 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2019-HB2238-Chaptered.html

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House Engrossed

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature

First Regular Session

2019

 

 

 

CHAPTER 99

 

HOUSE BILL 2238

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 16-452, arizona revised statutes; relating to election procedures.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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

Section 1.  Section 16-452, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE16-452.  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.  Such The rules shall be prescribed in an official instructions and procedures manual to be issued not later than thirty days prior to each December 31 of each odd-numbered year immediately preceding the general election.  Prior to 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 fewer later than ninety days 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 misdemeanor.

D.  The secretary of state shall provide personnel who are expert 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.END_STATUTE

 

 

 

 

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 17, 2019.

 

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 17, 2019.