Bill Text: AZ HB2647 | 2020 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced


Bill Title: Federal form registrations; reregistration

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-04 - House read second time [HB2647 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2020-HB2647-Introduced.html

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: federal form registrations; reregistration

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2020

 

 

HB 2647

 

Introduced by

Representative Townsend

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending Title 16, chapter 1, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-167; relating to qualification and registration of electors.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


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

Section 1.  Title 16, chapter 1, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-167, to read:

START_STATUTE16-167.  Federal form registrations; citizenship; reregistration

The secretary of state and the attorney general may assist persons who are registered to vote and who are ELIGIBLE to vote a ballot with only federal offices by providing the persons an opportunity to reregister to vote with proof of citizenship as prescribed by SECTION 16-166.  The secretary of state and the attorney general may:

1.  have access to information in the statewide voter registration database regarding the number of persons who have registered without PROOF of citizenship.

2.  Obtain and Compare information with other state and multistate databases that may have information to assist in DETERMINING whether registrants have provided PROOF of citizenship for other purposes, including driver licenses.

3.  Notify those persons of the opportunity to reregister and request their reregistration. END_STATUTE

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