Bill Text: AZ SB1043 | 2022 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Election day; state holiday
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-06-24 - Assigned to Senate RULES Committee [SB1043 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2022-SB1043-Introduced.html
PREFILED DEC 22 2021
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REFERENCE TITLE: election day; state holiday |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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SB 1043 |
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Introduced by Senator Rogers
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AN ACT
amending sections 1-301, 16-206 and 16-402, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to election day.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 1-301, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
1-301. Holidays enumerated
A. The following days shall be holidays:
1. Sunday of each week.
2. January 1, "New Year's Day".
3. Third Monday in January, "Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day".
4. Third Monday in February, "Lincoln/Washington Presidents' Day".
5. Second Sunday in May, "Mothers' Day".
6. Last Monday in May, "Memorial Day".
7. June 2, "Native American Day".
8. Third Sunday in June, "Fathers' Day".
9. July 4, "Independence Day".
10. First Sunday in August, "American Family Day".
11. August 14, "National Navajo Code Talkers Day".
12. First Monday in September, "Labor Day".
13. September 17, "Constitution Commemoration Day".
14. Second Monday in October, "Columbus Day".
15. November 11, "Veterans' Day".
16. Fourth Thursday in November, "Thanksgiving Day".
17. December 25, "Christmas Day".
18. The primary election day and the general election day as prescribed in section 16-206.
B. When any of the holidays enumerated in subsection A of this section falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a holiday, with the exception of the holidays enumerated in subsection A, paragraphs 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13 of this section.
C. When any of the holidays enumerated in subsection A, paragraphs 2, 9, 15 and 17 of this section falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as a holiday.
D. When the holiday enumerated in subsection A, paragraph 7 of this section falls on a day other than Sunday, the Sunday following June 2 shall be observed as that holiday.
E. When the holiday enumerated in subsection A, paragraph 11 of this section falls on a day other than Sunday, the Sunday following August 14 shall be observed as that holiday.
F. When the holiday enumerated in subsection A, paragraph 13 of this section falls on a day other than Sunday, the Sunday preceding September 17 shall be observed as that holiday.
Sec. 2. Section 16-206, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-206. Election day
A. The biennial primary election day on the first Tuesday in August in the year the general election is held and the biennial general election day on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year are not legal holidays.
B. Every public officer or employee is entitled to absence from service or employment for the purpose of voting pursuant to section 16-402 on the biennial primary and general election days.
Sec. 3. Section 16-402, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-402. Absence from employment for purpose of voting; notice; violation; classification
A. A person entitled to vote at a primary or general election held within this state may, on the day of election, absent himself and for the purpose of voting, may be absent from the service or employment at which he the person is employed if there are less than three consecutive hours between the opening of the polls and the beginning of his regular workshift or between the end of his regular workshift and the closing of the polls. In such event, he may absent himself for such length of time at the beginning or end of his workshift that, when added to the time difference between workshift hours and opening or closing of the polls, will provide a total of three consecutive hours. He shall not, The person, because of such absence, shall not be liable for any penalty, nor shall any deduction be made therefor for that absence from his the person's usual salary or wages. Application shall be made for The person shall notify the employer of such absence prior to before the day of election, and the employer may specify the hours during which the employee may absent himself.
B. A person who refuses an employee the right conferred by this section, or who subjects an employee to a penalty or reduction of wages therefor, or who directly or indirectly violates the provisions of this section, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
