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HB 2616: registration of voters; payment; prohibition

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Townsend, LD 16

BILL STATUS: Elections

                               

 

Overview

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteStates that a person who pays or receives money for registering a person to vote is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor (6 months/$2500).

History

A county recorder, justice of the peace or deputy registrar is required to supply, free of charge, a voter registration form to any qualified person requesting registration information. The county recorder may also appoint deputy registrars to assist in distribution of registration forms, to assist in registering voters and to accept completed registration forms. A deputy registrar must be a qualified elector and must serve without pay (A.R.S. §16-131).

Provisions

1.       Prohibits a person from paying or receiving money or any item of value for registering a person to vote. (Sec. 1)

2.       Excludes an employee of a political party from penalty for paying or receiving payment for registering a person to vote. (Sec. 1)

3.       Stipulates that a person who pays or receives payment for registering a person to vote is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (Sec. 1)

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7.       Fifty-fourth Legislature                       HB 2616

8.       First Regular Session                            Version 1: Elections

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