ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session
	House: ELECT DP 6-4-0-0 | 3^rd Read: 33-27-0-0

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HB 2827: elections; tabulation review; referral; logs

Sponsor:  Representative Finchem, LD 11

House Engrossed

Overview

Instructs the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections to conduct a hand count if certain conditions apply.

History

The election judge is required, for any primary, special or general election where the votes are cast on an electronic voting machine, to compare the number of votes cast as indicated on the machine with the number of votes cast as indicated on the poll list. 

Current statute requires the county officer in charge of elections to conduct a hand count at a secure facility for each countywide primary, special, general and presidential preference election.  The hand count must be conducted as prescribed by the Elections Procedures Manual and has specific requirements outlined in statute (A.R.S. § 16-602). 

Provisions

1. Stipulates that the following is required of a county recorder or other officer in charge of elections when the number of ballots cast exceeds the number of registered voters on the 29th day before the date of the election:

a) Conduct a hand count for that precinct; and

b) Post the results of the hand count on the website of the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections. (Sec. 1)

2. Specifies that the hand count must be conducted as nearly as practicable to the requirements in statute and limited to the federal, statewide and legislative races for that precinct. (Sec. 1)

3. Asserts that only the hand count prescribed by this Act will be conducted if the same precinct is randomly selected for the hand count prescribed in statute. (Sec. 1)

4. Requires the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections, within 10 days of the official canvass, to certify that the tabulating equipment was not connected to an external internet network between 24 hours before early ballot tabulation through the completion of ballot tabulation. (Sec. 1)

5. States that the section of statute relating to civil or criminal actions applies if the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections determines that a voter has cast more than one ballot in an election where a federal candidate appears on the ballot. (Sec. 1)

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