ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session
	Senate: GOV DP 5-3-0-0 | 3^rd Read 16-14-0-0

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SB 1068: elections manual; legislative council

Sponsor:  Senator Ugenti-Rita, LD 23

Committee on Government & Elections

Overview

Requires the Secretary of State (SOS) instructions and procedures manual (manual) to be sent to and approved by the Attorney General and Legislative Council.

History

The SOS is directed, after consultation with each county board of supervisors or other officer in charge of elections, to prescribe rules to achieve and maintain the maximum degree of uniformity, correctness, impartiality and efficiency on the procedures for early voting and voting, and of producing, distributing, collecting, counting, tabulating and storing ballots. 

The rules must be prescribed in an official manual to be issued no later than December 31 of each odd-numbered year immediately before the general election.  Before the manual is issued, it must be approved by the Governor and the Attorney General.  The SOS is instructed to submit the manual to the Governor and the Attorney General no later than October 1 of the year before each general election (A.R.S. § 16-452).

Provisions

1. Directs the SOS to submit the manual to the Attorney General and Legislative Council, rather than the Governor, no later than October 1 of the year before each general election. (Sec. 1)

2. Specifies that the manual must be approved by the Attorney General and Legislative Council, rather than the Governor, before its issuance. (Sec. 1)

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