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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
auditor general; audits; county elections
(NOW: secure online signature collection)
Purpose
Requires the Secretary of State (SOS) to continue operating and maintain full functionality and availability of the secure online portal and related systems for online signature collection and submittal of qualifying contributions (E-Qual).
Background
The SOS must provide E-Qual for qualified electors to sign nomination petitions for candidates for statewide, legislative, municipal, county and federal office or precinct committeemen and for qualified electors to submit a five-dollar contribution qualification form for Clean Elections candidates for statewide or legislative office. A candidate for statewide or legislative office may collect up to the full number of required signatures and a candidate for county or municipal office or precinct committeemen may collect up to the minimum number of required signatures through E-Qual (A.R.S. §§ 16-316; 16-317; and 16-318).
According to the 2022 Running for Office Handbook published by the SOS, E-Qual for congressional and legislative candidates will be unavailable beginning in early March 2022 to allow counties to import the 2022 district information into the statewide voter registration database (SOS).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1.
Requires the SOS to continue operating and maintain full functionality
and availability of
E-Qual and related systems for online signature collection and submittal of
qualifying contributions for candidates for federal, statewide, legislative,
city, town or county office and the office of precinct committeeman.
2. Prohibits the SOS from removing, closing or otherwise limiting access to E-Qual.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
GE 2/7/22 DPA/SE 7-6-0-0
3rd Read 2/22/22 31-28-1
(W/O emergency)
Prepared by Senate Research
March 17, 2022
MH/slp