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REFERENCE TITLE: ballot receptacles; tampering |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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SB 1519 |
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Introduced by Senators Sundareshan: Bennett
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An Act
amending title 16, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-1023; relating to early ballots.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 16, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-1023, to read:
16-1023. Ballot receptacles; tampering; exemption; violation; classification
A. A person who knowingly tampers with or opens a receptacle in which a voter or a voter's lawful agent deposits or returns a voted early ballot is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
B. This section does not apply to an election officer acting in the course of the election officer's official duties.