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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
Senate: JUDE DPA 4-2-1-0 | Third Read 17-12-1-0House: FMAE DP 4-3-0-0 |
SB 1038: cast vote record; public record
Sponsor: Senator Finchem, LD 1
Caucus & COW
Overview
Requires a county board of supervisors or an officer in charge of elections to transmit the cast vote record to the Secretary of State (SOS) and prohibits the transmitted cast vote record from being altered unless otherwise prescribed.
History
A person may not perform the duties or exercise the authority of an election officer or the clerk of a county board of supervisors (BOS) or a county recorder in performance of election duties on behalf of any county, except for persons who are certified and holders of an election officer's certificate issued by the SOS. The SOS must examine applicants for election officer certificates, and may not issue a certificate to a person who has not demonstrated competency to the satisfaction of the SOS (A.R.S. § 16-407).
Precinct registers and other lists and information derived from registration forms may be used only for purposes relating to: 1) a political or political party activity; 2) a political campaign or an election; 3) revising election district boundaries; or 4) for any other purpose authorized by law. A county recorder, the SOS and other elections officers, on a request for an authorized use and within 30 days from receipt of the request, must prepare additional copies of an official precinct list and furnish them to any person requesting them on payment of a statutory fee based on the number of voter registration forms provided (A.R.S. § 16-168).
Provisions
1. Requires a county BOS or an officer in charge of elections to transmit the cast vote record to the SOS in a sortable format within 48 hours after the county BOS transmits the county canvass to the SOS. (Sec. 1)
2. Requires the transmitted cast vote record to be unaltered, except for precincts, precinct splits and ballot styles that contain fewer than 25 registered voters. (Sec. 1)
3. Specifies that, for such exceptions, a county BOS or an officer in charge of elections must include only the number of votes and number of cast vote records. (Sec. 1)
4. Prohibits a county BOS or an officer in charge of elections from randomizing or otherwise altering the original files. (Sec. 1)
5. States that the cast vote record constitutes a public record. (Sec. 1)
6. Defines cast vote record. (Sec. 1)
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