ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

Senate: JUDE DP 4-3-0-0 | Third Read 16-11-3-0

House: FMAE DP 4-3-0-0

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SB 1237: election procedures manual; consultation

Sponsor: Senator Kavanagh, LD 3

Caucus & COW

Overview

Adds outlined public officers to the list of persons with whom the Secretary of State (SOS) must consult before prescribing the elections instructions and procedures manual (EPM).

History

Currently, statute outlines that the SOS must consult with each county board of supervisors or other officers in charge of elections before prescribing rules to achieve and maintain the maximum degree of correctness for early voting and voting and of producing, distributing, collecting, counting, tabulating and storing ballots.

The rules must be prescribed in the EPM and issued not later than December 31 of each odd-numbered year immediately preceding the general election. Before the EPM is issued, it must be approved by the Governor and Attorney General (AG). The SOS must submit the EPM to the Governor and the AG no later than October 1 of the year before the general election (A.R.S. § 16-452).

Provisions

1.   Adds county recorders and the chairpersons and ranking members of the House of Representatives and Senate committees with jurisdiction over election matters to the list of public officers with whom the SOS must consult before prescribing EPM rules. (Sec. 1)

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