FREE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1186
(Reference to House engrossed Senate bill)
Page 1, line 45, strike “and” insert a comma; after “address” insert “and mailing address from the registration forms as prescribed by section 16-152, subsection A”
Page 2, line 7, after “thousand” insert “persons”
Page 5, after line 6, insert:
“Sec. 3. Section 16-246, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-246. Early balloting; satellite locations; additional procedures
A. Within ninety days preceding the Saturday before the presidential preference election and not later than 5:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election, any elector who is eligible to vote in the presidential preference election may make a verbal or signed, written request for an official early ballot to the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections for the county in which the elector is registered to vote. If the request is verbal, the requesting elector shall provide the date of birth and birthplace or other information that if compared to the voter registration records for that elector would confirm the identity of the elector.
B. Absent uniformed services voters or overseas voters who are otherwise eligible to vote in the election may vote as prescribed by sections 16‑543, 16‑543.01 and 16‑543.02. The list of candidates that is sent as prescribed by section 16‑543.01 shall be a list of all candidates who have qualified for the presidential preference ballot by the thirty‑sixth day before the presidential preference election.
C. The county recorder may establish on‑site early voting locations at the office of the county recorder or at other locations in the county deemed necessary or appropriate by the recorder. Early voting shall begin fifteen days before the presidential preference election and shall end on the Friday before the presidential preference election.
D. The county recorder shall send by first class mail with the endorsement "do not forward ‑ address correction requested" any early ballots that are requested pursuant to subsections A and B of this section and shall include a preaddressed envelope for the elector to return the completed ballot.
E. The county recorder shall provide to each election board an appropriate alphabetized list of voters who have requested and have been sent an early ballot. Any person who is on that list of voters and who was sent an early ballot shall not vote at the polling place for that election precinct except as prescribed by section 16‑579, subsection C B.
F. The county recorder may provide for any of the following in the same manner prescribed by law for other elections:
1. Special election boards.
2. Emergency balloting for persons who experience an emergency after 5:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the presidential preference election and before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday immediately preceding the presidential preference election.
G. Sections 16‑550, 16‑551 and 16‑552 govern the use of early balloting for the presidential preference election.
Sec. 4. Repeal
Section 16-579, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by Laws 2003, chapter 260, section 18, is repealed.
Sec. 5. Section 16-584, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-584. Qualified elector not on precinct register; recorder's certificate; provisional ballot; procedure
A. A qualified elector whose name is not on the precinct register and who presents a certificate from the county recorder showing that the elector is entitled by law to vote in the precinct shall be entered on the signature roster on the blank following the last printed name and shall be given the next consecutive register number, and the qualified elector shall sign in the space provided.
B. A qualified elector whose name is not on the precinct register, upon presentation of identification verifying the identity of the elector that includes the voter's given name and surname and the complete residence address that is verified by the election board to be in the precinct or on signing an affirmation that states that the elector is a registered voter in that jurisdiction and is eligible to vote in that jurisdiction, shall be allowed to vote a provisional ballot.
C. A qualified elector whose name is on the precinct register but who does not present the form of identification required by section 16-579, subsection a shall sign the signature roster next to the voter's name and shall be allowed to vote a provisional ballot if the votEr presents one of the following forms of identification:
1. A valid Arizona driver license or nonoperating identification card.
2. A legible photocopy of the voter's birth certificate.
3. A legible photocopy of pertinent pages of the voter's United States passport.
4. A current and valid Arizona vehicle registration.
5. A current and valid certificate of Arizona automobile insurance.
6. A certificate of United States naturalization.
7. A utility bill, bank statement, government check or paycheck that shows the name and address of the voter in this state and that is dated within ninety days of the date of the election or another government document that shows the name and address of the voter in this state.
8. An Indian census card, tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe.
D. Within ten calendar days after a general election that includes an election for federal office and within five business days after any other election or not later than the time when challenged early voting ballots are resolved, the county recorder shall compare the voter's signature on the provisional ballot envelope with the voter's signature on file with the county recorder. If the voter's signature can be verified, the recorder shall forward the ballot for counting. If the signature cannot be verified, the provisional ballot shall remain unopened and shall not be counted.
C. E. If a voter has moved to a new address within the county and has not notified the county recorder of the change of address before the date of an election, the voter shall be permitted to correct the voting records for purposes of voting in future elections at the appropriate polling place for the voter's new address. The voter shall be permitted to vote a provisional ballot. The voter shall present a form of identification that includes the voter's given name and surname and the voter's complete residence address. The residence address must be within the precinct in which the voter is attempting to vote, and the voter shall affirm in writing that the voter is registered in that jurisdiction and is eligible to vote in that jurisdiction.
D. F. On completion of the ballot, the election official shall remove the ballot stub, shall place the ballot in a provisional ballot envelope and shall deposit the envelope in the ballot box. Within ten calendar days after a general election that includes an election for a federal office and within five business days after any other election or no later than the time at which challenged early voting ballots are resolved, the signature shall be compared to the precinct signature roster of the former precinct where the voter was registered. If the voter's name is not signed on the roster and if there is no indication that the voter voted an early ballot, the provisional ballot envelope shall be opened and the ballot shall be counted. If there is information showing the person did vote, the provisional ballot shall remain unopened and shall not be counted. When provisional ballots are confirmed for counting, the county recorder shall use the information supplied on the provisional ballot envelope to correct the address record of the voter.
E. G. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, when a voter is allowed to vote a provisional ballot, the elector's name shall be entered on a separate signature roster page at the end of the signature roster. Voters' names shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number V‑1. The elector shall sign in the space provided. The ballot stub shall be removed and the ballot shall be placed in a separate envelope, the outside of which shall contain the precinct name or number, a sworn or attested statement of the elector that the elector resides in the precinct, is eligible to vote in the election and has not previously voted in the election, the signature of the elector and the voter registration number of the elector, if available. The ballot shall be verified for proper registration of the elector by the county recorder before being counted. The verification shall be made by the county recorder within five business days following the election, and the voter receipt card, notification or identification card, if any, from the county recorder used therefor, if valid, shall be returned to the elector within a reasonable time thereafter. Verified ballots shall be counted by depositing the ballot in the ballot box and showing on the records of the election that the elector has voted. If registration is not verified the ballot shall remain unopened and shall be retained in the same manner as voted ballots.
F. H. For any person who votes a provisional ballot, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall provide for a method of notifying the provisional ballot voter at no cost to the voter whether the voter's ballot was verified and counted and, if not counted, the reason for not counting the ballot. The notification may be in the form of notice by mail to the voter, establishment of a toll free telephone number, internet access or other similar method to allow the voter to have access to this information. The method of notification shall provide reasonable restrictions that are designed to limit transmittal of the information only to the voter.”
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