accessible early voting
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill makes changes to Arizona’s election laws to improve accessibility for early voting. Specifically, it updates procedures for registering voters who are temporarily absent from the state, clarifies rules for early ballot requests, and streamlines the process for overseas and visually impaired voters to receive early ballots. It also establishes a system for emergency balloting and allows for updates to voter registration information during early voting.
Key provisions
- Allows temporary absentee voters to register by affidavit of registration.
- Simplifies early ballot request procedures for uniformed and overseas voters, including the use of federal postcard applications.
- Establishes on-site early voting locations.
- Creates a process for emergency balloting during election days.
- Allows updates to voter registration information during early voting.
- Specifies procedures for federal write-in early ballots for overseas and visually impaired voters.
- Clarifies rules for designating candidates on federal write-in ballots.
- Defines procedures for transmitting early ballots to eligible voters.
Who is affected
- Voters who are temporarily absent from the state
- Overseas voters
- Visually impaired voters
- County recorders and election officials
- Registered voters in Arizona
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