HB 2236
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: GE DP 7-6-0-0
HB 2236: voter registration; request required
Sponsor: Representative Hoffman, LD 12
Caucus & COW
Overview
States that an agency, division or department of this state may not register a person to vote unless
the person affirmatively requests to register to vote.
History
Current statute outlines the requirements for a resident of Arizona to be qualified to register to
vote. A person is qualified to register to vote if the person is:
1) A citizen of the United States;
2) Will be 18 or more years of age on or before the date of the regular general election
following registration;
3) Will have been a resident of Arizona 29 days before the election;
4) Is able to make a mark or write the person's name, unless prevented from doing so by
physical disability;
5) Has not be convicted of a felony or treason, unless restored to civil rights; and
6) Has not be adjudicated an incapacitated person as defined in statute (A.R.S. § 16-101).
Provisions
1. Prohibits a department, division, political subdivision or agency of this state or any person
acting on its behalf from registering a person to vote unless that person affirmatively requests
to register to vote.
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