Arizona 2022 2022 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HB2237 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/12/2022

                    REFERENCE TITLE: same day voter registration; prohibition               State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022         HB 2237           Introduced by  Representatives Hoffman: Barton, Blackman, Burges, Carroll, Chaplik, Fillmore, Griffin, Kavanagh, Parker, Pingerelli        AN ACT   amending title 16, chapter 1, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-143; relating to QUALIFICATION and registration of electors.     (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)   

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: same day voter registration; prohibition
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
HB 2237
Introduced by  Representatives Hoffman: Barton, Blackman, Burges, Carroll, Chaplik, Fillmore, Griffin, Kavanagh, Parker, Pingerelli

REFERENCE TITLE: same day voter registration; prohibition

 

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

 

 

HB 2237

 

Introduced by 

Representatives Hoffman: Barton, Blackman, Burges, Carroll, Chaplik, Fillmore, Griffin, Kavanagh, Parker, Pingerelli

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 16, chapter 1, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-143; relating to QUALIFICATION and registration of electors.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 16, chapter 1, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-143, to read: START_STATUTE16-143. Same day voter registration prohibited; violation; classification A. Except for a person who properly registers to vote as prescribed by section 16-103 or 16-543.02, An agency, department or division of this state or any person acting on its BEHALF and any political subdivision of this state or any person acting on its behalf may not register a person to vote on an election day and deem that person eligible to vote in that election.  B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 6 felony. END_STATUTE 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 16, chapter 1, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-143, to read:

START_STATUTE16-143. Same day voter registration prohibited; violation; classification

A. Except for a person who properly registers to vote as prescribed by section 16-103 or 16-543.02, An agency, department or division of this state or any person acting on its BEHALF and any political subdivision of this state or any person acting on its behalf may not register a person to vote on an election day and deem that person eligible to vote in that election. 

B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 6 felony. END_STATUTE