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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2379
election procedures manual; statutory conflict
Purpose
Requires the Legislature to provide personnel who are experts in electronic voting system
procedures and security to field check and review electronic voting systems and recommend
statutory and procedural changes. Deems, as unenforceable, any provision of the Elections
Procedures Manual (EPM) that conflicts with statute
Background
The Secretary of State (SOS) must create an EPM on the procedures for early voting and
voting, and of producing, distributing, collecting, counting, tabulating and storing ballots. The
EPM must be issued by December 31 of each odd-numbered year immediately preceding the
general election. The EPM must be approved by the Governor and Attorney General prior to
issuance. The SOS must provide personnel who are experts in electronic voting system procedures
and security to field check and review electronic voting systems and recommend needed statutory
and procedural changes (A.R.S. ยง 16-452).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires the Legislature, in addition to the SOS, to provide personnel who are experts in
electronic voting system procedures and security to field check and review electronic voting
systems and recommend needed statutory and procedural changes.
2. Allows the statutory and procedural changes recommended by the Legislature and SOS to
include changes to the EPM.
3. Deems, as unenforceable, any provision of the EPM that conflicts with statute.
4. Requires the EPM to provide for transparency and election security to the maximum extent
allowed by law.
5. Makes conforming changes.
6. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
GE 1/24/22 DP 7-6-0-0
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Read 2/22/22 31-28-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 2, 2022
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