Arizona 2022 Regular Session

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1		-	~~Senate~~ Engrossed ~~House Bill~~ election integrity fund State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022 HOUSE BILL 2493 An Act repealing section 16-604, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding a new section 16-604; repealing Laws 2021, chapter 405, section 48; appropriating monies; relating to the conduct of elections. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
	1	+	House Engrossed election integrity fund State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022 HOUSE BILL 2493 An Act repealing section 16-604, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding a new section 16-604; repealing Laws 2021, chapter 405, section 48; appropriating monies; relating to the conduct of elections. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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53	53		repealing section 16-604, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding a new section 16-604; repealing Laws 2021, chapter 405, section 48; appropriating monies; relating to the conduct of elections.
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63		-	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Repeal Section 16-604, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed. Sec. 2. Title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section 16-604, to read: START_STATUTE16-604. Election integrity fund; purpose; exemption A. The election INTEGRITY fund is ESTABLISHED consisting of legislative appropriations. The state treasurer shall administer the fund. B. Monies in the fund may be used only to pay county RECORDERS for election security, cybersecurity measures and IMPROVEMENTS, including for additional staffing. C. County recorders shall apply for monies from the fund and, on review and approval by the state treasurer, the state treasurer shall make payments from the fund. D. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. END_STATUTE Sec. 3. Repeal Laws 2021, chapter 405, section 48 is repealed. Sec. 4. Appropriation; election integrity fund; exemption A. The sum of $12,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the election integrity fund established by section 16-604, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act. The state treasurer shall distribute not more than the following amounts from the election integrity fund in a single general election cycle: 1. $3,000,000 to Maricopa county. 2. $1,000,000 to Pima county. 3. Not more than a total of $8,000,000 to counties with a population of less than one million persons. The monies shall be allocated to counties on a pro rata basis based on the number of registered voters in each county on the effective date of this act. B. The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.
	63	+	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Repeal Section 16-604, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed. Sec. 2. Title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section 16-604, to read: START_STATUTE16-604. Election integrity fund; purpose; exemption A. The election INTEGRITY fund is ESTABLISHED consisting of legislative appropriations. The state treasurer shall administer the fund. B. Monies in the fund may be used only to pay county RECORDERS for election security, cybersecurity measures and IMPROVEMENTS, including for additional staffing. C. County recorders shall apply for monies from the fund and, on review and approval by the state treasurer, the state treasurer shall make payments from the fund. D. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. END_STATUTE Sec. 3. Repeal Laws 2021, chapter 405, section 48 is repealed. Sec. 4. Appropriation; election integrity fund; exemption A. The sum of $12,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the election integrity fund established by section 16-604, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act. B. The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.
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65	65		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
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69	69		Section 16-604, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.
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71	71		Sec. 2. Title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section 16-604, to read:
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75	75		A. The election INTEGRITY fund is ESTABLISHED consisting of legislative appropriations. The state treasurer shall administer the fund.
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77	77		B. Monies in the fund may be used only to pay county RECORDERS for election security, cybersecurity measures and IMPROVEMENTS, including for additional staffing.
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81	81		D. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. END_STATUTE
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89		-	A. The sum of $12,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the election integrity fund established by section 16-604, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act. The state treasurer shall distribute not more than the following amounts from the election integrity fund in a single general election cycle:
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95		-	3. Not more than a total of $8,000,000 to counties with a population of less than one million persons. The monies shall be allocated to counties on a pro rata basis based on the number of registered voters in each county on the effective date of this act.
	89	+	A. The sum of $12,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the election integrity fund established by section 16-604, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.
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97	91		B. The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.