HB 2494
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: GE DPA 7-5-0-1
HB2494: voter registration events; posting
Sponsor: Representative Hoffman, LD 12
Caucus & COW
Overview
Provides that the Secretary of State and each county recorder must post on their public websites
a list of each event their office attends and provides voter registration services.
History
Current statute requires the county recorder, a justice of the peace or deputy registrar to supply,
without charge, a voter registration form to any qualified person requesting registration information
(A.R.S. § 16-131).
Information regarding the qualifications necessary to register to vote, registration deadlines for
qualifying to vote at an election, penalties for false registration and locations where additional
voter registration information may be obtained must be attached to or distributed with the state
mail in registration form. The county recorder may provide voter registration forms in quantity to
groups and individuals that request forms for conducting voter registration drives (A.R.S. § 16-
131).
Provisions
1. Repeals statute relating to the posting of voter registration events. (Sec. 1)
2. Requires the Secretary of State and each county recorder to post a list of each event their
office attends and provides voter registration services on their respective public website within
24 hours after attendance of the event. (Sec. 2)
Amendments
Committee on Government and Elections
1. Specifies that attendance of the event includes the Secretary, the recorders or their staff.
2. Requires the listed event to include at a minimum the location, title of the event and all
organizations affiliated with the event.
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note