HB 2494 Initials SJ Page 1 Caucus & COW 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