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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2494
voter registration events; posting
Purpose
Requires the Secretary of State (SOS) and each county recorder to post a list of any events
the SOS' office or county recorder's office attends and provide voter registration services within
24 hours accordingly on the appropriate public websites. Requires the list to include the location,
the title and all organizations affiliated with the event.
Background
A county recorder is responsible for supplying, at no cost, state voter registration forms to
all federal, state, county and local government agencies, political parties and private organizations
located within a county recorder’s jurisdiction that conduct voter registration activities. The SOS
is responsible for supplying, at no cost, federal forms to all federal, state, county and local
government agencies, political parties and private organizations that conduct voter registration
activities (A.R.S. § 16-151). A county recorder may appoint deputy registrars to assist in
distributing voter registration forms, to assist in registering voters and to accept completed
registration forms. A county recorder is also responsible for supplying mail-in voter registration
forms at public offices open to the public. A county recorder must attach or distribute, along with
the voter registration form, information about the qualifications to register to vote, the deadlines
to register to vote, penalties for false registration and locations where additional voter registration
information may be obtained (A.R.S. § 16-131).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires the SOS and each county recorder to post a list of any events the SOS' office or county
recorder's office attends and provides voter registration services within 24 hours.
2. Requires the list of events to:
a) be posted on the SOS' or county recorder's public website; and
b) include the location, title of the event and all organizations affiliated with the event.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
GE 2/2/22 DPA 7-5-0-1
3
rd
Read 2/22/22 31-28-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 9, 2022
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