HB 2783
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
HB2783: election law violations; procedures manual
Sponsor: Representative Bolick, LD 20
Committee on Government & Elections
Overview
Revises the penalties relating to violations of elections laws and the Elections Procedures Manual
(manual).
History
The Secretary of State is tasked with prescribing rules to achieve and maintain the maximum
degree of correctness, impartiality, uniformity and efficiency on the procedures for early voting
and voting, and of producing, distributing, collecting, counting, tabulating and storing of ballots.
After consultation with the county board of supervisors, the Secretary of State prescribes these
rules in the creation of the manual (A.R.S. § 16-452).
Current statute states that crimes involving elections and crimes against the elective franchise,
and prescribing penalties therefor, apply to any general, primary or special election or to any
election called by a board of supervisors (A.R.S. § 16-1001).
Provisions
1. Modifies the penalty for any person who violates rules adopted pursuant to statute relating to
the manual from a class 2 misdemeanor to a class 1 misdemeanor. (Sec. 1)
2. Stipulates that a person who violates elections statute is guilty of a class 6 felony unless
statute defining the offense provides for a different classification. (Sec. 2)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note