Arizona 2022 2022 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HCR2025 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 03/01/2022

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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Fifty-fifth Legislature 
Second Regular Session 
House: GE DPA/SE 7-6-0-0 
 
HCR2025: government-issued voter identification 
NOW: voter identification; voting 
Sponsor: Representative Fillmore, LD 16 
House Engrossed 
Overview 
Modifies, subject to voter approval, statutes relating to voter identification. 
History 
Before receiving a ballot, each qualified elector must announce the elector's name and place of 
residence to the election official in charge of the signature roster or present the information in 
writing.  The election official is required to comply with identification requirements and the qualified 
elector is allowed within the voting area after presenting any of the following: 
1) A valid form of identification that bears the photograph, name and address of the 
elector that reasonably appears to be the same as on the precinct register; 
2) Two different items that contain the name and address of the elector that reasonably 
appear to be the same as on the precinct register; or 
3) A valid form of identification that bears the photograph, name and address of the 
elector except that if the address does not reasonably appear to be the same as the 
precinct register, the identification must be accompanied by one of the listed items in 
statute (A.R.S. § 16-579). 
Provisions 
1. Cites this Act as the Arizonans for Voter ID Act. 
2. Contains findings and declarations of purpose relating to this Act. 
3. Stipulates that any on-site early voting location or other in-person early voting location must 
require each elector to present identification as prescribed in statute before receiving a ballot. 
4. Requires an early ballot to contain a printed affidavit that can be concealed when mailed or 
delivered to the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections. 
5. Asserts that the affidavit must require the voter to provide the voter's early voter identification 
number and the voter's date of birth and signature. 
6. Outlines what additionally must be included on the statement on the printed affidavit. 
7. Directs the Secretary of State to supply instructions to early voters that additionally includes 
that the early voter must return the ballot, the voter's early voter identification number and the 
completed affidavit and outlines the statement to be included. 
8. Specifies that to be counted and valid, the completed affidavit must be received by the county 
recorder in the time period prescribed in statute.  
9. Instructs the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections to confirm the elector's 
early voter identification and date of birth as submitted by the elector pursuant to statute.    	HCR 2025 
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10. Applies the statutory cure period requirements to the elector's early voter identification and 
date of birth confirmation. 
11. Specifies that every qualified elector who appears in person at a polling place, voting center, 
on-site early voting location or other in-person voting location must comply with voter 
identification requirements. 
12. Stipulates that the form of identification must be unexpired and specifies if using a form of 
tribal identification, it must be issued by a tribal government. 
13. Asserts that another form of identification that may be used must be a valid and unexpired 
form of identification that bears the photograph, name and address of the elector. 
14. States that if the identification with a photograph does not have an address that reasonably 
appears to be the same as in the precinct register or if the identification is a valid United States 
military identification card or passport and does not contain an address, it must be 
accompanied by an additional document outlined in statute. 
15. Prohibits the Arizona Department of Transportation from charging a fee for issuing a 
nonoperating identification license if a person attests on the submitted application that the 
person has applied for such license in order to comply with any legal requirements related to 
registering to vote or voting. 
16. States that any Arizona qualified elector has standing to file any of the following: 
a) A special action to require any qualified official to enforce this Act who refuses or threatens 
to refuse to enforce; and 
b) A declaratory judgment action to determine the proper construction of this Act. 
17. Specifies that any person who files an action and prevails is entitled to an award of reasonable 
attorney fees and costs. 
18. Contains a severability clause.  
19. Directs the Secretary of State to submit this proposition to the voters at the next general 
election. 
20. Contains an applicability clause stating that these provisions apply to elections beginning no 
later than the 2024 primary election. 
21. Defines completed affidavit and early voter identification. 
22. Makes technical and conforming changes. 
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note