Arizona 2023 2023 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HB2322 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 04/11/2023

                      	HB 2322 
Initials JH 	Page 1 	Vetoed 
 
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Fifty-sixth Legislature 
First Regular Session 
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Senate: ELEC DP 5-3-0-0 | 3
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HB 2322: early ballots; signatures; guidelines; challenges 
Sponsor: Representative Kolodin, LD 3 
Vetoed 
Overview 
Designates the Secretary of State's July 2020 Signature Verification Guide as the minimum 
requirements for comparison of signatures.   
History 
In July 2020, the Arizona Secretary of State's Office released a Signature Verification Guide to 
be used as a reference in combination with the County Recorder's specific procedures for early 
ballot processing. The guide establishes a two-step process for signature verification in which 
specified characteristics of a signature are evaluated (Signature Verification Guide). 
Provisions 
1. Establishes the Secretary of State's July 2020 Signature Verification Guide as the minimum 
requirements for the comparison of signatures. (Sec. 1) 
2. Specifies signatures that cannot be verified must be rejected, except in specified 
circumstances. (Sec. 1) 
3. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2) 
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note