Arizona 2023 Regular Session

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1		-	~~Senate Engrossed~~ voting; elections; tally; prohibition. State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023 ~~SENATE BILL~~ 1265 An Act amending title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-605; relating to voting. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
	1	+	REFERENCE TITLE: voting; elections; tally; prohibition. State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023 SB 1265 Introduced by Senators Kern: Mesnard, Rogers, Wadsack; Representative Smith An Act amending title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-605; relating to voting. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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9		-	~~Senate Engrossed~~ voting; elections; tally; prohibition.
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53	68		amending title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-605; relating to voting.
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63	78		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-605, to read: START_STATUTE16-605. Elections; prohibited voting methods A. For every election held in this state, the person who receives the highest number of legal votes shall be declared elected. B. This state or a city, town, county or political subdivision of this state may not use any of the following voting methods in an election or nomination process for any state, city, town, county or federal office that does any of the following: 1. Allows voters to select or rank, designate or otherwise indicate approval of or preference for more candidates than are eligible to be declared elected for any office. 2. allows ballots cast to be tabulated in any manner that involves the elimination of candidates through multiple rounds of tabulation or the transfer or redistribution of votes between or among candidates. 3. Requires the ranking of every candidate for an office as a condition of a voter's vote being counted in the final tally. END_STATUTE
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65	80		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
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67	82		Section 1. Title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-605, to read:
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69	84		START_STATUTE16-605. Elections; prohibited voting methods
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71	86		A. For every election held in this state, the person who receives the highest number of legal votes shall be declared elected.
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73	88		B. This state or a city, town, county or political subdivision of this state may not use any of the following voting methods in an election or nomination process for any state, city, town, county or federal office that does any of the following:
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75	90		1. Allows voters to select or rank, designate or otherwise indicate approval of or preference for more candidates than are eligible to be declared elected for any office.
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77	92		2. allows ballots cast to be tabulated in any manner that involves the elimination of candidates through multiple rounds of tabulation or the transfer or redistribution of votes between or among candidates.
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79	94		3. Requires the ranking of every candidate for an office as a condition of a voter's vote being counted in the final tally. END_STATUTE