HB 2585
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
HB 2585: military poll workers; party representatives
Sponsor: Representative Gillette, LD 30
Committee on Municipal Oversight & Elections
Overview
Permits active-duty service members with assigned orders to Arizona and their family
members who have military dependent identification to serve on an election board or act as
a challenger during elections.
History
Election boards are appointed by the county Board of Supervisors, on order of an election or
no less than 20 days prior to a general or primary election. An election board is comprised of
an inspector, marshal, judges and clerks. The inspector, marshal, judges and clerks must be
qualified voters of the precinct, if an adequate number is unavailable, they must be qualified
voters of the state. The Board of Supervisors, no more than 45 days prior to an election, must
conduct instructional classes with a written test for certification of election board members.
The Board of Supervisors may approve alternative and additional instruction and training
for election board members (A.R.S. §§ 16-531, 16-532).
Any qualified elector of the county can verbally challenge a person's eligibility to vote on
certain grounds such as the person's identity does not match the precinct register, the person
has not been an Arizona resident for at least 29 days before the election or the person has
already voted at that election. Political parties appearing on the ballot of the election may
appoint a number of mutually agreed upon representatives or agents, that are residents and
registered to vote in the state, to act as challengers (A.R.S. §§ 16-590, 16-591).
Provisions
1. Authorizes a county Board of Supervisors to appoint active-duty military members, with
assigned orders to Arizona and their family members with military dependent
identification to an election board regardless of voter registration status. (Sec. 1)
2. Allows the county chairman of a political party to appoint active-duty military members
with assigned orders to Arizona and their family members with military dependent
identification as challengers or party representatives regardless of voter registration
status. (Sec. 2)
3. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1 and 2)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note