SB 1357
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
Senate: ELEC DPA 5-3-0-0 | 3
rd
Read: 16-13-1-0
SB 1357: early ballots; affidavits; privacy
S/E: eligible persons; information; confidentiality
Sponsor: Senator Mesnard, LD 13
Committee on Municipal Oversight & Elections
Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to SB 1357
Overview
An emergency measure that authorizes family members and household members of eligible
persons to prohibit the general public from accessing their records.
History
In any county, an eligible person may request that the general public be prohibited from
accessing records relating to that person maintained by the county recorder, county assessor,
county treasurer or the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). Additionally, an
eligible person, and any other registered voter who resides at the same residence address as
the eligible person, may request that the general public be prohibited from assessing records
relating to that person, including any of the person's documents and the voting precinct
number contained in their voter registration record (A.R.S. §§ 11-483 and 16-153).
Provisions
1. Authorizes family members and household members of eligible persons to request the
county recorder, county assessor, county treasurer and ADOT to prohibit public access to
their information. (Sec. 1, 2, 4, 8)
2. Requires an eligible person requesting to restrict access to their personal information to
include the address of any property the person owns or resides at in an affidavit to the
superior court. (Sec. 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10)
3. Modifies the definition of eligible person to include family member and household member.
(Sec. 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10)
4. Expands the definition of the term personal information to include the property a public
official owns or resides. (Sec. 1, 2, 4, 8, 9)
5. Adds precinct, city or town and county to the information required on a nomination paper.
(Sec. 5)
6. Adds precinct, district or ward, city or town and county to the information required on a
nomination paper for nonpartisan candidates. (Sec. 5)
7. Adds district, precinct, city or town and county to the information required on a
nomination paper for write-in candidates. (Sec. 6)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☒ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note SB 1357
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8. Requires nomination petitions to include the candidate's precinct, city or town and
county. (Sec. 7)
9. Specifies that a law enforcement agency or employing state or local governmental entity
is not required to disclose the personal information of a family member or household
member. (Sec. 9)
10. Includes the property that a public official owns or resides at in the information that, if
knowingly released by a state or local government entity, constitutes a class 6 felony.
(Sec. 10)
11. Defines family member and household member. (Sec. 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10)
12. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10)
13. Contains an emergency clause.