Assigned to JUDE AS PASSED BY COW
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
AMENDED
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1063
juror summons; election worker option
Purpose
Allows the jury commissioner to give a qualified juror the option to serve as a temporary
election worker in the appropriate county in place of fulfilling a jury service obligation.
Background
Statute requires the jury commissioner or manager to summon persons for a particular juror
pool by either: 1) summoning a specific number of qualified jurors, at random, for either a trial
jury or grand jury panel; or 2) determining a specific number of persons to be summoned for a
court location and date.
In counties with multiple superior court locations, a juror must not be summoned to more
than one court location on the same date and is not required to serve in more than one court location
on any specific date. Summons must be delivered by personal notice to each person, written notice
at the person's place of residence or by telephone or mail. A person who fails to appear in response
to a notice sent by mail must be resummoned by a notice sent by mail and must not be subject to
a body attachment or fine unless the juror fails to appear in response to the second summons
(A.R.S. § 21-331).
If a person fails to respond to a second summons, the court may issue a body attachment
finding the person in contempt of the court. The person may also be fined in an amount not to
exceed $500 and may be compelled to attend jury service on another date (A.R.S. § 21-223).
Jury commissioner means the clerk of the superior court, except in any county having a
population of more than 500,000 persons, the presiding judge of the superior court may appoint a
jury commissioner. Jury manager means the person who is responsible for jury management in a
justice of the peace court or a municipal court (A.R.S. § 21-101).
An election judge is charged with assisting with the check-in process, supporting curbside
voting and the use of accessible voting devises and monitoring ballot drop-off and tabulation
(Maricopa County Elections Department).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Allows the jury commissioner to give a qualified juror, who receives a jury summons between
the period of 120 days to 90 days preceding the date of the primary election, the option to serve
as a temporary election worker in the appropriate county for the upcoming primary and general
elections, instead of fulfilling a jury service obligation. FACT SHEET – Amended
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2. Requires the jury commissioner to submit the names and contact information of prospective
jurors who express interest in serving as temporary election workers to the county officer in
charge of elections no later than 90 days before the general election.
3. Requires the county officer in charge of elections to process the names of prospective
temporary elections workers in the same manner as election board appointments and inform
the jury commissioner of prospective jurors who intend to fulfill their jury service obligation
by serving as a temporary election worker.
4. Requires the county officer in charge of elections, after receiving the names and
contact information of prospective jurors, to determine whether those persons are:
a) qualified to serve as election board workers;
b) ineligible to serve as otherwise provided by law; or
c) unwilling to serve at the location or in the position designated by the officer in charge of
elections.
5. Requires, on completion of the election and confirmation that a temporary election board
worker completed their service in that role, the county officer in charge of elections to notify
the jury commissioner that the temporary election board worker's duties were completed.
6. Adds the completion of service as a temporary election board worker to the list of actions that
constitute fulfillment of a jury service obligation.
7. Allows a prospective juror to be excused from service as a juror if the prospective juror
provides proof, from the county that employed the prospective juror, that the prospective juror
served as an election board worker within 180 days preceding receipt of the jury summons.
8. Allows prospective temporary election workers to receive all, or some, of the required training
via electronic means, at the discretion of the county officer in charge of elections.
9. Makes technical changes.
10. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee:
1. Specifies that a juror summoned between the period of 120 days to 90 days preceding the date
of the regular general election, rather than the 30-day period immediately preceding the general
election date until the last ballot is counted, may be offered the option to serve as a temporary
election worker.
2. Requires the jury commissioner to submit the names and contact information of prospective
temporary workers to the county chairpersons of the political parties no later than 90 days
before the general election.
3. Allows the county chairpersons to strike the name of any person on the prospective temporary
workers list within 10 days after receiving the list. FACT SHEET – Amended
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4. Specifies that the county chairpersons may appoint judges to serve on election boards and
county officers in charge of elections must accept the appointment unless the person is
ineligible for appointment.
5. Allows prospective temporary election workers to receive the required training via electronic
means.
Amendments Adopted by Committee of the Whole:
1. Specifies that qualified jurors who choose to serve as temporary election workers must serve
as election workers for both the upcoming primary and general elections.
2. Specifies that prospective jurors may be excused from jury service if they served as an election
board inspector, marshal, judge or clerk in an election within 180 days immediately preceding
the jury summons.
3. Requires the county officer in charge of elections, after receiving the names and contact
information of prospective jurors, to determine whether those persons are:
a) qualified to serve as election board workers;
b) ineligible to serve as otherwise provided by law; or
c) unwilling to serve at the location or in the position designated by the officer in charge of
elections.
4. Requires the county officer in charge of elections, after making the above determinations, to
appoint those persons as temporary election board workers.
5. Specifiers that prospective temporary election board workers may receive all, or some, of their
required training through web-based training modules, at the discretion of the county officer
in charge of elections.
6. Requires the county officer in charge of elections, after the election and confirmation that a
temporary election board worker completed their service in that role, to notify the jury
commissioner of that fact.
7. Adds the completion of service as a temporary election board worker to the list of actions that
constitute fulfillment of a jury service obligation.
Senate Action
JUDE 2/5/25 DPA 4-3-0
Prepared by Senate Research
March 3, 2025
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