Bill > HB2565

This bill amends Arizona election law to modify procedures for early voting and ballot processing, focusing on signature verification and voter communication. Specifically, the bill requires county recorders to make reasonable efforts to contact voters if their ballot signatures are inconsistent or missing, providing a cure period for voters to correct signature issues. For primary, general, or special elections involving federal offices, the cure period extends to the fifth business day after the election, with additional extended hours for signature verification. The bill mandates that county recorders provide daily updates to qualified political parties about voters with signature issues, now including the voter's precinct designation in these lists. The bill also maintains existing restrictions on early vote tabulation, preventing the release of complete or partial results until polls close, and requires counties to maintain an online ballot tracking system that allows voters to check the status of their early ballots. Additionally, the bill ensures that voters with conditional provisional ballots have an opportunity to provide proof of identification within the specified cure period. These changes aim to improve transparency, voter communication, and the integrity of the early voting process in Arizona.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/82399