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This bill makes several changes to Arizona election laws, primarily concerning school closures on election days and the designation of polling places. Firstly, it mandates that schools operated by a school district must close on regular primary and general election days, though teachers and staff are required to conduct in-service training or development activities and cannot use personal leave time, ensuring they are compensated. Secondly, the bill expands the use of "voting centers," which are locations where any registered voter in a county can cast a ballot, allowing them to be established in addition to traditional polling places, and requires state, county, city, town, or school district offices to provide space for polling places if requested. It also clarifies that public schools with gymnasiums must provide space for polling places, exempting them from certain restrictions, and removes the ability for a school principal to deny such a request based on general reasons like space availability or safety concerns, with the exception of specific emergency situations. Finally, the bill removes "voting center" from the list of locations for which election boards are appointed, implying a shift in how voting centers are managed in relation to election board staffing.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85410