Bill Text: AZ SB1410 | 2015 | Fifty-second Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Mail ballot elections; counties
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-04 - Referred to Senate JUD Committee [SB1410 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2015-SB1410-Introduced.html
|
REFERENCE TITLE: mail ballot elections; counties |
|
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-second Legislature First Regular Session 2015
|
|
SB 1410 |
|
|
|
Introduced by Senator Quezada; Representative Velasquez
|
AN ACT
amending section 16-409, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to conduct of elections.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 16-409, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-409. Certain counties, cities, towns and school districts; mail ballot elections; report
A. Notwithstanding section 16‑558, a county, city, town or school district may conduct a mail ballot election. A mail ballot election shall be conducted as otherwise prescribed by article 8.1 of this chapter.
B. Counties, cities, towns or school districts that conduct mail ballot elections pursuant to subsection A of this section shall report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives by January 1 of each year immediately following a mail ballot election. The report shall include the following:
1. Changes in voter turnout.
2. Relative costs of mail ballot elections compared to traditional elections.
3. Suggestions for improvements or refinements in the mail ballot program.
4. Frequency and severity of mail ballot irregularities.
5. Voter satisfaction with the election process.
6. Number of nondeliverable ballots.
C. On approval of the county board of supervisors, a county may conduct a mail ballot election for all elections for that county that are administered by that county, including elections for statewide and legislative office.
