SB1598

THE CONTEXT: Party Challengers The county chair of each political party represented on the ballot may designate party representatives and alternatives to act as challengers during the processing of ballots by early election boards and on election day at each polling place. A challenger may challenge an elector on the grounds that the person offering to vote is not qualified to do so or the person has already voted at that election (A.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would require each party representative to be a registered Arizona voter, specifies that each party representative must be allowed to observe the conduct of election officials, and direct party observers to pose any questions concerning procedures to the early election board supervisor.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to turn the Legislature's standard for federal candidates into an enforceable rule. It would require each party representative to be a registered Arizona voter, and would also specifies that each party representative must be allowed to observe the conduct of election officials, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.