HB2206

THE CONTEXT: The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is a non-profit organization that aims to assist states in improving the accuracy of their voter rolls and increasing access to voter registration. Arizona joined ERIC as a member state in 2017.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would prohibit the state from being a member of a multistate voter registration or voter registration list maintenance organization that requires the state to provide the organization with information derived from voter registration records except as created by this measure, instruct the County Recorder or Secretary of State to suspend a person's registration status, if they receive information from any governmental entity that the voter is ineligible because the person is: a) Deceased; b) Adjudicated an incapacitated person; c) Under 18 years old; d) Not a U.S; citizen; e) A fictitious person; or f) Has listed an address that is not the voter's legal address, and require the County Recorder or Secretary of State to provide the proper notification to a registered voter who is found to be ineligible and allow the person to revise, clarify, confirm or cancel their voter registration.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to give the people who rely on the rule clearer information and a defined reporting process. It would prohibit the state from being a member of a multistate voter registration or voter registration list maintenance organization that requires the state to provide the organization with information derived from voter registration records except as created by this measure, and would also instruct the County Recorder or Secretary of State to suspend a person's registration status, if they receive information from any governmental entity that the voter is ineligible because the person is: a) Deceased; b) Adjudicated an incapacitated person; c) Under 18 years old; d) Not a U.S. citizen; e) A fictitious person; or f) Has listed an address that is not the voter's legal address, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.