SB1001

THE CONTEXT: When an elector is required to present a valid form of identification, the elector must present: 1) a valid form of identification bearing the photograph, name and address of the elector that is the same to the information in the precinct register; 2) two differing items containing the name and address of the elector that match the information in the precinct register which can include specified bills, bank statements, insurance cards, tribal enrollment cards and valid id's; or 3) if the address on a valid form of identification does not appear to be the same as that on the precinct register, then it must be a...

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would authorize a county to provide for on-site tabulation during the period of early voting, authorize counties that provide for on-site tabulation of early ballots to conduct the required logic and accuracy testing of the associated vote tabulating equipment within 50 days before election day, and clarify that the revised logic and accuracy timeline for a county's on-site tabulation equipment does not affect the deadlines for performing logic and accuracy testing on other equipment.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to give Arizonans and public officials a defined option for early ballots under state law. It would authorize a county to provide for on-site tabulation during the period of early voting, and would also authorize counties that provide for on-site tabulation of early ballots to conduct the required logic and accuracy testing of the associated vote tabulating equipment within 50 days before election day, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.