SB1052

THE CONTEXT: A person temporarily absent from this state may be eligible to vote in several circumstances including: 1) submittal of an affidavit of registration by a qualified registrant; 2) submittal of a federal postcard application by qualified persons under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA); 3) an overseas UOCAVA voter who has been discharged or separated from service in specific circumstances; and 4) a United States citizen who has never resided in the United States if their parent is a citizen who is registered to vote in this state (A. R.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would remove language allowing a United States citizen, who has never resided in the United States, to vote by federal write-in absentee ballot if that citizen has a parent who is a citizen and registered to vote in Arizona and make technical and conforming changes.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to make election administration and accountability rules for voter registration more definite. It would remove language allowing a United States citizen, who has never resided in the United States, to vote by federal write-in absentee ballot if that citizen has a parent who is a citizen and registered to vote in Arizona, and would also make technical and conforming changes, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.