Signed by Governor Doug Ducey

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes fines for impersonating election officials and requires party representatives to be registered to vote in the state.

Highlights:

• Establishes that the county chairman of each party may, for each precinct, by written appointment addressed to the election board, designate a party agent or representative and alternates for a polling place in the precinct who may act as challengers for the party which appointed him (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that at each voting place, one challenger for each political party may be present and act, but no challenger may enter a voting booth except to mark his ballot (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that not more than the number of party representatives for each party which were mutually agreed upon by each political party represented on the ballot are to be in the polling place at one time; however, if such agreement cannot be reached, the number of representatives is limited to one in the polling place at one time for each political party (Sec. 1).

• Requires that a challenger or party representative is a resident of Arizona and is registered to vote in the state (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that a person who at any election knowingly interferes in any manner with an officer of such election in the discharge of the officer's duty, or who induces an officer of an election or officer whose duty it is to ascertain, announce or declare the result of such election, to violate or refuse to comply with the officer's duty or any law regulating the election, is guilty of a class 5 felony (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that a person who knowingly modifies the software, hardware or source code for voting equipment without receiving approval or certification pursuant to section 16-442 is guilty of a class 5 felony (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that a person who knowingly impersonates any election official, including an election board member or other poll worker or a challenger or party representative designated pursuant to section 16-590, is guilty of a class 6 felony (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes fines for impersonating election officials and requires party representatives to be registered to vote in the state.

Highlights:

• Establishes that the county chairman of each party may, for each precinct, by written appointment addressed to the election board, designate a party agent or representative and alternates for a polling place in the precinct who may act as challengers for the party which appointed him (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that at each voting place, one challenger for each political party may be present and act, but no challenger may enter a voting booth except to mark his ballot (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that not more than the number of party representatives for each party which were mutually agreed upon by each political party represented on the ballot are to be in the polling place at one time; however, if such agreement cannot be reached, the number of representatives is limited to one in the polling place at one time for each political party (Sec. 1).

• Requires that a challenger or party representative is a resident of Arizona and is registered to vote in the state (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that a person who at any election knowingly interferes in any manner with an officer of such election in the discharge of the officer's duty, or who induces an officer of an election or officer whose duty it is to ascertain, announce or declare the result of such election, to violate or refuse to comply with the officer's duty or any law regulating the election, is guilty of a class 5 felony (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that a person who knowingly modifies the software, hardware or source code for voting equipment without receiving approval or certification pursuant to section 16-442 is guilty of a class 5 felony (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that a person who knowingly impersonates any election official, including an election board member or other poll worker or a challenger or party representative designated pursuant to section 16-590, is guilty of a class 6 felony (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text