HB2238 (drop boxes), HB2617 (voter roll maintenance), and HB2710 (public upload of voter rolls and poll observers) have passed Senate COW.

Sen. Ugenti-Rita offered a floor amendment to HB2238 to prohibit drop boxes entirely, instead of require they be under 24 hour surveillance. It failed in COW, but Sen. Ugenti-Rita motioned to add the amendment into the report and has called for a roll call vote, which is occuring now.

The motion has failed to pass. HB2238 was originally a prohibition on drop boxes, but was amended to require 24 hour election staff or video surveillance IF they were to be used, in order to get enough votes in the House. If the bill passes on 3rd Read, it goes to the Governor.

The Senate has passed HB2236. Sponsored by Rep. Hoffman, HB2236 prohibits any governmental entity from registering a person to vote without the person’s affirmative request to register - proactively preventing automatic voter registration. The bill now heads to the Governor for signature.

The Senate has FAILED to pass HB2238. Sponsored by Rep. Hoffman, HB2238 would have prohibited the use of unmonitored drop boxes, requiring that they be under 24 hour election staff or video surveillance.

Sen. Ugenti-Rita is a No without her amendment to prohibit drop boxes entirely. Sen. Boyer called the bill an unfunded mandate during COW (though the bill does not mandate counties utilize drop boxes at all, rather it requires that they be under 24 hour surveillance IF they are used). Earlier in session, a prohibition did not have the votes to get out of the House.

The Senate has PASSED HB2617. Sponsored by Rep. Chaplik, HB2617 ensures clean and current voter rolls, requiring counties to check several databases monthly and cancel the registrations of those no longer qualified. The bill was amended in the Senate, so it will go back to the House for a Final Vote before going to the Governor. Thanks to the over 4,000 activists who sent emails to their Senators, and thank you Rep. Chaplik for sponsoring this bill!

The Senate has adjourned until tomorrow at 1:30PM. HB2710 did not go on the board for a vote.

The House has gaveled in and is scheduled to reconsider two important election integrity measures that failed last week: SB1362 (on-site tabulation of early ballots) and SB1260 (preventing duplicate voter registrations). Additionally, HB2617 (comprehensive voter roll maintenance) is scheduled for a final vote.

The House is currently debating SB1412 in COW, a bill subject to a strike-everything amendment to prohibit the instruction of CRT in classrooms (similar to the ban that passed last session, but struck down by the supreme court due to the process by which it was enacted, not the content of the bill)

To sum up the opposition to SB1412 on the House Floor right now: they don’t know how they can teach historical events without propagandizing students with CRT. The bill prohibits assigning blame or judgement on the basis of race or ethnicity, promoting that one race or ethnic group is inherently morally or intellectually superior to another race or ethnic group, that an individual’s moral character is determined by the individual’s race or ethnicity, or that an individual, by virtue of the individual’s race, bears responsibility for actions committed by other members of the same race.

Liberal activists could not maintain decorum and began arguing with the Chair from the Gallery. The Gallery has been cleared until they can get the pro-CRT protestors removed, delaying votes on the remaining bills.

Floor has resumed. The activists were not removed, but given a final warning instead. Rep. Grantham motioned to move the previous question (which ends debate on the bill, ending the grandstanding from those opposing the bill) to take it directly to a vote.

The House has PASSED SB1412. It now heads back to the Senate for a final vote before going to the Governor.

The House has PASSED SB1260! Sponsored by Sen. Mesnard, SB1260 helps prevent duplicate voter registrations by requiring election officials, when informed that an individual is registered in another jurisdiction, to confirm with the election official in that jurisdiction and cancel the registration. Additionally, SB1260 classifies as a class 5 felony knowingly providing a mechanism for voting to a person who is registered in another state. It now heads to the Governor.

The House has PASSED SB1362! Sponsored by Sen. Mesnard, SB1362 establishes a process to allow voters to bring their early ballots to the polls on election day, show ID, sign the poll book, and then remove the ballot from the envelope and tabulate it then and there - increasing the number of voters showing up to the polls on election day and showing ID, and speeding up the tabulation process. It also has safeguards in place, requiring that the counties reconcile the number of voters who signed the poll book with the number of envelopes deposited and the number of ballots tabulated before certifying the results, ensuring back end auditability. Thank you to Sen. Mesnard for sponsoring this bill, and thanks to everyone who sent emails and signed in on RTS! It now heads to the Governor.

The House has PASSED HB2617 on final read. It now heads to the Governor for a signature. Grassroots have sent 4,404 emails in SUPPORT of this critical election integrity bill and 429 activists have given it a 👍 on RTS! Thanks Rep. Chaplik for sponsoring, now it’s time to tell Governor Ducey to SIGN HB2617!

Tell Governor Ducey to ensure clean and current voter rolls by SIGNING HB2617! https://www.votervoice.net/AZFEC/Campaigns/95249/Respond

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