Senate President Warren Petersen is warning Secretary of State Adrian Fontes of legal action following his proposed draft of the 2023 Elections Procedures Manual, which misinterprets Arizona election laws, unlawfully expands the powers of the Secretary of State, and subjects elections to a greater potential for voter fraud.
One of the most notable errors presented by the Secretary in this manual is his unlawful delay in the implementation of a 2021 state law that helps prevent voter fraud by requiring county recorders to remove any voters registered on the active early voter list who have not cast a ballot during two consecutive election cycles and have not responded to notification from the recorder that they wish to continue participation.
The Secretary does not have the legal authority to extend the early voting period for UOCAVA voters.
Ballot drop boxes encourage illegal ballot harvesting and could present security risks.
The Secretary ignores directives from a law passed this year requiring instructions of Arizona's prohibition on illegal ballot harvesting to be provided to voters who are casting early ballots.
Stockpiling Critical Medications Has Never Been More Important The letter outlines the legislature's concerns over voter registration, mail-in ballots, drop boxes, tabulation of ballots, observers from political parties, free speech suppression, and post-election audits.
The 2023 EPM also attempts to restrict counties from counting ballots by hand in accordance with SCR1037, a joint resolution that bans the use of foreign-made and noncompliant voting machines.
Read the full report from EZAZ here.
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