voter registration; same day

HB2036 - voter registration; same day

Elections

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Stacey Travers
Last action
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Plain English Breakdown

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Same Day Voter Registration

This bill allows people to register to vote on the day of an election or up to 28 days before, if they meet certain requirements.

What This Bill Does

Allows voters to register and cast provisional ballots during the 28 days leading up to an election if they have lived in their precinct for at least 29 days.
Permits people to register on election day by filling out a form and showing proof of residence at their polling place.
Requires that those who register under this law can only vote with provisional ballots during the specified period, but are eligible to vote normally after 29 days.

Who It Names or Affects

People who want to register to vote on election day or up to 28 days before an election.
County and state officials responsible for implementing voter registration procedures.

Terms To Know

provisional ballot: A special type of ballot used when a person's eligibility to vote is uncertain, allowing them to cast a vote that will be counted if they are later confirmed eligible.
precinct: The specific area where a voter goes to cast their ballot on election day.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill only applies to federal, statewide, and countywide elections, not partisan primary elections.
It does not specify what happens if someone registers but cannot provide proof of residence.

Bill History

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Official Summary Text

HB2036 - voter registration; same day

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HB2036 - 572R - I Ver

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voter registration; same day

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2036

Introduced by

Representative
Travers

AN
ACT

amending title 16, chapter 1, Arizona
Revised Statutes, by adding article 1.2; relating to voter registration.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 16, chapter 1, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended by adding article 1.2, to read:

ARTICLE 1.2. SAME DAY VOTER REGISTRATION

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16-115.

Registration on election day and preceding twenty-eight
days; provisional ballot; qualifying elections

A. Notwithstanding
any other law and except as provided in subsection B of this section:

1. A
person who is otherwise qualified to register to vote may register to vote
during the twenty-eight days immediately preceding an election and is eligible
to vote in that election if the person has been a resident of the county and
the precinct in which the person resides for at least twenty-nine days
immediately preceding the election, and The person completes a registration
form as provided in section 16-152.

2. A
person who is otherwise qualified to register to vote may register to vote on
election day by appearing at the polling place for the precinct in which that
person maintains the person's residence, completing a registration form as
provided in section 16-152 and providing proof of residence.

3. A
person who registers to vote pursuant to this section may vote on election day
or in the twenty-eight days immediately preceding that election only with a
provisional ballot as prescribed in section 16-584 and may vote as
otherwise provided by law for any election held at least twenty-nine days
after the election day for which the person registered.

B. Registration
pursuant to this section qualifies the person to vote only for candidates for
federal offices, including presidential electors, statewide and countywide
offices and the legislature but does not qualify a person to vote in a partisan
primary election.

C. The
secretary of state and county officers in charge of elections shall promptly
implement this article.

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