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16-549. Special election boards; expenses; voting procedure (formatting only)
for ill electors or electors with disabilities
A. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections, for (formatting only)
the purpose of making it possible for qualified electors who are ill or
have a disability to vote, may appoint such number of special election
boards as needed. In a partisan election, each such board shall consist (formatting only)
of two members, one from each of the two political parties that cast the
highest number of votes in the state in the last preceding general (formatting only)
election. The county chairman of each such party shall furnish, within (formatting only)
sixty days before the election day, the county recorder or other officer
in charge of elections with a list of names of qualified electors within
the chairman's political party, and such additional lists as may be (formatting only)
required, from which the county recorder or other officer in charge of
elections shall appoint members to such special election boards. The (formatting only)
county recorder or other officer in charge of elections may refuse for
cause to appoint or may for cause remove a member of this board. A person (formatting only)
who is a candidate for an office other than precinct committeeman is not
eligible to serve on the special election board for that election.
B. Members of special election boards appointed under this section (formatting only)
shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in the manner provided by law and
shall also receive such compensation as the board of supervisors or the
governing body prescribes, all of which shall be paid by the county or
other political subdivision.
C. In lieu of the mailed early ballot procedure, any qualified (formatting only)
elector who is confined as the result of a continuing illness or physical
disability and is, therefore, not able to go to the polls on the day of
the next election and who does not wish to vote by the mailed early ballot
procedure, may make a verbal or a signed written request to the county (formatting only)
recorder or other officer in charge of elections to have a ballot (formatting only)
personally delivered to the elector by the special election board at the
elector's place of confinement within the county or other political (formatting only)
subdivision. The ballot shall be delivered to the elector in person by a (formatting only)
special election board as provided in this section. Such requests must be (formatting only)
made by 5:00 p.m. on the second Friday before the election.
D. Qualified electors who become ill or become a person with a (formatting only)
disability after the second Friday before the election may nevertheless
request personal ballot delivery pursuant to this section, and the county
recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall when possible honor
such requests up to and including the last day before the election. (formatting only)
Qualified electors who are admitted to a hospital after 5:00 p.m. on the
second Friday preceding the election and before 5:00 p.m. on election day
may request the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections to
provide a special election board with a ballot at the elector's place of
confinement. If the county recorder or other officer in charge of (formatting only)
elections is able to accommodate the request, the voted ballot of the
elector shall be sealed in an envelope and shall be processed as a (formatting only)
provisional ballot pursuant to section 16-584. Before receiving a ballot (formatting only)
pursuant to this subsection, a qualified elector shall provide (formatting only)
identification as prescribed in section 16-579 and shall sign a statement
under penalty of perjury that states that the person is experiencing or
experienced an emergency after 5:00 p.m. on the second Friday preceding
the election and before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday immediately preceding the
election that would prevent the person from voting at the polls. Signed (formatting only)
statements received pursuant to this subsection are not subject to (formatting only)
inspection pursuant to title 39, chapter 1, article 2.
E. The manner and procedure of voting shall be as provided in (formatting only)
section 16-548, except that the marked ballot in the sealed envelope shall
be handed by the elector to the special election board and shall be
delivered by the board to the county recorder or other officer in charge
of elections.
The official procedural history from the legislature.
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Documents
SENATE FACT SHEET: 02/09/2026 JUDE
SENATE FACT SHEET: 03/03/2026 JUDE As Passed COW
Senate COW 03/03 - Hoffman flr amend (ref Bill)
Full Bill Text
The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows: Section 1. Section 16-549, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: 16-549. Special election boards; expenses; voting procedure for ill electors or electors with disabilities A. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections, for the purpose of making it possible for qualified electors who are ill or have a disability to vote, may appoint such number of special election boards as needed. In a partisan election, each such board shall consist of two members, one from each of the two political parties that cast the highest number of votes in the state in the last preceding general election. The county chairman of each such party shall furnish, within sixty days before the election day, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections with a list of names of qualified electors within the chairman's political party, and such additional lists as may be required, from which the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall appoint members to such special election boards. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections may refuse for cause to appoint or may for cause remove a member of this board. A person who is a candidate for an office other than precinct committeeman is not eligible to serve on the special election board for that election. B. Members of special election boards appointed under this section shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in the manner provided by law and shall also receive such compensation as the board of supervisors or the governing body prescribes, all of which shall be paid by the county or other political subdivision. C. In lieu of the mailed early ballot procedure, any qualified elector who is confined as the result of a continuing illness or physical disability and is, therefore, not able to go to the polls on the day of the next election and who does not wish to vote by the mailed early ballot procedure, may make a verbal or a signed written request to the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections to have a ballot personally delivered to the elector by the special election board at the elector's place of confinement within the county or other political subdivision. The ballot shall be delivered to the elector in person by a special election board as provided in this section. Such requests must be made by 5:00 p.m. on the second Friday before the election. D. Qualified electors who become ill or become a person with a disability after the second Friday before the election may nevertheless request personal ballot delivery pursuant to this section, and the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall when possible honor such requests up to and including the last day before the election. Qualified electors who are admitted to a hospital after 5:00 p.m. on the second Friday preceding the election and before 5:00 p.m. on election day may request the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections to provide a special election board with a ballot at the elector's place of confinement. If the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections is able to accommodate the request, the voted ballot of the elector shall be sealed in an envelope and shall be processed as a provisional ballot pursuant to section 16-584. Before receiving a ballot pursuant to this subsection, a qualified elector shall provide identification as prescribed in section 16-579 and shall sign a statement under penalty of perjury that states that the person is experiencing or experienced an emergency after 5:00 p.m. on the second Friday preceding the election and before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday immediately preceding the election that would prevent the person from voting at the polls. Signed statements received pursuant to this subsection are not subject to inspection pursuant to title 39, chapter 1, article 2. E. The manner and procedure of voting shall be as provided in section 16-548, except that the marked ballot in the sealed envelope shall be handed by the elector to the special election board and shall be delivered by the board to the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections. F. [IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT A QUALIFIED ELECTOR'S VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION IS CORRECT AND THAT THE QUALIFIED ELECTOR RECEIVES THE CORRECT BALLOT,] A SPECIAL ELECTION BOARD MEMBER [MAY UPDATE ANY NECESSARY VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS THAT THE SPECIAL ELECTION BOARD IS ASSIGNED TO ASSIST. A SPECIAL ELECTION BOARD MEMBER] SHALL NOT COLLECT, PROCESS OR OTHERWISE FACILITATE A [NEW] VOTER REGISTRATION [OR CHANGE AN EXISTING VOTER REGISTRATION FOR ANY OTHER PERSON AT THAT FACILITY OR LOCATION] WHILE ACTING FOR OR ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OR OTHER OFFICER IN CHARGE OF ELECTIONS. Enroll and engross to conform Amend title to conform
At a Glance
Status
DPA
Mar 3, 2026
First Action
Feb 3, 2026
Sponsor
Jake Hoffman
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