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🚨 Official response re: Governor @DougDucey's veto of #HB2617
Unfortunately, Governor Ducey today vetoed HB 2617, critical election integrity legislation that would have ensured Arizona’s voter rolls contain only eligible citizens. 1/5
Unfortunately, Governor Ducey today vetoed HB 2617, critical election integrity legislation that would have ensured Arizona’s voter rolls contain only eligible citizens. 1/5
Contrary to what is stated in the veto letter, #HB2617 provides ample safeguards to ensure eligible voters do not have their registrations improperly cancelled. 2/5
In fact, the bill stipulates that counties must confirm that the voter is ineligible, then requires the county to send a notice to the voter. It is only after the voter fails to respond to the notice within 90 days that the registration would be cancelled. 3/5
🚨 You need to pay attention to the #VoterSuppression attempts in Arizona. A 🧵…
On Monday, the state Senate passed #HB2617. The bill would change the process by which county recorders cancel people’s voter registrations. But it’s worse than you think…
The bill is an open invitation for county recorders to discriminate based on race/ethnicity. They could target anyone who they have “reason to believe are not United States citizens.” This overly broad language is an invitation for racial profiling…
