Watching the AZ State Leg Gov & Elections Committee as they debate SB 1485 otherwise known as the PEVL PURGE bill. It will remove voters fr the PERMANENT Early Voting List. The bill is poorly worded and could kick 100K+ Az voters off the PERMANENT list.
The Permanent Early Voting List, which nearly 80% of all AZ voters are signed up for, allows voters to automatically receive a ballot for each election they’re eligible to vote in.
The language of the bill is confusing and as it reads right now, could kick people who did not return their ballot by mail in ONE election in a 4 year cycle.
This bill currently only addresses Federal Primary and Federal General election cycles. But there are municipal (city) elections, school board, the presidential preference election in between.
It’s also a significant issue for Independent voters who must request WHICH party’s ballot they’d like to receive, and whose participation, as a whole, is significantly less in a primary than that of voters who belong to a political party.
. @MichelleUgenti just said that Independent Voters receive a notice that they must choose which party’s ballot they’d like to receive. No, they don’t auto receive a ballot in a primary, but they receive a notice. BUT IF YOU REMOVE THEM FROM THE LIST, THEY WON’T RECEIVE A NOTICE!
It’s also significant that we’re talking about ACTIVE VOTERS, not people who aren’t voting. They might receive a ballot at home, but they show up to vote in person instead. Only one vote gets counted. But SB1485 would prevent that person from auto receiving a mail ballot.
Clarification: this bill addresses elections that include federal, statewide, or legislative races on the ballot.
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