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AZ Senate Advances Anti-Voter Bill on Partisan Lines
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SB1011 would effectively eliminate Election Day ballot drop-off
PHOENIX — On Tuesday, the Arizona Senate Committee on Judiciary and Elections passed SB1011 along partisan lines by a vote of 4-3. If passed by the state legislature, the bill would eliminate the ballot drop-off option on Election Day. This would affect the more than 250,000 Arizona voters who drop their ballots off on Election Day.
In response, Common Cause Arizona’s Program Director Jenny Guzman issued the following statement:
“It’s disheartening to see that one of the first bills taken up this session by the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Elections is an anti-voter measure that chips away at voters’ access to the ballot. When debating election policy, punishing voters is never the answer. One disenfranchised voter is a failure of a policy — and SB1011 would impact over 250,000 Arizona voters.
Scrapping opportunities to vote does not improve the integrity of our elections. It makes it harder for everyday Arizonans to be heard on major issues, like the economy, the environment, and healthcare. Arizona is a unique state with a diverse electorate, and policy proposals should be tailored to meet our state’s unique challenges, not modeled off the policies of other states with different political landscapes. As a policy alternative, lawmakers should work to cut the red tape slowing down election results, and the extensive anti-democracy referrals plaguing the ballot that Arizona voters continually reject.”