Maricopa County recorder Stephen Richer opens mail-in ballots at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on Nov. 11, 2022, in Phoenix. ||. File Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
BY KEVIN STONE || KTAR.com
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed three election-related bills on Thursday, including one that would have changed eligibility requirements for the Active Early Voting List.
HB2415 would have removed voters from the AEVL if they fail to cast a ballot for a single election cycle, cutting the timeframe in half.
Arizona voters who opt into the AEVL automatically receive early ballots by mail for every election. The list used to be permanent, but a law signed by former Gov. Doug Ducey in 2021 requires the removal of voters who are inactive through two election cycles. Each cycle is a two-year period.
“Arizona’s Active Early Voting List is secure and convenient for voters,” Hobbs, a Democrat, said in her veto letter. “I stand ready to sign bills that make voting more accessible, accurate and secure. This bill accomplishes none of these goals.”
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Hobbs also vetoed HB2322, which sought to regulate signature verification for early ballots, and SB1074, which addressed tabulation equipment.
