Daily Docket — Thursday, April 6 |
Here are some updates from the last few days. |
Today, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed a bill that would’ve codified signature verification guidelines for mail-in ballots outlined in a July 2020 guidance from the secretary of state. Hobbs served as secretary of state at the time, meaning her office drew up the rules. However, as she wrote in her veto message, "The standards in this bill are already several years old.”
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Yesterday, the Republican National Committee and the Pasco County, Florida GOP asked to intervene in a lawsuit to defend Florida's “wet signature” requirement for voter registration applications. Voting rights groups are arguing the law, which requires voters to sign registration forms with pen on paper, violates the Civil Rights Act.
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Here's what to expect coming up. |
Arizona election bills are moving quickly. We expect an update soon on House Bill 2415, which would remove voters from Arizona’s permanent mail-in voting list if they fail to vote in one election cycle, instead of two consecutive election cycles. On Tuesday, lawmakers sent H.B. 2415 to Hobbs’ desk.
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Did you know that every election there are hundreds of thousands of eligible incarcerated voters who face unique barriers to casting ballots? Tomorrow on Democracy Docket, we publish our latest Explainer: “Who Can Vote From Jail, and How?”
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