While this a coordinated nationwide attack, Arizona has seen more such bills this year than any other state. A few have already passed the House, and are now in the Senate such as:
HB 2238 (Drop Box restrictions) would require drop boxes to be located in a facility at which election staff are present and monitoring the drop box. Otherwise, 24-hour video surveillance would be required. This defeats the purpose of drop-boxes.
HB 2786 (Assault on voter engagement) would severely restrict who can distribute an early ballot request form to voters. This is a direct assault on non-profit groups like Mi Familia Vota and Lucha Arizona who have successfully engaged Latino voters.
HB 2602 (Absentee voting) would eliminate emergency voting centers where voters can cast a ballot if they will be out of town or get sick on election day and have failed to return a mail in ballot, if they received one in the first place.
HB 2602 (Extreme vetting of voters) would create new, onerous requirements for the Arizona Secretary of State and county recorders to investigate and purge their voter rolls. County recorders would have to monitor drivers' licenses issued in other states and address changes monthly, such as affirm and reaffirm U.S. citizenship status.
We know what this is all about. Arizona Republicans are scared that their state is changing, and they are hell-bent on restricting the growing political power of Black and brown people.
And with the U.S. Senate having failed to override roadblocks to passing federal legislation to protect our freedom to vote, we are left having to defeat these outrageous bills in Arizona.
Sign and send the petition to your Arizona State Senators: VOTE NO on HB 2238, HB 2786, HB 2602, HB 2617 and all other outrageous attacks on our freedom to vote.
You can find the Daily Kos petition here:
Here is a list of Arizona State Senators and their contact information:
https://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster/?body=S
https://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster/?body=S
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