Veterans (Elections)

HB 4060 modifies Arizona voting laws to improve access for military/overseas voters and people with visual impairments. It extends registration deadlines to 7:00 p.m. on election day for these groups (previously limited to specific periods) and allows early ballot requests up to 93 days before elections. The bill also adds procedures for emergency balloting during the pre-election period and ensures mailed early ballots include preaddressed return envelopes. These changes directly affect eligible military personnel, overseas citizens, and voters with visual impairments by making registration and voting more accessible.

SB 1060 modifies Arizona voter registration rules to better accommodate residents temporarily absent from the state. It allows such individuals to register using a written statement (affidavit) instead of mail, and extends registration deadlines to 7:00 p.m. on election day for those temporarily away. The bill specifically supports military personnel and overseas voters by permitting federal postcard applications and allowing registration up to 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before an election for those discharged within 90 days prior. It also clarifies that citizens born abroad with a parent registered to vote in Arizona may use federal write-in ballots. These changes directly affect Arizona voters temporarily residing outside the state, military members, and certain overseas citizens.