{"id":500386,"date":"2021-05-12T13:21:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T17:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=500386"},"modified":"2021-05-12T13:21:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T17:21:36","slug":"arizona-governor-doug-ducey-signs-election-integrity-bill-reforming-absentee-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-governor-doug-ducey-signs-election-integrity-bill-reforming-absentee-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Signs Election Integrity Bill Reforming Absentee Voting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-governor-doug-ducey-signs-election-integrity-bill-reforming-absentee-voting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=500386&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-969368626-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed an election integrity bill, known as S.B. 1485, into law.<\/p>\n<p>The bill rescinds the Grand Canyon State\u2019s Permanent Early Voter List (PEVL) and establishes the Active Early Voting List (AEVL), which now requires those who are on the early voter list to vote in at least one election during a four-year cycle in order to receive a mail-in ballot for the next election automatically. If a county recorder\u2019s office doesn\u2019t hear from the voter via mail, the office may also reach out via telephone, text message, or email.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I\u2019m signing S.B. 1485. This bill is simple. It\u2019s all about election integrity. If an individual is signed up to automatically be mailed an early ballot, and then stops voting entirely for a full four years, their country recorder will ask them if they still want to automatically be mailed a ballot. If they respond, they\u2019ll continue receiving one,\u201d Ducey explained in a video address posted to Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they don\u2019t respond, here\u2019s what happens. They will remain a registered voter,\u201d he said. \u201cThey can still request an early ballot. And they can also show up at the polls in person on Election Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the governor, Arizona\u2019s newly-minted election integrity law is fairer than election laws in Democrat-run states, like California, because voters are contacted before being pulled off the vote-by-mail roster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis change will ensure active voters continue to receive a ballot and free up resources for county recorders to use on priorities, like election security and voter education,\u201d Ducey said.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic opponents of the bill have repeatedly said people of color would be disproportionately impacted by the change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe desperate desire of one party to game the system and hold onto power by erecting hurdles for voters of color and those with limited means overwhelmed any professed support for good public policy,\u201d House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding\u00a0 (D) said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/05\/11\/995998370\/arizona-republicans-enact-sweeping-changes-to-states-early-voting-list\">NPR<\/a>. \u201cDemocrats, independents, seniors, Native Americans, African Americans, Latinos, women, and young people \u2014 if you ever believed that your voice and your vote didn\u2019t matter, this bill is an absolute reminder that it does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ducey, however, disagreed with the claim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s be clear. Despite all the deceptive and heated rhetoric being used by some partisan activists to lobby against this reform, not a single Arizona voter will lose their right to vote as a result of this new law,\u201d the governor explained.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.9638009049774\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Arizona is a national leader when it comes to election integrity and access to the ballot box, and today I signed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SB1485?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SB1485<\/a> to continue that legacy. 1\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BHkyOCEh9J\">pic.twitter.com\/BHkyOCEh9J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Doug Ducey (@dougducey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dougducey\/status\/1392211066659037184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>State Senator Michelle Ugenti-Rita (R), who introduced the bill, said it\u2019s necessary for early voting rolls to remain up-to-date, especially as more people utilize the option.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s protecting elections and keeping the list up-to-date and accurate,\u201d Sen. Ugenti-Rita said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc15.com\/news\/state\/gov-ducey-signs-election-bill-making-arizonas-early-voter-list-no-longer-permanent\">ABC 15.<\/a> \u201cThe people on the list are opting-in to use this option. It needs to be regularly updated to make sure the people who are on the list to receive a ballot are voters who are taking advantage of the vote-by-mail option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill passed in the Senate 16 to 14 along party lines earlier in the day on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed an election integrity bill, known as S.B. 1485, into law.The bill rescinds the Grand Canyon State\u2019s Permanent Early Voter List (PEVL) and establishes &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277932,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-969368626-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Signs Election Integrity Bill Reforming Absentee Voting","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-500386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-969368626-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Signs Election Integrity Bill Reforming Absentee Voting","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}