PROTECT MAIL-IN VOTING: NO ON HCR 2001 & SCR 1001

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As Arizona's legislative session winds down, anti-voter proposals to create new barriers to voting by mail are only one step away from being on your ballot.

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House Concurrent Resolution 2001 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 1001 would force everyone who votes by mail to resubmit a copy of their ID or passport every time they vote in an election, defeating the purpose of Arizona's convenient, accessible, and safe ballot-by-mail system. These proposals could even end voting by mail altogether at the legislature's whim.

Instead of strengthening voter participation across the state, HCR 2001 and SCR 1001 add unnecessary barriers to the voting process, without explaining how complicated new requirements would be realistically carried out. This is a recipe for disaster that could disenfranchise voters just in time for the next presidential election.

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Arizona State Representatives and Senators

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Democracy works best when all eligible voters are able to vote, not bogged down by bureaucratic red tape. Send a message to lawmakers to remind them that meddling with Arizonans’ preferred method of voting is unacceptable.

Update

As Arizona's legislative session winds down, anti-voter proposals to create new barriers to voting by mail are only one step away from being on your ballot.

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Arizona State Representatives and Senators

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All eligible citizens who call Arizona home deserve accessible elections and accurate results. Ending Election Day drop offs or altering the early voting period will do nothing to speed up election counting results. Creating unnecessary barriers to vote by mail will not enhance trust in an already reliable system. Instead, both changes will lead to lower voter participation and weaken democracy. I urge you to vote “NO” on HCR2001 and SCR1001.

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The latest amendments to HCR2001 and SCR1001 create new barriers for eligible voters to utilize mail-in voting, the most widely used methods of voting in Arizona. Both referrals would require voters to “show valid government-issued proof of identity” every time they vote, even when voting at home and placing their ballot in the mail. It’s hard to imagine how this would be achieved, especially without adding considerable burden to voters or putting them at risk of losing control of sensitive identifying information.

The referrals sacrifice our robust early voting period and ballot drop-off options on Election Day for the promise of speedy election results  — but Arizona races are so close and the recount threshold is so low that this promise is an illusion. HCR2001 and SCR1001 also include language that could allow lawmakers to eliminate mail-in and early voting all together in the future — a move that makes no sense given that most Arizonans choose flexible alternatives rather than voting in-person on Election Day.

Arizona’s strength in elections comes from giving eligible voters ample opportunity to cast their vote. Mail-in ballots, Election Day drop-offs, and early voting are essential parts of that equation. We deserve a system that works with us, not against us. Let's preserve accessible and fair elections in the Grand Canyon State. Vote “NO” on HCR2001 and SCR1001.

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PROTECT MAIL-IN VOTING: NO ON HCR 2001 & SCR 1001

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