REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; election equipment

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019

HB 2292

Introduced by Representatives Fernandez: Andrade, Pawlik, Salman, Sierra

 

AN ACT

 

appropriating monies to the secretary of state.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Appropriation; secretary of state; grants; election equipment; exemption

A.  The sum of $20,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2019-2020 to the secretary of state to provide grants to each county recorder's office for election equipment, including printers, scanners, tabulation equipment and technology and equipment to facilitate the voter check-in process.

B.  In providing grants to each county recorder's office pursuant to subsection A of this section, the secretary of state shall prioritize the allocation of monies to the areas of highest need based on the age and condition of the equipment in each county.

C.  The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.