Arizona House Passes Bill To Restore Ability To Prosecute Double Voting

On Tuesday, the Arizona House passed SB1370, which will prohibit double voting. The bill sponsored by Sen. Griffin passed on a bipartisan 52-4 vote.

While many politicos claim that double voting does not happen, in 2010 Carol Hannah, of Bullhead City voted in both Arizona and Colorado. Hannah was convicted of voter fraud in Colorado. She subsequently and lost her right to vote, according to the Daily Caller.

“Approximately 2.75 million people have registrations in more than one state,” according to a 2012 Pew Center study. Over 65,000 people were registered in three states, and nearly 2,000 were registered in three states.

Just this week, the latest voter registration figures were released and as a result of county recorders cleaning up their voter rolls, the number of registered voters is 3,636,504, a decrease of 9,618 since the last report in January.

The bill specifies that a person has only one residence for the purpose of voting. The bill also prohibits a person from knowingly voting in:

a. Two or more jurisdictions in this state for which residency is required; and
b. Two state elections which are on the same day and contain federal offices. (Sec. 1)
2. Classifies a violation for voting in multiple jurisdictions as a Class 5 Felony (1.5 years/$150,000 plus surcharges).

Currently, a person is guilty of a Class 5 Felony (1.5 years/$150,000 plus surcharges) for illegally voting, which includes:

a. Voting when they are not entitled to,
b. Voting more than once at any election,
c. Giving an election official two or more ballots folded together,
d. Changing or destroying a ballot after it has been deposited in the ballot box,
e. Fraudulently adding a ballot to the ballot box, and
f. Concealing, removing or destroying a poll list, ballot or ballot box from the polling place (A.R.S. § 16-1016).