HB2612 is a bill that amends Arizona Revised Statutes related to election penal provisions. The bill stipulates that any person convicted of ballot abuse, as defined in A.R.S. § 16-1005, is ineligible to hold or run for elected public office in the state of Arizona. Additionally, if a person is currently holding public office and is convicted of ballot abuse, they are required to resign, and their office will be considered vacant by operation of law.

The bill makes several changes to the current law, including redefining the act of knowingly collecting voted or unvoted ballots as a class 5 felony and specifying that a person convicted of such a violation is not eligible for nomination, election, or holding public office. It also includes technical and conforming changes to align with the new provisions. The bill was vetoed by the Governor, who deemed it unnecessary.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 49-784
House Engrossed Version: 16-1005, 38-296.02
Senate Engrossed Version: 16-1005, 38-296.02