The proposed bill introduces a new requirement for the county recorder and the county officer in charge of elections in Arizona to maintain an accurate log of the chain of custody for both unvoted and voted ballots. This log is to be initiated when the ballots are received from the printer and maintained until the completion of the canvass. Additionally, the bill mandates that representatives from the two largest political parties entitled to continued representation on the ballot must observe and verify each transfer of custody. This is a new provision that is not present in the current law.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 16-605