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IT’S A NEW DAY! Updates from the Secretary of State’s Office

Stay updated with the latest news from the Secretary of State's Office presented at the Arizona Municipal Clerks' Association Annual Conference. Learn about new initiatives, relationship building, election security, and increasing access to voting. Get all the details here!

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IT’S A NEW DAY! Updates from the Secretary of State’s Office

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  1. IT’S A NEW DAY!Updates from the Secretary of State’s Office Presented by: Bo Dul, State Elections Director bdul@azsos.gov Arizona Municipal Clerks’ Association Annual Conference and Elections Training July 25, 2019

  2. AGENDA • Intro – Who We Are • Hobbs Administration Priorities • Elections Procedures Manual • Multijurisdictional Access to SOS CF, E-Qual, ENR • Questions

  3. WHO WE ARE • Secretary of State, Katie Hobbs • Ass’t Secretary of State, Allie Bones • CFO, Sarah Schnupp • Communications Director, Murphy Hebert • Elections Director, Bo Dul

  4. 1. NEW STATEWIDE VR DATABASE • AVID – go-live in September 2019 • 13 counties will use directly • Pima/Maricopa interface • Improvements in the new system • Better data integrity • Audit logs of almost all actions • Better reporting functionality • Voter’s record moves with them county-to-county • Addressing based on points & boundaries rather than street files

  5. 2. (RE)BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS • County Recorders and Elections Directors • SOS County Visits – “listening tour” • More collaboration/communication policy priorities • Briefings on status of pending litigation • Re-establishment of Voter Registration Advisory Committee • Municipal Clerks – You! • Citizens Clean Elections Commission • Other State Agencies – MVD, Governor’s Office, DES/DHS

  6. 3. ELECTION SECURITY • Deeper state/county partnerships • Convene regular election security meetings • Conduct training exercises and share expertise • Cybersecurity support for counties • Emergency response plan and emergency communication agreement w/ counties • Disburse 2018 HAVA sub-grants to counties; facilitate assessments • Selected for NGA Election Cybersecurity Policy Academy • Security training for candidates and parties

  7. 4. INCREASING ACCESS • NVRA Section 5 & 7 Compliance • Third-Party Online Voter Registration • Updated Voter Registration Form • Improved formatting/Spanish translation • Updated instructions re: DPOC • Large-font version will be online • Tribal Liaison/Outreach Coordinator

  8. Elections Procedures Manual • A.R.S. § 16-452 requires SOS to produce an election procedures manual, in consultation with the counties • AG and Governor must approve • Rules in the manual have the force of law New statutory deadlines under H.B. 2238 (4/17/2019) • October 1 of odd-numbered years: SOS must submit to Governor and AG • December 31 of odd-numbered years: Governor and AG must sign/issue

  9. Elections Procedures Manual • Timeline: • April – August: SOS Office working with counties to update chapter by chapter • August: Full draft for public comment (proceduresmanual@azsos.gov) • September: Public Meeting • September/October: Send to AG and Governor • Major updates include: • LULAC consent decree • Legislative changes to early and emergency voting, primary date, etc. • Procedures for on-screen adjudication of over-votes/under-votes • CF, IIR, nomination details to handbooks

  10. MULTIJURISDICTIONAL ACCESS • Campaign Finance • New CFS4 Portal (Beacon) recently launched • Multijurisdictional access not anticipated for 2020 cycle • Anticipate early testing in late 2020 • E-Qual/Candidate Portal • Multijurisdictional access not anticipated for 2020 cycle • Anticipate early testing in late 2020 • ENR • Available; 4 counties use our ENR • Interested counties (or Phx) can contact us re: onboarding (after PPE)

  11. QUESTIONS?

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