1. A. The Secretary of State, or its duly authorized third party, shall receive an electronic voter registration information from an accepted transmitter and deliver it to a destination county recorder.

2. B. A county recorder may:

   1. 1. Receive electronic voter registration information updates through the Secretary of State;
   2. 2. Receive paper renditions of the electronic voter registration information on a registration form prescribed by the Secretary of State;
   3. 3. Receive digitized images of the electronic voter registration information in a registration form prescribed by the Secretary of State.

3. C. Information collected to update a registrant’s voter registration information may be transmitted electronically if the following conditions are true:

   1. 1. A registrant provides information to a transmitter for updating the registrant’s name or address in the identification register pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-112(B)(4).
   2. 2. The information specified in subsection (C)(1) is received from a transmitter specified in R2-12-604(A).
   3. 3. The information specified in subsection (C)(1) is transmitted in an electronic voter registration format via an electronic manner accepted by the Secretary of State.
   4. 4. The information specified in subsection (C)(1) uniquely identifies an elector of a county recorder’s voter registration roll by name and date of birth.

4. D. Information collected for the intent of initial registration to the voter registration rolls may be transmitted electronically if:

   1. 1. The information meets the criteria of subsection (C);
   2. 2. The information contains a digitized image of a registrant’s wet signature; and
   3. 3. The information has been electronically signed by a registrant to authorize the transmitter to release the electronic voter registration form.
5. E. Voter registration information shall be kept confidential pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-153.
6. F. Driver’s license information shall be kept confidential pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-112.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 1905, effective March 29, 2002 (Supp. 02-1).