Arizona Revised Statutes Title 16. Elections and Electors § 16-138. Voter registration database; federal only voters; analysis; annual report; investigation

A. The secretary of state shall provide access to the statewide voter registration database to a person or entity that is designated by the legislature and to the election integrity unit of the attorney general's office for the purposes of determining whether the secretary of state's voter registration list maintenance procedures comply with federal law with respect to voters who are registered as voters eligible to vote only for federal offices.

B. The person or entity that is designated by the legislature must be qualified in more than one state to analyze a state's voter registration rolls for compliance with federal law regarding voter registration list maintenance procedures. After completing its analysis, the person or entity shall report its findings to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the attorney general and the secretary of state. If the analysis determines that there are persons registered to vote who are not eligible to register to vote, the secretary of state shall notify the appropriate county recorder and the county recorder shall remove those persons from the voter registration rolls.

C. Each county recorder shall submit an annual report to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate that contains the following regarding voters who are eligible to vote only for federal offices:

D. The attorney general and the county attorney shall investigate and prosecute, as appropriate, any person who is ineligible to register to vote and who knowingly registers to vote.