License and state ID transactions would automatically register eligible Arizona voters

Eligible residents would be registered to vote automatically when they complete covered license transactions and provide the required information. This covers driver license and nonoperating state ID applications, renewals, and changes to license information, including covered transactions by mail. Residents must qualify to register to vote and provide the required registration information. The county recorder would explain how to decline. Eligible people who do not decline within 21 calendar days after the notice is issued would be presumed properly registered. That presumption could be challenged under state law. If enacted, these provisions would take effect on January 1, 2027.

An ineligible person who unknowingly registers through this system would not be guilty of false registration or false swearing under the two specified state laws. This protection covers people who register through the license-based system described in this section. The person must have registered unknowingly despite being ineligible. The protection covers the two named offenses involving false voter registration or false sworn statements. If enacted, this protection would take effect on January 1, 2027.