PHX Reporter

Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita (R-Scottsdale) renewed calls for the passage of Senate Bill 1485, citing an instance of a ballot sent to a deceased person prior to the 2020 General Election.

Ugenti-Rita contradicted assertions made by Democrats that ballots were not sent to dead people.

"Mrs. Schweikert’s ballot would say otherwise. The real issue is how many more of these exist? It’s time to take action to preserve the integrity of our elections," the Republican Arizona State Senator wrote on her Twitter.

After SB 1069, the controversial bill aiming to strike voters’ names from the Arizona Permanent Early Voting List if they don't vote by mail-in ballot at least once in two consecutive election cycles, was shut down on the Senate floor, Ugenti-Rita revived the measure with a new version, the SB 1485.

The new version of the bill requires voters to use their ballot at least once in four consecutive elections—covering two cycles of the primary and general elections—to keep their name on the early voting list.

Senate Bill 1485 needs to pass the hurdle of the Senate Rules Committee before it can be advanced to the Senate Floor for a chance of a passage.