electronic signatures; nomination petitions

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• Mar 2, 2026
  Transmit to Senate

  House
• Mar 8, 2026
  Senate First Reading

  Senatereading-1
• Mar 9, 2026
  Senate Second Reading

  Senatereading-2
• Mar 17, 2026
  DP

  Senatecommittee-passage
• Apr 14, 2026
  DP

  Senateinformal-passage

Roll-Call Votes

• failed to pass

  passagefail

  House · Feb 22, 2026

  18 yes27 no0 other0 absent0 excused15 not voting

• do pass amended

  committee-passagefail

  House · Feb 22, 2026

  0 yes0 no0 other0 absent0 excused0 not voting

• Passed

  passagepass

  House · Mar 2, 2026

  31 yes25 no0 other0 absent0 excused3 not voting

• do pass

  committee-passagefail

  Senate · Apr 14, 2026

  0 yes0 no0 other0 absent0 excused0 not voting

Documents

• HOUSE SUMMARY: 02/02/2026 Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

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• HOUSE SUMMARY: 02/12/2026 Caucus & COW

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• HOUSE SUMMARY: 02/27/2026 House Engrossed

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• SENATE FACT SHEET: 03/16/2026 JUDE

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• House COW 02/23 - Amended by FMAE - Gillette

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• House COW 02/23 - Floor Amend to FMAE - Marquez

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The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:
Section 1. Title 16, chapter 3, article 2, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended by adding sections 16-319.01 and 16-319.02, to read:
16-319.01. Secure online signature collection; districts;
applicability
A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER STATUTE IN THIS TITLE, THE SECRETARY
OF STATE SHALL PROVIDE A SYSTEM FOR QUALIFIED ELECTORS TO SIGN BY WAY OF A
SECURE INTERNET PORTAL A NOMINATION PETITION FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE
GOVERNING BOARD OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION DISTRICT.
2. COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT.
3. HOSPITAL DISTRICT.
4. MULTI-COUNTY WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT.
B. THE ONLINE SIGNATURE COLLECTION SYSTEM SHALL ALLOW ONLY THOSE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO SIGN A PETITION FOR A PARTICULAR
CANDIDATE TO SIGN THE PETITION, SHALL PROVIDE A METHOD FOR THE QUALIFIED
ELECTOR'S IDENTITY TO BE PROPERLY VERIFIED AND SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE
SECRETARY OF STATE TO TRANSMIT THOSE FILINGS OR A FACSIMILE OF THOSE
FILINGS TO THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF ELECTIONS FOR THE APPROPRIATE OFFICE.
A CANDIDATE PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION MAY CHOOSE TO COLLECT ALL OF THE
CANDIDATE'S NOMINATION PETITION SIGNATURES BY USE OF THE ONLINE SIGNATURE
COLLECTION SYSTEM PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION.
C. THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES
PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION.
16-319.02. Secure online signature collection; offices; equal
access; application
A. [BEFORE] A CANDIDATE SEEKING OFFICE IN AN ELECTION PRESCRIBED BY
SECTION 16-316, 16-317, 16-318 OR 16-319.01 IS [DEEMED A POLITICAL PARTY
CANDIDATE] [ELIGIBLE TO USE THE SECURE INTERNET PORTAL ESTABLISHED BY THE
SECRETARY OF STATE, THE CANDIDATE SHALL DESIGNATE THROUGH THE SECURE
INTERNET PORTAL, AND ONLY FOR PURPOSES OF THE PORTAL, THAT THE CANDIDATE
IS ALIGNED WITH A RECOGNIZED POLITICAL PARTY, IS INDEPENDENT OR IS
UNAFFILIATED,] WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER THE CANDIDATE IS NOMINATED BY A
RECOGNIZED   POLITICAL   PARTY,  IS   REGISTERED   AS  AN  INDEPENDENT   OR
UNAFFILIATED OR IS OTHERWISE DESIGNATED.
B. ALL CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIONS PRESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION A OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE AFFORDED EQUAL ACCESS TO THE SECURE INTERNET PORTAL
ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PURPOSES OF
COLLECTING ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES FOR CANDIDATE PETITIONS, INCLUDING EQUAL
ACCESS FOR ANY CANDIDATE WHO SUBMITS PETITION SIGNATURES ELECTRONICALLY TO
THE FILING OFFICER PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 16-311 FOR CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY,
CITY, TOWN OR SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE.
C. THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY NOT DENY, LIMIT, CONDITION, DELAY[, ]
OR OTHERWISE RESTRICT ACCESS TO THE ONLINE SIGNATURE COLLECTION SYSTEM
BASED ON A CANDIDATE'S POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION, LACK OF POLITICAL
PARTY AFFILIATION, METHOD OF NOMINATION OR BALLOT DESIGNATION.
D. [NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 16-452,] THE SECRETARY OF STATE
[SHALL]:
1. [SHALL] APPLY ANY RULE, POLICY OR PROCEDURE UNIFORMLY TO ALL
CANDIDATES WHO ARE SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION AND MAY NOT TAKE ANY ACTION
THAT RESULTS IN DISPARATE TREATMENT AMONG CANDIDATES FOR THE SAME OFFICE.
2. [MAY] NOT [PRESCRIBE,] ADOPT OR ENFORCE ANY RULE OR [POLICY]
[PROCEDURE]   THAT   [CONFLICTS  WITH   THIS   SECTION  OR  THAT   NARROWS]
[INTERPRETS, EXPANDS, LIMITS OR OTHERWISE MODIFIES] THE [APPLICATION]
[PROVISIONS] OF THIS SECTION.
Enroll and engross to conform
Amend title to conform