election procedures manual; consultation

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• Apr 1, 2026
  DP

  Houseinformal-passage
• Apr 8, 2026
  Transmit to Senate

  House
• Apr 8, 2026
  PASSED

  Housepassagereading-3
• May 17, 2026
  Transmit to Governor

  Office of the Governorexecutive-receipt
• May 21, 2026
  Vetoed by Governor

  Office of the Governorexecutive-veto

Roll-Call Votes

• Passed

  passagepass

  Senate · Feb 22, 2026

  16 yes11 no0 other0 absent0 excused3 not voting

• do pass

  committee-passagefail

  Senate · Feb 22, 2026

  0 yes0 no0 other0 absent0 excused0 not voting

• do pass

  committee-passagefail

  House · Apr 1, 2026

  0 yes0 no0 other0 absent0 excused0 not voting

• Passed

  passagepass

  House · Apr 8, 2026

  31 yes21 no0 other0 absent0 excused8 not voting

Documents

• HOUSE SUMMARY: 03/02/2026 Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

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• HOUSE SUMMARY: 03/05/2026 Caucus & COW

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• HOUSE SUMMARY: 04/06/2026 House Engrossed

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• HOUSE SUMMARY: 05/29/2026 Vetoed

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• SENATE FACT SHEET: 01/26/2026 JUDE

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• SENATE FACT SHEET: 05/28/2026 JUDE As Vetoed

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• Governor's Letter

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 16-452, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to
read:
16-452. Rules; instructions and procedures manual; approval
of manual; field check and review of systems;
violation; classification
A. After consultation with each county board of supervisors or
other officer in charge of elections, COUNTY RECORDERS AND THE
CHAIRPERSONS AND RANKING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND
SENATE COMMITTEES WITH JURISDICTION OVER ELECTION MATTERS, the secretary
of state shall prescribe rules to achieve and maintain the maximum degree
of correctness, impartiality, uniformity and efficiency on the procedures
for early voting and voting, and of producing, distributing, collecting,
counting, tabulating and storing ballots.    The secretary of state shall
also adopt rules regarding fax transmittal of unvoted ballots, ballot
requests, voted ballots and other election materials to and from absent
uniformed and overseas citizens and shall adopt rules regarding internet
receipt of requests for federal postcard applications prescribed by
section 16-543.
B. The rules shall be prescribed in an official instructions and
procedures manual to be issued not later than December 31 of each
odd-numbered year immediately preceding the general election. Before its
issuance, the manual shall be approved by the governor and the attorney
general. The secretary of state shall submit the manual to the governor
and the attorney general not later than October 1 of the year before each
general election.
C. A person who violates any rule adopted pursuant to this section
is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
D. The secretary of state shall provide personnel who are experts
in electronic voting systems and procedures and in electronic voting
system security to field check and review electronic voting systems and
recommend needed statutory and procedural changes.