Election laws and legislation in Arizona

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Election law encompasses a wide array of issues, including voter registration, ballot access, early voting, absentee/mail-in voting and voter identification requirements. The laws governing the administration of elections can vary significantly from state to state and even between jurisdictions within states. This article identifies the statutory source of election law in Arizona and compiles information on proposed and enacted legislation that would modify election law in Arizona.

Analysis

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2024

In Arizona, 10 new laws were passed in 2024 that changed the deadlines for certifying elections, modified rules for hand-counted post-election audits, and added new notification requirements if a voter’s registration is changed.

HB 2785 moves up the statewide primary date by one week in response to changing federal deadlines and institutes a new schedule for canvassing boards to meet and certify election results depending on the type and level of the election. It also requires canvassing boards to meet no later than the third Thursday after a general election and no later than the second Monday after a primary election. Previously, canvassing boards were required to canvass and certify election results 6-20 days after an election. The bill also shortens the amount of time an election official has to verify a provisional ballot to five days (instead of 10) after a federal-level election and three days (instead of five) for other elections.
SB 1342 creates new rules for hand counts required by the state’s post-election audit law. The new rules provide that political party designees will be compensated to perform a hand count under the supervision of the county election officer and prohibit 75% of those conducting the hand count from being members of the same political party.
HB 2484 requires county election officials to notify a voter of any change to his or her registration record within 24 hours, including by text or email if possible. The notice must include instructions on how a voter can update their registration or contact the county official if the voter did not request or authorize any change.

Governor Katie Hobbs (D) also vetoed seven bills passed by the Republican controlled legislature. One of those bills would have made school board elections partisan, and another would have banned election officials from sending voter registration cards to anyone whose mailing address is not in the state. As of December 2024, school board elections were always partisan in four states, five states allowed school districts to choose whether their elections were partisan, and the remaining states never had partisan school board elections.

Arizona voters also rejected two conflicting election policy ballot measures at the November general election, one that would have required partisan primaries, and another that would have eliminated them and established RCV for general elections. Read more about those measures here.

Election law in Arizona

See also: Election administration in Arizona

The laws governing elections in Arizona are contained in Title 16 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.

Election legislation in Arizona

2025

The embedded table below lists all election-related bills introduced in Arizona in 2025. The following information is included for each bill:

State
Bill number
Official bill name or caption
Most recent action date
Legislative status
Sponsor party
Topics dealt with by the bill

Bills are organized by most recent action. The table displays up to 100 results. To view more bills, use the arrows in the upper-right corner. Clicking on a bill will open its page on Ballotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which includes bill details and a summary.

2024

The embedded table below lists all election-related bills introduced in Arizona in 2024. The following information is included for each bill:

State
Bill number
Official bill name or caption
Most recent action date
Legislative status
Sponsor party
Topics dealt with by the bill

Bills are organized by most recent action. The table displays up to 100 results. To view more bills, use the arrows in the upper-right corner. Clicking on a bill will open its page on Ballotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which includes bill details and a summary.

2023

The embedded table below lists all election-related bills introduced in Arizona in 2023. The following information is included for each bill:

State
Bill number
Official bill name or caption
Most recent action date
Legislative status
Sponsor party
Topics dealt with by the bill

Bills are organized by most recent action. The table displays up to 100 results. To view more bills, use the arrows in the upper-right corner. Clicking on a bill will open its page on Ballotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which includes bill details and a summary.

2022

The embedded table below lists all election-related bills introduced in Arizona in 2022. The following information is included for each bill:

State
Bill number
Official bill name or caption
Most recent action date
Legislative status
Sponsor party
Topics dealt with by the bill

Bills are organized by most recent action. The table displays up to 100 results. To view more bills, use the arrows in the upper-right corner. Clicking on a bill will open its page on Ballotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which includes bill details and a summary.

Election policy ballot measures

See also: Elections and campaigns on the ballot and List of Arizona ballot measures

Ballotpedia has tracked the following ballot measures relating to election and campaign policy in Arizona.

The Ballot Bulletin

The Ballot Bulletin is a weekly email that delivers the latest updates on election policy. The Ballot Bulletin tracks developments in election policy around the country, including legislative activity, big-picture trends, and recent news. Each email contains in-depth data from our Election Administration Legislation Tracker. You'll also be able to track relevant legislation, with links to and summaries of the bills themselves.