Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2805: electronic signatures; nomination petitions
Status: Failed, April 15, 2026
HB2805 - electronic signatures; nomination petitions
What the bill says
An act amending title 16, chapter 3, ARTICLE 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 16-319.01 and 16-319.02; relating to nominating procedures.
From the engrossed text, February 23, 2026:
AN ACT amending title 16, chapter 3, ARTICLE 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 16-319.01 and 16-319.02; relating to nominating procedures. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 16, chapter 3, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding sections 16-319.01 and 16-319.02, to 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 …
Sponsors
- John Gillette (R, HD-030) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Senate Committee of the Whole
- : do pass
- : Senate read second time
- : Senate read first time
- : Rules: proper for consideration
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Judiciary and Elections: do pass
- : Assigned to Judiciary and Elections
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
Votes
- JUDE DP (March 18, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 3, 2026): 31 yea, 25 nay, passed
- MOTION failed to pass (February 23, 2026): 18 yea, 27 nay, failed
- RULES C&P (February 16, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FMAE DPA (February 11, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2805?
- HB2805 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): electronic signatures; nomination petitions.
- What does HB2805 do?
- In its own words: An act amending title 16, chapter 3, ARTICLE 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 16-319.01 and 16-319.02; relating to nominating procedures.
- What is the status of HB2805?
- Failed as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Senate Committee of the Whole (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2805?
- John Gillette (R, HD-030).
- Where is the official record for HB2805?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84648/?SessionId=130
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