Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB4059: open primary election
Status: In committee, June 13, 2026
HB4059 - open primary election
What the bill says
An act amending sections 16-301, 16-302, 16-461, 16-462, 16-467, 16-468 and 16-645, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the conduct of elections.
From the introduced text, February 9, 2026:
AN ACT amending sections 16-301, 16-302, 16-461, 16-462, 16-467, 16-468 and 16-645, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the conduct of elections. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 16-301, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE16-301. Nomination of candidates for printing on official ballot of general or special election A. At a primary election, each political party entitled and intending to make nominations for have its candidates advance to the ensuing general or special election, if it desires to have the names of its candidates printed on the official ballot at that general or special election, shall nominate have its candidates for all elective, senatorial, congressional, state, judicial, county and precinct offices to be filled at such election except as provided in section 16-344 appear on the primary election ballot. B. Not later than sixty days before the date of the general election, a candidate for governor shall submit to the secretary of state the name of the person who will be the joint candidate for lieutenant governor with that gubernatorial candidate and whose name will appear on the general election ballot jointly with the candidate for governor.END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Section 16-302, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE16-302. Failure to nominate candidate in primary election If no candidate is nominated receives the highest or …
Sponsors
- Blattman, Seth (D, HD-009) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Introduced and first read
Common questions
- What is HB4059?
- HB4059 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): open primary election.
- What does HB4059 do?
- In its own words: An act amending sections 16-301, 16-302, 16-461, 16-462, 16-467, 16-468 and 16-645, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the conduct of elections.
- What is the status of HB4059?
- In committee as of June 13, 2026. Latest action: Assigned to Rules (June 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4059?
- Blattman, Seth (D, HD-009).
- Where is the official record for HB4059?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85577/?SessionId=130
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