Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1237: election procedures manual; consultation
Status: Vetoed, May 22, 2026
SB1237 - election procedures manual; consultation
What the bill says
An act Amending Section 16-452, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the conduct of elections.
From the engrossed text, February 23, 2026:
AN ACT Amending Section 16-452, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the conduct of elections. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 16-452, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to 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 …
Sponsors
- John Kavanagh (R, SD-003) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House third reading passed (31 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
Votes
- THIRD Passed (April 9, 2026): 31 yea, 21 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 9, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FMAE DP (March 4, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 23, 2026): 16 yea, 11 nay, passed
- JUDE DP (January 28, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1237?
- SB1237 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): election procedures manual; consultation.
- What does SB1237 do?
- In its own words: An act Amending Section 16-452, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the conduct of elections.
- What is the status of SB1237?
- Vetoed as of May 22, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (May 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1237?
- John Kavanagh (R, SD-003).
- Where is the official record for SB1237?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84750/?SessionId=130
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