Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1568: early ballots; registration signatures; curing
Status: In committee, March 5, 2026
SB1568 - (NOW: election systems; software; timekeeping; requirements)
What the bill says
An act amending section 16-449, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 16, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-449.01; relating to election equipment.
From the engrossed text, February 26, 2026:
AN ACT amending section 16-449, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 16, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-449.01; relating to election equipment. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 16-449, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to notice; procedures manual A. Within the period of time before the election day prescribed by the secretary of state in the instructions and procedures manual adopted pursuant to section 16-452, the board of supervisors or other election officer in charge of elections, or for an election involving state or federal candidates, the secretary of state, shall have test the automatic tabulating equipment and programs tested to ascertain that the equipment and programs will correctly count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures and that any internal clocks and timekeeping functions comply with section 16-449.01. Public notice of the time and place of the test shall be given at least forty-eight hours prior thereto before the test by publication once in one or more daily or weekly newspapers published in the town, city or village using such equipment, if a newspaper is published therein in the town, city or village, otherwise in a newspaper of general circulation therein in the area affected. The test shall be observed by at least two election inspectors, who shall …
Sponsors
- Jake Hoffman (R, SD-015) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections: do pass
- : Assigned to Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
- : Transmitted to House
- : Passed
- : do pass amended
- : Senate read second time
Votes
- RULES C&P (March 23, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FMAE DP (March 18, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 26, 2026): 16 yea, 12 nay, passed
- JUDE DPA/SE (February 18, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: TIME ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS, VIOLATION, ELECTIONS AND ELECTORS - TITLE 16, REGISTRATION SIGNATURES, DEFINITIONS, EARLY BALLOTS, CURE PERIOD, SOFTWARE
Common questions
- What is SB1568?
- SB1568 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): early ballots; registration signatures; curing.
- What does SB1568 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 16-449, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 16, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-449.01; relating to election equipment.
- What is the status of SB1568?
- In committee as of March 5, 2026. Latest action: House read second time (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1568?
- Jake Hoffman (R, SD-015).
- Where is the official record for SB1568?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85185/?SessionId=130
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