AZ SB1493

Amends election procedures to consolidate elections on specific dates prescribed by section 16-204 and requires cities and towns to hold general elections on those consolidated dates only.

Modifies permanent early voting list requirements to allow county recorders to send notices to voters who did not vote early ballots in recent elections and remove inactive voters after 30 days if they fail to respond.

Establishes strict compliance standards for initiative, referendum, and recall petitions, requiring that only the secretary of state's time-and-date-marked text of measures be used for signature collection and invalidating signatures collected on non-conforming copies.

Adds requirements for petition circulators including registration for non-residents and designation as paid or volunteer, with signatures collected in violation of these requirements being invalid and subject to civil penalties.

Restricts ballot collection by prohibiting early ballots from being collected or returned by political committee workers or members of organized groups, with violations classified as class 6 felonies.