AZ HB2272

Amends Arizona election law to authorize ranked choice voting in city, town, and county elections when there are three or more voting options for an office or issue.

Requires voting machines and electronic voting systems to accommodate ranked choice voting capabilities and establish threshold formulas for election results based on the number of candidates and seats to be filled.

Creates detailed procedures for tabulating ranked choice votes including surplus vote redistribution, candidate elimination rounds, and transfer value calculations to determine elected candidates.

Mandates ballot design requirements that allow voters to rank candidates in order of preference and establish voter education requirements including sample ballots and instructional materials explaining the ranked choice voting method.

Specifies rules for counting ballots including provisions for exhausted ballots, skipped rankings, duplicate rankings, and tied votes, with comprehensive tally reporting requirements for each round of counting.