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AZ SB1457

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2022

Primary Sponsor

Sonny Borrelli

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Requires voting equipment used at polling places and voting centers to have no internet access and prohibits access to any data or results; all accessible ports must be locked with tamper-proof seals and logged in chain of custody documents.

  • Mandates chain of custody documentation for all voting equipment delivery, use, and return, with names and signatures of every person handling the equipment recorded as official election records.

  • Requires tabulation equipment in central counting centers to have no internet access and restricts access to authorized election personnel only; removable storage devices must have two observers from different political parties present at all times and cannot be under sole custody of one person.

  • Establishes that all counting center activities must be recorded in continuous video and posted to the county's website.

  • Creates Class 1 misdemeanor penalties for violations of the polling place equipment custody requirements or central counting center equipment restrictions.

Legislative Description

Voting machines; hardware; software; access

Conduct Of Elections

Last Action

Senate third reading FAILED voting: (14-15-1-0)

3/14/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules1/27/2022
Government Institutions1/27/2022

Full Bill Text

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