AZ SB1265

Declares that the person receiving the highest number of legal votes shall be declared elected in all Arizona elections.

Prohibits ranked choice voting and similar methods that allow voters to select or rank more candidates than are eligible to be elected for any office.

Prohibits ballot tabulation methods involving elimination of candidates through multiple rounds of counting or transfer of votes between candidates.

Prohibits voting methods that require ranking every candidate for an office as a condition for a vote being counted in the final tally.

Applies to all state, city, town, county, and federal elections in Arizona and its political subdivisions.