AZ SB1471

Counties with populations exceeding two million persons must conduct a ballot retabulation and hand count comparison of 400 randomly selected ballots from the 2022 general election logic and accuracy test decks beginning no later than September 1, 2023; counties with populations exceeding 400,000 may voluntarily participate.

Hand counting teams shall consist of volunteers from the three largest political parties with at least two different parties represented on each team, and shall use duplication boards, adjudication boards, and other standard ballot tabulation functions.

Selected ballots must be processed through county ballot tabulators, photocopied and hand counted according to Secretary of State procedures, with results compared to identify any discrepancies requiring retabulation with different equipment and different counters.

County elections officers must calculate ballots processed per hour by each hand counting team and estimate total staffing needed to hand count all November 2022 ballots using 16-hour workdays.

Elections officers must report tabulation results and hand count productivity data to the governor, legislative leaders, and county recorder, with this requirement repealing on February 29, 2024.