AZ HB2472

Expands grounds for contesting elections to include votes with broken chain of custody and early votes with inconsistent signatures or personal information.

Reduces the timeline for courts to schedule hearing on election contests from ten days to twenty days after the statement of contest is filed.

Establishes direct appeal process to Arizona Supreme Court with strict timelines: appeals filed within ten days of final judgment, decision rendered within five days of hearing.

Allows organizations and entities to serve as ballot inspectors through rotating individuals, and grants parties broad rights to physically examine all ballots, ballot images, and early ballot envelopes.

Grants parties unrestricted discovery rights on any matter pertaining to the election and permits each party to depose up to ten persons.