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AZ HB2512

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2026

Primary Sponsor

Stephanie Stahl Hamilton

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits city/town clerks and county election officers from rejecting initiative or referendum filings based on determinations about constitutionality of the proposed measure.

  • Requires legal challenges contesting the validity of a municipal or county initiative or referendum to be filed within five calendar days after the disputed action occurs.

  • Mandates superior courts to hear and render decisions on initiative/referendum validity challenges within ten days of filing.

  • Allows appeals to the Arizona Supreme Court within five calendar days of judgment, with the Supreme Court required to decide within five calendar days of appeal filing.

  • Permits any person to contest initiative/referendum validity or seek to enjoin election officials from certifying or printing ballots containing disputed measures.

Legislative Description

Municipal; county measures; filings; actions

Last Action

House read second time

1/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/22/2026
Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections1/22/2026

Full Bill Text

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