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AZ HB2512
Bill
Status
1/22/2026
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton
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AI Summary
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Prohibits city/town clerks and county election officers from rejecting initiative or referendum filings based on determinations about constitutionality of the proposed measure.
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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.
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Mandates superior courts to hear and render decisions on initiative/referendum validity challenges within ten days of filing.
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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.
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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