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AZ HCR2024
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/22/2026
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to establish voting as a "fundamental right" in Arizona, requiring any law that burdens voting rights to be narrowly tailored to serve a compelling governmental interest
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Changes Article VII, Section 2 from negative framing ("No person shall be entitled to vote unless...") to affirmative framing ("Every person is entitled to vote if...")
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Removes felony convictions as an automatic disqualification for voting, leaving only incapacitation and treason as disqualifiers
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Specifies that this amendment provides stronger voting protections than the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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Would be submitted to Arizona voters at the next general election for approval if passed by the legislature
Legislative Description
Constitutional right to vote
Last Action
House read second time
1/26/2026