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AZ SB1037
Bill
Status
2/23/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mark Finchem
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AI Summary
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Prohibits voting equipment at polling places, voting centers, and counting centers from having internet access and requires all accessible ports to be locked with tamper-proof seals that are logged when broken or accessed
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Requires detailed chain of custody documentation recording the name and signature of every person who delivers, receives, uses, or returns voting equipment and removable storage devices
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Mandates that removable storage devices containing election data must be accompanied by two observers from different political parties at all times, including during insertion, removal, and transportation
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Requires vote recording and tabulating machines to maintain logs of ballot image deletions, event logs, results files, and user credentials for at least 22 months as election data
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Makes violations of these equipment custody and internet access requirements a class 1 misdemeanor and requires all counting center activities to be posted as nonstop video on the county's website
Legislative Description
Voting; equipment; internet; custody; violation
Conduct Of Elections
Last Action
House FMAE Committee action: Failed To Pass, voting: (3-3-1-0-0-0)
3/11/2026