SB 1334 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

voting locations; emergency designation; electioneering.

SB 1334 amends Arizona election law to clarify how counties designate polling places and establish emergency voting centers. It allows county election officials to combine precincts, create voting centers (where voters can cast ballots at any location in the county), and set up emergency voting centers during elections if approved by a recorded vote of the board of supervisors. Emergency centers require specific location/hours notices, permit voter registration updates at the site, and allow temporary location changes if centers become unavailable. The bill also requires counties to notify voters 33 days in advance for polling place changes and specifies that schools may deny polling place requests only for valid reasons like lack of space or safety concerns.

Bill status introduced 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

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Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill amends Arizona's election code to standardize polling place requirements, expand emergency voting center provisions, and establish new rules for electioneering near polling locations. The changes include mandatory wait time standards, requirements for government-owned facilities to be available as voting locations, and updated procedures for handling polling place issues.

Scope change

The bill applies to all city, county, and state elections in Arizona, with specific provisions for special district mail ballot elections and emergency situations.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for notice of polling place changes to include new location, voting hours, and assistance phone numbers

Mandated that all government-owned buildings accessible to the public must be available as voting locations when requested by election officials

Established maximum allowable wait time standards for elections subject to existing wait time laws

Created new emergency non-electioneering designation process for facilities that cannot accommodate political activity due to emergency conditions

DEFINITION

Updated electioneering rules to allow political activity outside 75-foot limits at polling places except in emergency-designated non-electioneering sites

TIMELINE

Changed early voter notification requirements from 33 days to include specific notice of new voting locations and assistance contact information

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Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

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upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

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upper

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors