SB 1541 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

early voting list; ten years

Arizona's SB 1541 modifies the state's early voting system by requiring voters on the "active early voting list" to renew their subscription every ten years. Voters who have previously requested mail-in ballots will receive a notice in April (ending in 5) stating their name will be removed in 30 days unless they actively confirm their desire to remain on the list. This affects all Arizona voters who have opted into receiving early ballots by mail, shifting from automatic renewal to a periodic confirmation requirement. The bill ensures counties must send this renewal notice annually (every 10 years) and removes voters who do not respond, while maintaining existing rules for address updates and election notices.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025

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Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 5 edits · Mar 5, 2025

MODERATE

This bill substantially rewrites Arizona's early voting list statute to add a ten-year retention requirement with periodic renewal notices, establish automatic removal after two consecutive election cycles of non-voting, and create new civil penalties for improper distribution of request forms. The changes aim to reduce voter list bloating while maintaining early voting access for engaged voters.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of early voting list management by adding specific removal triggers and renewal mechanisms that were not present in the original version.

REQUIREMENT

Added a ten-year retention requirement where voters must actively confirm their continued desire to remain on the early voting list every ten years, with notices sent on April 2 of years ending in five.

Established automatic removal from the early voting list if a voter fails to vote an early ballot in all elections for two consecutive election cycles, with specific definitions of what constitutes an election cycle.

Added procedures for county recorders to remove voters from the early voting list when confirmation is received that the voter has registered in another county.

Modified the conditions under which voters remain on the active early voting list, replacing the previous automatic continuation with new removal triggers and renewal requirements.

ENFORCEMENT

Created civil penalties for candidates, political committees, or organizations that improperly distribute early voting request forms or fail to submit completed forms within required timeframes.

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How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

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Mar 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

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Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors