SB 1057 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

watermark; paper ballots

SB 1057 (Arizona Senate Bill 1057) requires ballot paper vendors to hold specific ISO certifications (27001, 17025, or 9001:2015) and implement at least three of ten listed anti-fraud security features on paper ballots. These features include unique watermarks, secure holograms, special inks, hidden numbering, and voter-specific tracking barcodes or QR codes. The bill directly affects vendors supplying ballot paper to Arizona election officials by mandating these security standards. It repeals previous ballot paper requirements and updates Arizona Revised Statutes to enforce these new physical security measures for election integrity.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Vetoed
Jun 2026
Introduced Dec 19, 2025 Vetoed Jun 19, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version Senate Engrossed Version (02/23/2026) · 3 edits · Feb 23, 2026
MINOR
The bill was reorganized from a standard introduced format into a formal Senate Engrossed version, updating the title to emphasize 'fraud countermeasures' and standardizing the text layout. The substantive policy content regarding vendor certification and ballot security features remains unchanged.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on election ballot security and vendor certification requirements; no changes were made to the applicability or jurisdiction.
TECHNICAL

The document structure was updated to reflect the official Senate Engrossed Version status, replacing the 'Introduced' header with session details and standard legislative formatting.

The text of the new statute section was reformatted from a line-numbered list to a standard paragraph format, though the legal requirements and specific security measures listed remain identical.

DEFINITION

The bill title was slightly adjusted to explicitly include 'fraud countermeasures' alongside 'watermark' and 'paper ballots' to clarify the bill's primary focus.

Floor votes · House Jun 11, 2026

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Jun 19, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Jun 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Mark Finchem
Mark Finchem
RRepublican
AZ
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