SB 1569 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

special election boards; voter registration

SB 1569 modifies Arizona's election procedures to improve voting access for voters who are ill or have disabilities. It allows these voters to request in-person ballot delivery by a special election board (appointed with one member from each top political party in the state) instead of using mailed ballots, with requests due by 5:00 p.m. the Friday before an election. The bill also permits last-minute requests if voters become ill or hospitalized before election day, requiring a signed statement and ID. This directly affects eligible voters with temporary health issues and county election offices managing ballot delivery.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026

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Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reclassified from an 'Introduced Version' to a 'Senate Engrossed Version,' indicating it has passed the Senate and is ready for final action. The substantive policy changes focus on special election boards and voter access for disabled individuals. Specifically, the bill clarifies that special election board members are authorized to update existing voter registration information to ensure correct ballots are received, while strictly prohibiting them from processing new registrations or changes for other people. Additionally, the rules for delivering ballots to voters confined by illness or disability were slightly refined to clarify the timeline for requests and the handling of ballots for those admitted to hospitals late in the election cycle.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding special election board duties was expanded to explicitly allow members to update existing voter registration data for the specific electors they assist, whereas previously this authority was not clearly defined in this context.

REQUIREMENT

Special election board members are now explicitly authorized to update necessary voter registration information for the electors they assist to ensure they receive the correct ballot.

A new restriction was added clarifying that special election board members cannot process new voter registrations or change registrations for any person other than the elector they are directly assisting.

The text regarding ballot delivery for voters confined by illness was edited to remove unnecessary line breaks and clarify the procedure for requests made after the initial deadline.

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

DPA

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors