polling places; accessible equipment

HB2220 - polling places; accessible equipment

Elections

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Brian Garcia, Mariana Sandoval, Stephanie Simacek
Last action: 2026-01-20
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

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HB2220: Rules for Accessible Voting Equipment

This law requires Arizona polling places to have at least one voting machine that works for voters with disabilities and sets rules for how these machines are prepared, inspected, monitored, and used.

What This Bill Does

Requires each polling place to provide at least one device certified by the secretary of state that complies with the Help America Vote Act of 2002 for use by voters with disabilities.
Mandates that accessible devices be programmed so all ballot styles in a county or jurisdiction can be used on any single machine, regardless of location.
Orders election officials to mail notices to political party chairs about when and where voting machines will be available for inspection before they are sealed and delivered.
Requires the delivery of enough voting booths and marking devices that are large enough and designed so voters can mark their ballots in private.
Allows the officer in charge of elections to decide how many voting devices are needed for each specific election.

Who It Names or Affects

Boards of supervisors responsible for providing equipment at polling places
Election officers who manage and count votes
Voters with disabilities using accessible machines
Chairs of county political party committees

Terms To Know

Help America Vote Act (HAVA): A federal law from 2002 that sets standards for voting equipment to ensure it is accessible and reliable.
Ballot styles: Different versions of a ballot used in different areas or precincts within the same county.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not state when it will officially take effect.
The law requires designating one substitute observer for software changes but does not specify what happens if that specific person is also unavailable.

Bill History

2026-01-20 House
House second read
2026-01-15 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-15 House
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections: None
2026-01-15 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2220 - polling places; accessible equipment

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HB2220 - 572R - I Ver

PREFILED��� JAN 12 2026

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polling places; accessible equipment

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2220

Introduced by

Representatives
Garcia: Sandoval, Simacek

AN
ACT

amending section 16-447, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to the conduct of elections.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 16-447, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

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16-447.

Voting devices; inspection; specifications and number of booths

A. The board of supervisors shall provide at each
polling place at least one device that complies with the help America vote act
of 2002 (P.L. 107-252) and that is certified by the secretary of
state for use by voters with disabilities.
�Each accessible
device that is placed at a precinct-based polling place or voting center shall
be programmed and prepared so that all ballot styles for that entire
jurisdiction or county are available from each device without regard to the
precinct or other location in which the device is used.

B. Before any election at which electronic voting
devices are used, the board of supervisors or other authority in charge of
elections shall have the voting devices prepared for the election and shall
mail a notice to the chairmen of the county committees of the different
political parties
, stating

that states
when
and where the voting devices may be inspected before they are sealed and
delivered to the polling places.

C. The board of supervisors or other authority in
charge of elections shall have delivered to each polling place a sufficient
number of voting booths and voting or marking devices. The voting
booths shall be durably constructed and shall be of sufficient size and so
designed as to enable the voter to mark the voter's ballot in secrecy.

D. In any election, the election officer in charge
of the election shall determine the number of voting devices to be used.

E. The board of supervisors shall designate a person
to observe the installation and modification of any election management
software or computer programming used for county election
administration. The board of supervisors shall also designate a
person to act as a substitute if the primary designee is
unavailable. The persons designated may be county employees but may
not be employed by or under the supervision of the officer in charge of
elections.
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