appropriation; consolidated elections facility

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide details on how the new election facility will be used or what it will look like.

Money for Election Building in Yavapai County

This bill gives $15 million from the state's general fund to help build a new election building in Yavapai County, but only if the county matches half of the cost.

What This Bill Does

• Gives $15 million from the state’s general fund for Yavapai County to use on a consolidated elections facility.
• Requires Yavapai County to commit to paying at least fifty percent in matching monies of the total capital costs of the consolidated elections facility.
• Exempts this funding from rules that usually make unused state funds go back to the treasury until June 30, 2029.

Who It Names or Affects

• Yavapai County
• The State Treasurer

Terms To Know

Matching monies

Money from another source that matches or adds to state funding, in this case, money Yavapai County must provide.

Consolidated elections facility

A single building where election activities like voting and counting ballots happen.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the new election facility will be used or what it will look like.
• It is unclear if Yavapai County has enough money to match the state’s contribution.

Official Summary Text

HB2431 - appropriation; consolidated elections facility

Current Bill Text

HB2431 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; consolidated elections facility

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2431

Introduced by

Representatives
Bliss: Nguyen

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the state
treasurer.

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
state treasurer; distribution; Yavapai county; consolidated elections facility;
matching monies; exemption

A. The sum of $15,000,000
is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to
the state treasurer to distribute to Yavapai county for a consolidated
elections facility.

B. The state treasurer may
distribute the monies appropriated in subsection A of this section only if
Yavapai county commits in writing to provide at least fifty percent in matching
monies of the total capital costs of the consolidated elections facility.

C. The appropriation made
in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190,
Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations, until June 30,
2029.