election committee; security standards; practices

HB2655 - election committee; security standards; practices

Elections Taxes

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Seth Blattman
Last action: 2026-01-26
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement or penalties for non-compliance.

Election Security Standards and Practices Committee

This bill establishes a committee responsible for setting election security standards in Arizona.

What This Bill Does

Establishes an Election Security Standards and Practices Committee to develop and disseminate election security controls.
The committee includes representatives from the Secretary of State, county recorders, county election officers, city and town clerks, and technical experts.
Requires the committee to create a self-assessment questionnaire for jurisdictions to confirm compliance with standards.

Who It Names or Affects

Election officials at the state level
County recorders and election officers
City and town clerks

Terms To Know

Jurisdiction: A specific area or region responsible for conducting elections.
Self-assessment questionnaire: A form that election officials must fill out to confirm compliance with security standards.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the consequences if a jurisdiction fails to comply with the standards.
It is unclear how often and in what detail public comments will be considered for updates to the standards.

Bill History

2026-01-26 House
House second read
2026-01-22 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-22 House
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections: None
2026-01-22 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2655 - election committee; security standards; practices

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election committee; security standards; practices

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2655

Introduced by

Representative
Blattman

AN
ACT

amending title 16, chapter 4, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-407.04; relating to the conduct
of elections.

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

Section 1. Title 16, chapter 4, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-407.04, to read:

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16-407.04.

Election security standards and practices committee; membership;
reviews; schedule

The SECRETARY of state, in consultation and
cooperation with county recorders, county election OFFICERS, city and town
clerks and election officers and county boards of supervisors, shall ESTABLISH
an election security standards and practices committee consisting of
representatives from those elected officials, election administrators and
TECHNICAL experts.� The committee shall:

1. Create and disseminate required
and recommended election security controls to be implemented by election
JURISDICTIONS, including controls for testing and verifying EQUIPMENT.

2. create and disseminate a
self-assessment questionnaire that the JURISDICTIONS must use to confirm
compliance with the standards.

3. ESTABLISH a process and schedule
for regular review of and updates to security standards, practices and
EQUIPMENT and for compliance review as follows:

(
a
) On or
before January 1 of each odd-numbered year, improve and update the standards,
after opportunity for public comment.

(
b
) On or
before February 1 of each odd-numbered year, submit to the Secretary of State
for publication and dissemination a self-assessment questionnaire that
JURISDICTIONS must complete to confirm compliance with that year's standards.

(
c
) On or
before February 1 of each even-numbered year, require each jurisdiction to
submit its completed self-assessment to the Secretary of State.
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