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SB1634 • 2026

early voters; signature comparison; MVD

SB1634 - (NOW: driver license voter registration; signature)

Elections Privacy
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
John Kavanagh
Last action
2026-03-17
Official status
House second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official bill metadata lists an 'Effective date' as blank, while the statute text says it becomes effective on the general effective date; the specific calendar day is not provided in the source material.

SB1634: Changes How Driver License Voter Signatures Are Sent

This law requires the Arizona Department of Transportation to send voter registrations and handwritten signature copies to the Secretary of State, who then forwards them to county recorders.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires ADOT to submit completed voter registrations along with a copy of an applicant's handwritten signature to the Secretary of State within five days after receiving the form.
  • Directs the Secretary of State to forward these completed registrations and signature copies to the county recorder where the applicant lives.
  • Updates rules so driver license offices can register voters at the same time people apply for or renew their licenses.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People applying for a new driver license or renewal in Arizona who choose to register to vote.
  • The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), which handles driver license applications and voter registration forms.
  • The Secretary of State, who receives the registrations and signatures before sending them on.
  • County recorders, who receive the final documents from the Secretary of State.

Terms To Know

Handwritten signature
A person's name written by hand on a document to prove their identity for voting purposes.
County recorder
The local government official in each county who manages voter registration records and elections.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill states it becomes effective on the general effective date, but does not list a specific calendar day.
  • The text describes the transfer of documents but does not detail how signatures are stored or protected during transit between agencies.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Proposed

Plain English: This amendment replaces the original bill with new rules requiring driver license offices to let people register to vote at the same time they apply for or renew their licenses.

  • People applying for a driver's license must be allowed to fill out a voter registration form right then and there if they are eligible.
  • The Department of Transportation and Secretary of State must create rules so that driver's license forms look very similar to voter registration forms.
  • Driver's license offices must give applicants a clear statement about voting requirements, the penalty for lying on an application, and how their privacy will be protected.
  • Completed voter registrations and copies of handwritten signatures from these applications must be sent to county recorders within five days.
  • The amendment text does not explain what happens if the Department of Transportation fails to send the forms on time or how exactly duplicate records will be prevented.
  • Some specific details about the new rules, such as exact form designs, are left for future rule-making rather than being defined in this bill.
Adopted

Plain English: This amendment changes the process so that driver license offices send voter registration forms and handwritten signatures to the Secretary of State first, who then forwards them to local county recorders.

  • The Arizona Department of Transportation must now send completed voter registrations and copies of applicants' handwritten signatures directly to the Secretary of State instead of sending them straight to a county recorder.
  • The Secretary of State is required to forward these registration forms and signature copies to the correct county recorder for each applicant.
  • The amendment text does not specify how long it will take the Secretary of State to forward documents after receiving them from the Department of Transportation.
  • The exact technical method (such as specific software or scanning tools) used to transfer these signatures is not described in detail.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-17 House

    House second read

  2. 2026-03-16 House

    House Rules: None

  3. 2026-03-16 House

    House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections: FAILED ON RECON

  4. 2026-03-16 House

    House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections: FAILED

  5. 2026-03-16 House

    House first read

  6. 2026-03-09 House

    Transmitted to House

  7. 2026-03-09 Senate

    Senate third read passed

  8. 2026-03-03 Senate

    Senate committee of the whole

  9. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate minority caucus

  10. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate majority caucus

  11. 2026-02-04 Senate

    Senate second read

  12. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Senate Rules: PFC

  13. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Senate Judiciary and Elections: DP

  14. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1634 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

AMENDED

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1634

early
voters; signature comparison; MVD

Purpose

Requires the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to provide the
Secretary of State (SOS) with a copy of an applicant's signature that was
written by hand on a document.

Background

Every person who applies for a driver license or driver license renewal
and who is otherwise qualified to register to vote must be allowed to register
at the same time and place by providing outlined identifying information.
During the registration process, ADOT must provide applicants with a statement
that provides: 1) each eligibility requirement for voting, including
citizenship; 2) an attestation that the applicant meets each requirement; 3)
the applicant's signature, under penalty of perjury; 4) a description of the
penalties for providing false voter information; and 5) a statement that an
applicant's choice of whether to register to vote or not remains confidential (
A.R.S.
� 16-112
).

There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund
associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1.

Requires
ADOT to submit a copy of an applicant's signature that was written by hand on a
document to the SOS, rather than the county recorder.

2.

Requires
the SOS to forward completed voter registrations and copies of handwritten
signatures to the appropriate county recorder.

3.

Makes
technical and conforming changes.

4.

Becomes
effective on the general effective date.

Amendments
Adopted by Committee of the Whole

1.

Requires
ADOT to submit a copy of a person's handwritten signature to the SOS, rather
than the county recorder.

2.

Requires
the SOS to forward completed voter registrations and copies of the handwritten
signatures to the appropriate county recorder.

Senate Action

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Current Bill Text

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SB1634 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed

early
voters; signature comparison; MVD

(now:� driver license
voter registration; signature)

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1634

AN
ACT

amending section 16-112, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to driver license voter registration.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Section 16-112, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
16-112.

Driver license voter registration

A. Every person who is applying for a driver license
or renewal and who is otherwise qualified to register to vote, at the same time
and place, shall be allowed to register to vote by providing the information
prescribed by section 16-152. The method used to register
voters shall require only the minimum information necessary to prevent
duplicate registrations, to enable elections officials to determine voter
eligibility and to administer voter registration and election laws.�
A registration form shall be included for a person who is applying for a
driver license renewal by mail. On completing a form that contains
at least the information prescribed by section 16-121.01 and that may
contain the information prescribed by section 16-152 and on receipt of
that form by the county recorder from the department of transportation as
prescribed by subsection D of this section, the applicant is presumed to be
properly registered to vote. That presumption may be rebutted as
provided in section 16-121.01.

B. The director of the department of transportation
and the secretary of state shall consult at least every two years regarding
voter registration at driver license offices. The director of the
department of transportation and the secretary of state, after consultation
with all county recorders, shall adopt rules to implement a system allowing
driver license applicants to register to vote at the same time and place as
they apply for driver licenses. The rules shall:

1. Bring the license application and voter
registration application forms into substantial conformity.

2. Allow the transfer of driver license
applications, including renewal and change of address, and voter registration
information from the department of transportation to the voter registration
rolls.

3. Respect all rules and statutes of this state
concerning the confidentiality of driver license application information.

4. Provide for the manual or electronic generation
and transmittal of voter registrations and provide for electronic generation of
changes in voter registration information, including address, in conformity
with the confidentiality requirements of the national voter registration act of
1993 (P.L. 103-31; 107 Stat. 77; 52 United States Code sections 20501
through 20511).

C. The department of transportation shall provide to
applicants a statement that provides
:

1.
Each eligibility
requirement for voting, including citizenship
.
,

2.
An attestation that the
applicant meets each requirement
.
,

3.
For the signature of the
applicant under penalty of perjury
.
and,

Within five days after RECEIPT of a completed registration, the
department of transportation shall submit to the
secretary
of state completed voter registrations along with a copy of the applicant's
signature that was written by hand on a document
, and the
secretary of state shall forward the completed registrations and copies of the
applicants' signatures to the county recorder of the county in which the
applicant resides.

4.
In print that is identical
to that used in the attestation, the following:

1.

(
a
)
A description of the penalties provided by law for
the submission of a false voter registration application.

2.

(
b
)
A statement that if an applicant declines to
register to vote the fact that the applicant has declined to register will
remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes.

3.

(
c
)
A statement that if an applicant does register to
vote the office at which the applicant submits a voter registration application
will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes.

D. The department of transportation
shall return or mail completed registrations to the county recorder of the
county in which the applicant resides within five days after receipt of a
completed registration.
END_STATUTE