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Arizona Senate Bill SB1289 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 03/10/2025

                      	SB 1289 
Initials JH/MB 	Page 1 Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections 
 
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Fifty-seventh Legislature 
First Regular Session 
Senate: JUDE DP 4-3-0-0 |3
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SB 1289: elections; canvass; certification; acknowledgment 
Sponsor: Senator Kavanagh, LD 3 
Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections 
Overview 
Requires election canvasses to be acknowledged without prejudice.  
History 
The governing board of a county must meet and canvass the results of a primary election no 
later than the second Monday after the election or the third Thursday after the general 
election. The Secretary of State must conduct their election canvass no later than the third 
Thursday after the primary election or the third Monday after the general election (A.R.S. § 
16-642). 
Provisions 
1. Requires the governing body holding an election to meet and acknowledge without 
prejudice the canvass of an election. (Sec. 1, 2) 
2. Makes technical and conforming changes.  
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note