election procedures manual; authority
HB 2205 requires Arizona's Secretary of State to create and update an official election procedures manual every odd-numbered year before general elections. The manual, which covers early voting, ballot handling, and electronic systems, must be approved by both the Governor and Attorney General before release. This bill directly affects election officials and county boards by standardizing election procedures and adding a review step for the executive branch. The bill was passed by the legislature in April 2025 but was vetoed by the Governor on May 6, 2025.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Vetoed
May 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Vetoed May 6, 2025
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MINOR
This bill amends the Arizona election procedures manual requirements, changing how the secretary of state's manual is treated legally. The key change replaces language stating that adopting the manual does not constitute an excessive delegation of legislative powers with language clarifying that the manual has the force of law only for provisions specifically authorized by the legislature, not for sections included under general authority.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on election procedures and the secretary of state's authority to create rules, but the legal interpretation of the manual's authority has been modified.
REQUIREMENT
Subsection E was changed from a statement that adopting the manual does not constitute an excessive delegation of legislative powers to a statement that the manual only has the force of law for provisions specifically authorized by the legislature, not for sections included under general authority.
Floor votes · House Feb 20, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Amendments
2
May 6, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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