SB 1280 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

cast vote record; public record

SB 1280 requires Arizona county recorders to send unaltered electronic "cast vote records" (anonymized ballot data showing voter selections without identifying voters) to the secretary of state within 48 hours after county canvassing. For precincts with fewer than 25 registered voters, only voter counts - not individual records - must be transmitted. The bill designates these records as public records, ensuring transparency while preventing randomization or alteration of original files. The bill passed the legislature in April 2025 but was vetoed by the governor on May 2, 2025, so it is not currently law.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Vetoed
May 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Vetoed May 2, 2025
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What changed between versions

House Engrossed Version Senate Engrossed Version · 5 edits · Apr 29, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was amended to change the responsible official from the 'board of supervisors or officer in charge of elections' to the 'county recorder' for transmitting cast vote records. The requirement to exclude voter data for small precincts was also clarified to apply specifically to precincts and precinct splits with fewer than 25 registered voters. These changes centralize responsibility with the county recorder and clarify the privacy threshold for small voting precincts.
Scope change
The bill's scope of responsibility shifted from the board of supervisors or election officers to the county recorder for handling cast vote records.
REQUIREMENT

The official responsible for transmitting cast vote records to the secretary of state changed from the board of supervisors or election officer to the county recorder.

The requirement to exclude detailed voter data for small precincts was updated to specifically mention both 'precincts and precinct splits' with fewer than 25 registered voters.

The prohibition against randomizing or altering original files was reassigned from the board of supervisors/election officer to the county recorder.

The requirement to include only voter counts for precincts with fewer than 25 registered voters was removed from the original text and replaced with a more specific instruction.

DEFINITION

A new subsection E was added to the definition of 'cast vote record' that repeats the existing definition, likely for formatting or emphasis purposes.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

1712
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Mar 5, 2025
D Democratic13
12 Nay 1
92% Nay
R Republican17
17 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
1
Amendments
3
May 2, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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