elections; canvass; certification; acknowledgment

SB 1003 amends Arizona election procedures to set specific deadlines for finalizing election results. It requires counties to complete primary election canvasses by the second Monday after the vote and general elections by the third Thursday, while cities/towns must do so within six to twenty days. The bill also mandates that official election records include detailed vote counts by precinct, candidate names, and ballot measure results, and requires counties to electronically submit standardized election data to the Secretary of State for statewide analysis. These changes directly affect county election officials, city/town clerks, and the Secretary of State’s office in managing election certification.