SB 1687 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

ESAs; returned monies; administrative costs

Arizona's SB 1687 changes election dates for local governments in the state. It shifts the primary election date from the second-to-last Tuesday in July (through 2026) to the Tuesday before the last Monday in May starting in 2028, while keeping general elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The bill applies to all cities, towns, counties, school districts, and community colleges, requiring them to hold candidate elections only on these standardized dates in even-numbered years. Exceptions include tax-related votes, which must still be held on specific November dates, and special elections for vacancies. The law aims to consolidate election dates to reduce costs and increase voter participation.

Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Last action Jun 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

House Engrossed Version (06/12/2026) → Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) · 4 edits · Feb 26, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was amended to significantly narrow its scope and simplify its provisions. The Senate version removed sections related to voter access, returned monies, and administrative costs, replacing them with a focus solely on election dates. Additionally, the bill was shortened from 21 sections to 7 sections, deleting detailed statutes regarding school employment, clean elections funding, and specific election procedures.

Scope change

The bill's scope was reduced from a comprehensive election reform package covering voter access, funding, and administrative costs to a narrower focus exclusively on changing election dates and related statutory references.

SCOPE

All references to 'voter access,' 'returned monies,' and 'administrative costs' were deleted from the bill title and summary.

The list of amended statutes was drastically shortened, removing sections 9-204, 9-231, 9-821.01, 15-503, 16-411, 16-544, 16-822, 16-949, 16-951, 16-961, 41-563.02, and 42-17056.

TIMELINE

The bill was reduced from 21 sections to 7 sections, eliminating detailed provisions on school employment, clean elections funding, and specific election procedures.

REQUIREMENT

The description of the bill's purpose was changed from 'relating to elections' to 'relating to election dates'.

Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Jun 12, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (30-25-4)

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Jun 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

DPA

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Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

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Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED

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Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

DPA

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Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

DPA/SE

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors