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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 12, 2023 AZ SB 1432 Establishes Updated Water Regulations for Arizona Bill Passed - House (40 - 20)
May 15, 2023 AZ HB 2305 Authorizes Party Officials Observe the Entire Ballot Signature Verification Process Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
May 15, 2023 AZ HB 2308 Requires the Secretary of State Recuse Themselves from Overseeing Elections in Which they are a Candidate Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
May 15, 2023 AZ SB 1595 Amends Rules Concerning Early Ballot ID Requirements Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
May 15, 2023 AZ SB 1095 Amends Rules Concerning Early Ballot Envelopes Bill Passed - House (33 - 25)
May 15, 2023 AZ SB 1598 Amends Rules Concerning Election Observers Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
May 15, 2023 AZ SB 1332 Requires the Publication of Certain Cast Vote Records Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
May 15, 2023 AZ SB 1471 Requires Hand Tabulation for Ballots Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
May 15, 2023 AZ SB 1597 Requires On-Site Tabulation of All Election Ballots Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
May 15, 2023 AZ SB 1180 Prohibits an Individual From Being Paid on the Basis of How Many Voter Registration Forms They Collect Bill Passed - House (35 - 23)
May 15, 2023 AZ SB 1141 Requires Voter ID at Polling Places and for Absentee Ballot Submission Bill Failed - House (29 - 28)
May 15, 2023 AZ SB 1201 Reduces the Number of Signatures Election Officials Could Use to Verify Ballot Signatures Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
May 15, 2023 AZ SB 1066 Requires All Nongovernmental Entities Sending Election-Related Information Specify Their Status Bill Passed - House (38 - 20)
May 15, 2023 AZ HB 2560 Authorizes the State to Release More Voter Registration and Ballot Image Data to the Public Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
May 15, 2023 AZ SB 1135 Authorizes the State to Exit the Electronic Registration Information Center Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
May 15, 2023 AZ SB 1221 Amends Biometric Laws Regarding Fingerprinting Bill Passed - House (41 - 17)
May 15, 2023 AZ SB 1264 Prohibits Election Officials or Workers from Being in Political Action Committees Bill Passed - House (42 - 16)
May 15, 2023 AZ HB 2560 Authorizes the State to Release More Voter Registration and Ballot Image Data to the Public Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
May 10, 2023 AZ HB 2482 Expands Arizona Criminal Justice Commission's Automated Crime Victim Notification System Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
May 10, 2023 AZ HB 2613 Requires 100% of a Voting Machine be Manufactured in the United States Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
May 10, 2023 AZ HB 2561 Amends Water Provider Regulations for Arizona Municipalities Bill Passed - House (43 - 10)
April 13, 2023 AZ HB 2509 Authorizes the Individual Sale of "Cottage Foods" or Home Baked Goods Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 11)
April 12, 2023 AZ SB 1021 Requires the Arizona Attorney General Defend the Constitutionality of Any Bill Signed into Law Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
April 12, 2023 AZ HB 2394 Prohibits Any County or Municipality in Arizona from Enacting New Taxes, Levies or Fees on Firearms or Ammunition Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
April 12, 2023 AZ HB 2691 Requires a Video Livestream of Ballots During the Signature Matching Process Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/12 SB 1432 Establishes Updated Water Regulations for Arizona Bill Passed - House (40 - 20)
5/15 HB 2305 Authorizes Party Officials Observe the Entire Ballot Signature Verification Process Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
5/15 HB 2308 Requires the Secretary of State Recuse Themselves from Overseeing Elections in Which they are a Candidate Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
5/15 SB 1595 Amends Rules Concerning Early Ballot ID Requirements Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
5/15 SB 1095 Amends Rules Concerning Early Ballot Envelopes Bill Passed - House (33 - 25)
5/15 SB 1598 Amends Rules Concerning Election Observers Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
5/15 SB 1332 Requires the Publication of Certain Cast Vote Records Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
5/15 SB 1471 Requires Hand Tabulation for Ballots Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
5/15 SB 1597 Requires On-Site Tabulation of All Election Ballots Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
5/15 SB 1180 Prohibits an Individual From Being Paid on the Basis of How Many Voter Registration Forms They Collect Bill Passed - House (35 - 23)
5/15 SB 1141 Requires Voter ID at Polling Places and for Absentee Ballot Submission Bill Failed - House (29 - 28)
5/15 SB 1201 Reduces the Number of Signatures Election Officials Could Use to Verify Ballot Signatures Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
5/15 SB 1066 Requires All Nongovernmental Entities Sending Election-Related Information Specify Their Status Bill Passed - House (38 - 20)
5/15 HB 2560 Authorizes the State to Release More Voter Registration and Ballot Image Data to the Public Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
5/15 SB 1135 Authorizes the State to Exit the Electronic Registration Information Center Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
5/15 SB 1221 Amends Biometric Laws Regarding Fingerprinting Bill Passed - House (41 - 17)
5/15 SB 1264 Prohibits Election Officials or Workers from Being in Political Action Committees Bill Passed - House (42 - 16)
5/15 HB 2560 Authorizes the State to Release More Voter Registration and Ballot Image Data to the Public Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
5/10 HB 2482 Expands Arizona Criminal Justice Commission's Automated Crime Victim Notification System Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
5/10 HB 2613 Requires 100% of a Voting Machine be Manufactured in the United States Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
5/10 HB 2561 Amends Water Provider Regulations for Arizona Municipalities Bill Passed - House (43 - 10)
4/13 HB 2509 Authorizes the Individual Sale of "Cottage Foods" or Home Baked Goods Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 11)
4/12 SB 1021 Requires the Arizona Attorney General Defend the Constitutionality of Any Bill Signed into Law Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
4/12 HB 2394 Prohibits Any County or Municipality in Arizona from Enacting New Taxes, Levies or Fees on Firearms or Ammunition Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
4/12 HB 2691 Requires a Video Livestream of Ballots During the Signature Matching Process Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)

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