Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 1359 — election workers; unique passwords

Last action — FAILED

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    Introduced
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

28 added · 39 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of SB 1359 now requires that employees, contractors, and volunteers who work with elections establish new unique passwords every two weeks, but it specifies that this rule does not apply to pollworkers using electronic pollbooks in the 30 days leading up to an election. Additionally, the language was clarified to state that knowingly violating this requirement is a misdemeanor. This matters because it aims to enhance security for election workers while recognizing the specific needs of pollworkers during busy election periods.

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unique passwords State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1359 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 16, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 16-407.04;
1359 Townsend Floor Amendment Reference to:
RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS.
printed bill Amendment drafted by:
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - S.B.
Mike Hans FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION 1.
1359 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Exempts poll workers using an electronic pollbook to check in voters from the requirement that employees, contractors and volunteers who log in to an election system have a unique password that is changed every two weeks.
Section 1.
2.
Title 16, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-407.04, to read:
Requires a person to knowingly violate requirements related to election system passwords in order to be guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
16-407.04.
3.
Election systems and activities;
Exempts the 30 days before an election from the requirement that each employee, contractor or volunteer that logs in to an election system establish a new unique password every two weeks.
unique password required;
Amendment explanation prepared by Mike Hans 03/09/2022 Fifty-fifth Legislature Townsend Second Regular Session S.B.
violation;
1359 TOWNSEND FLOOR AMENDMENT SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B.
classification A.
1359 (Reference to printed bill) Page 1, line 9, after the period insert "EXCEPT FOR THE 30 DAYS BEFORE AN ELECTION," Line 10, after the period insert “THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO POLLWORKERS USING AN ELECTRONIC POLLBOOK TO CHECK-IN VOTERS.” Line 11, after "WHO" insert "KNOWINGLY" Amend title to conform KELLY TOWNSEND 1359TOWNSEND0210.docx 02/22/2022 02:10 PM S:
FOR ANY ELECTION SYSTEM OR ACTIVITY THAT REQUIRES AN EMPLOYEE, CONTRACTOR OR VOLUNTEER TO LOG IN TO THE SYSTEM, EACH EMPLOYEE, CONTRACTOR OR VOLUNTEER SHALL HAVE A UNIQUE PASSWORD THAT MAY NOT BE DISCLOSED TO ANY OTHER PERSON.
MH/slp 1359TOWNSEND0256.docx 03/09/2022 02:56 PM S:
EXCEPT FOR THE 30 DAYS BEFORE AN ELECTION, EACH EMPLOYEE, CONTRACTOR OR VOLUNTEER SHALL ESTABLISH A NEW UNIQUE PASSWORD EVERY TWO WEEKS.
MH/slp 1359TOWNSEND0507.docx 03/09/2022 05:07 PM S:
THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO POLLWORKERS USING AN ELECTRONIC POLLBOOK TO CHECK-IN VOTERS.
MH/slp - 1 -
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A PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A CLASS 2 MISDEMEANOR.
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Action History

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 87 not signed on · 15 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (87)

87 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

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Failed 14 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 0500
Unaffiliated 71001
Republican 7000
Total 141501
% of votes cast 47%50%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Christine Marsh — Nay
Juan Mendez — Not Voting
Karen Fann — Yea
Kelly Townsend — Yea
Lisa Otondo — Nay
Martin Quezada — Nay
Michelle B. Ugenti-Rita — Nay
Nancy Barto — Yea
Paul Boyer — Nay
Raquel Terán — Nay
Rebecca Rios — Nay
Rick Gray — Yea
Rosanna Gabaldon — Nay
Sean Bowie — Nay
Sine Kerr — Yea
Sonny Borrelli — Yea
Tyler Pace — Yea
Victoria Steele — Nay
Lela Alston Democrat Nay
Lupe Contreras Democrat Nay
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Nay
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton Democrat Nay
Theresa Hatathlie Democrat Nay
David Gowan Republican Yea
David Livingston Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Venden "Vince" Leach Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea
Wendy Rogers Republican Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1359?
SB 1359 is sponsored by Wendy Rogers (Republican), David Livingston (Republican), Sonny Borrelli, Kelly Townsend, Judy Burges, and John Fillmore.
What is the current status of SB 1359?
This bill died with Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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