Arizona 56th Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: In Committee 7 D cosponsors

HB 2691 — election worker harassment task force

Last action — House Second Reading

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 56th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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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The bill establishes the Election Worker Harassment Task Force within the Secretary of State's office.

  • Title 16, chapter 7, article 1

    16-1023. Election worker harassment task force; membership; duties; annual report; definitions A. THE ELECTION WORKER HARASSMENT TASK FORCE IS ESTABLISHED IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE AND CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS: 1. ONE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FROM THE CRIMINAL DIVISION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WHO IS APPOINTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 2. ONE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FROM THE CIVIL LITIGATION DIVISION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WHO IS APPOINTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 3. TWO MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO ARE APPOINTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 4. TWO ELECTION WORKERS WHO ARE APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND WHO ARE MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES OR AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM IS REGISTERED AS NO PARTY PREFERENCE. 5. FOUR ELECTION OFFICERS WHO ARE APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE, NOT MORE THAN TWO OF WHOM ARE MEMBERS OF THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY. B. THE TASK FORCE SHALL: 1. ELECT A CHAIRPERSON FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERSHIP. 2. MEET AS OFTEN AS THE CHAIRPERSON DEEMS NECESSARY. 3. COORDINATE, INVESTIGATE, PROSECUTE OR REFER FOR PROSECUTION, VIOLATIONS OF THIS CHAPTER. 4. ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2026 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE TASK FORCE SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT OF ITS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF AND NATURE OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE TASK FORCE, TO THE GOVERNOR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MUNICIPAL OVERSIGHT AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, OR ITS SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE, AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SENATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, OR ITS SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE, AND SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THIS REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. C. THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL: 1. PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE TASK FORCE, INCLUDING RECORD RETENTION. 2. PROVIDE THE TASK FORCE WITH MEETING SPACE. 3. POST THE TASK FORCE'S ANNUAL REPORT ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE. D. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: 1. "ELECTION OFFICER" MEANS AN ELECTED OR APPOINTED INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ENGAGED IN ELECTIONS ADMINISTERED BY THIS STATE OR A CITY, TOWN, COUNTY, SCHOOL DISTRICT OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE AND WHOSE DUTIES INCLUDE ADMINISTERING, SUPPORTING, ASCERTAINING, ANNOUNCING, DECLARING OR REGULATING ELECTIONS. 2. "ELECTION WORKER" INCLUDES A SEASONAL, PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OR A VOLUNTEER WHO IS ENGAGED IN ELECTIONS ADMINISTERED BY THIS STATE OR A CITY, TOWN, COUNTY, SCHOOL DISTRICT OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE AND WHOSE DUTIES INCLUDE ADMINISTERING, SUPPORTING, ASCERTAINING, ANNOUNCING, DECLARING OR REGULATING ELECTIONS.

    This creates a formal task force to address harassment of election workers.

Action History

  1. House Second Reading

  2. House First Reading.

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 84 not signed on

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Not signed on (84)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2691?
HB 2691 is sponsored by Stacey Travers (Democrat), Nancy Gutierrez (Democrat), Patty Contreras (Democrat), Lorena Austin (Democrat), Cesar Aguilar (Democrat), Seth Blattman (Democrat), Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (Democrat), Judy Schwiebert, and Laura Terech.
What is the current status of HB 2691?
This bill died with 56th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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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