The Arizona Senate Republicans issued a three-part agenda for the 2025 legislative session last week.
The first item, or “pillar,” is securing the border. The second pillar is “Preserving the American Dream in Arizona,” and the third, “Embracing Federalism and State Sovereignty,” includes securing elections.
State Senator Wendy Rogers (R-Flagstaff), who chairs the Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee, told The Arizona Sun Times that election integrity will be a priority despite Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs.
“We do not fear the veto pen,” she said. “We at the Arizona Legislature will work very hard to come up with solutions to get our votes tallied and results known by election night. We have conferred with other states like Florida for best practices. We invite the governor to join us in restoring Arizona‘s faith in our elections.“
Rogers has a hearing scheduled for Wednesday at 3 p.m., which includes consideration of SB 1011. Sponsored by Senate President Warren Petersen (R-Mesa), the bill would eliminate much of the delay in counting ballots by ending the practice of setting up emergency voting centers at the last minute before elections and voters who return their early ballots to early voting locations after 7 p.m. the Friday before the election would be required to present identification. Only if they drop the ballots off at the actual county recorder’s office that late would they be allowed to skip showing ID. Currently, voters can drop early ballots off at any location without ID up until 7 p.m. on Election Day.
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