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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
campaign finance; individual contributor information
Purpose
Requires filing officers to redact an individual contributor's employer, street number and street name, or precise residence address, as appropriate, before making campaign finance reports publicly available and states that such information does not constitute a public record.
Background
Statute requires campaign finance reports to set forth: 1) the amount of
cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period; 2) an itemized list of
receipts in various categories, such as contributions from in-state individuals
whose contributions exceed $100 for that election cycle, including
identification of such contributor's occupation and employer, as well as all
contributions from out-ot-state individuals, candidate committees and parties;
3) the aggregate amount of contributions from all in-state individuals whose
contributions do not exceed $100 for that election cycle; 4) an itemized list
of disbursements in excess of $250 during the reporting period in various
categories; and 4) the total sum of all receipts and disbursements for the
reporting period. Individuals whose residential address is protected from
public disclosure are not required to disclose their residential address and
must instead provide an alternate mailing address (A.R.S.
§ 16-926).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires a filing officer, on receipt of a campaign finance report and before making it publicly available, to redact an individual's employer, street number and street name, or residence location, as appropriate, from the listed individual's contributor information.
2. Prohibits this information from being disclosed in any manner and states that such information is not a public record.
3. Subjects a filing officer that improperly discloses such information to liability in an amount of $1,000 for each improperly disclosed report.
4. Classifies the knowing disclosure of such information by a state, county or other local officer or employee as a class 1 misdemeanor.
5. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 16, 2026
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