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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
AMENDED
campaign finance; individual contributor information
Purpose
Requires filing officers to redact an individual 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. Requires a filing officer that improperly discloses an individual contributor’s street number and name or precise residence location to remove the information from the publicly available source within 10 business days after receipt of written notice to redact the information.
4. Requires written notice to be sent by certified mail to the filing officer.
5. Classifies the failure by a filing officer to timely remove an individual contributor's street number or street name, or precise address location, as a class 1 misdemeanor.
6. Applies the filing officer and campaign finance report requirements to filing periods beginning April 1, 2027.
7. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee of the Whole
1. Removes the requirement that a filing officer redact an individual contributor’s employer from a campaign finance report.
2. Removes the $1,000 liability for a filing officer that improperly discloses an individual contributor’s street number and name or precise residence location.
3. Requires a filing officer that improperly discloses an individual contributor’s street number and name, or precise residence location, to remove the information from the publicly available source within 10 business days after receipt of written notice.
4. Requires written notice to be sent by certified mail to the filing officer.
5. Classifies failure by a filing officer to remove an individual contributor’s precise residence location, street number or street name within 10 business days of written notice, rather than the knowing disclosure of such information by a filing officer, as a class 1 misdemeanor.
6. Applies the filing officer and campaign finance report requirements to filing periods beginning April 1, 2027.
Senate Action
JUDE 2/20/26 DP 5-2-0
Prepared by Senate Research
March 9, 2026
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