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REFERENCE TITLE: campaign finance; individual contributor information |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026
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SB 1743 |
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Introduced by Senator Kavanagh
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AN ACT
amending section 16-928, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 16, chapter 6, article 1.4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-929; relating to campaign contributions and expenses.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 16-928, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-928. Filing officer; statements and reports
A. A person that is required to file any statements and reports required by this article and articles 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 of this chapter shall file with the filing officer in charge of that election, as follows:
1. The secretary of state is the filing officer for statewide and legislative elections, including retention elections for supreme court justices and court of appeals judges. The secretary of state is also the filing officer for committees that support or oppose a recall election or the circulation of a petition for a recall election for a statewide or legislative officeholder, for committees that support or oppose a statewide initiative or referendum or other statewide ballot measure, question or proposition or the circulation of a petition for a statewide initiative or referendum or other statewide ballot measure, question or proposition.
2. The county officer in charge of elections is the filing officer for county, school district, community college district and special taxing district elections, including retention elections for superior court judges. The county officer in charge of elections is also the filing officer for committees that support or oppose a recall election or the circulation of a petition for a recall election for an officeholder of a county office, a school district governing board office, a community college district governing board office or a special taxing district governing board office, for committees that support or oppose a county, school district, community college district or special taxing district initiative or referendum or other ballot measure, question or proposition, including bond, tax, budget and budget override measures or that oppose or support the circulation of a petition for a county, school district, community college district or special taxing district initiative or referendum or other county, school district, community college district or special taxing district ballot measure, question or proposition.
3. The city or town clerk is the filing officer for city and town elections. The city or town clerk is also the filing officer for committees that support or oppose a recall election or the circulation of a petition for a recall election for a city or town officeholder, for committees that support or oppose a city or town initiative or referendum or other city or town ballot measure, question or proposition or the circulation of a petition for a city or town initiative or referendum or other city ballot measure, question or proposition.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, a standing committee shall file reports only with the secretary of state.
C. A filing officer shall provide the option for electronic filing and shall make all statements and reports publicly available on the internet. A filing officer may comply with this section by opting into the secretary of state's electronic filing system.
D. On receiving a campaign finance report and before making it publicly available, the filing officer shall redact from the listed individual contributors' information the individual's employer and the individual's street number and street name or, for an individual who provides a residence location, shall redact the individual's precise residence location. The information PRESCRIBED by this subsection may not be DISCLOSED in any manner and is not a public record.
Sec. 2. Title 16, chapter 6, article 1.4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-929, to read:
16-929. Information disclosure; liability; violation; classification
A. A filing officer who improperly discloses an individual's street NUMBER and street name or, for an individual who provides a residence location, the precise residence location or an individual's employer in a campaign finance report in violation of section 16-928 is liable to the individual for each improperly disclosed report in an amount of $1,000.
B. A state, county or other local officer or employee who has custody of or access to the information prescribed by subsection a of this section and who knowingly DISCLOSES that information to the public in violation of section 16-928 is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.