# Arizona SB 1686: election duties; county recorders

Arizona SB 1686, election duties; county recorders, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by J.D. Mesnard (Republican); status failed (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1686-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1686
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: election duties; county recorders
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: unknown
- Sponsor: J.D. Mesnard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Subjects: conduct of elections, cost of printing ballots, county recorders, definition, delivery of ballots, designation of election precincts, designation of polling places, duty to prepare and provide ballots, election duties, electioneering, elections and electors - title 16, electronic voting system, equipment and programs, instruction cards, notice, officer in charge of elections, procedures manual, proceedings at the counting center, public expense, required test, voting centers, wait times
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: J.D. Mesnard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alexander Kolodin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Beverly Pingerelli (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David C. Farnsworth (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gail Griffin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake Hoffman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janae Shamp (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Gillette (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph Chaplik (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Willoughby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin Olson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Khyl Powell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Laurin Hendrix (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Fink (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lupe Diaz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Finchem (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Carbone (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Way (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michele Peña (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Neal Carter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Kupper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pamela Carter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Quang H Nguyen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rachel Keshel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ralph Heap (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Selina Bliss (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Montenegro (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa Martinez (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Walt Blackman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Warren Petersen (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- undated: undefined: None (Senate)
- undated: undefined: None (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1686P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522965)

## Related bills

- SB 1740: 2025-2026; environment (signed)
- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)
- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)
- SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care (signed)
- SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education (signed)
- SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1686P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522965)

## Related
- [SB 1740: 2025-2026; environment](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1740-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1741-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1744-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1743-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1686-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-12).