• Arizona Republicans propose Secure Arizona Elections Act • Measure requires 7 p.m. Friday deadline for early ballots • Democrats claim the measure is a voter suppression tactic by Republicans

Arizona Republicans who want to speed up and secure state election results are planning to subvert the state’s Democratic governor by pushing a controversial election measure to voters on the 2026 general election ballot.

GOP lawmakers in both chambers at the Capitol prefiled identical resolutions that they say would make the state’s elections more secure. The resolutions, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1001 and House Concurrent Resolution 2001, are both titled the Secure Arizona Elections Act. The provisions are similar to Florida election laws.

The measure would require all early ballots to b

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