This bill requires that, within 48 hours after Arizona counties finish their official election results, the county boards or election officers must send the cast vote records to the Secretary of State in a sortable, unaltered format. For precincts, precinct splits, or ballot styles with fewer than 25 registered voters, only the number of voters and cast vote records are reported to protect privacy. The bill defines a cast vote record as an electronic record of voters’ selections from a ballot or ballot image that cannot be linked to a specific voter. All information required by this bill becomes a public record.
