The state of Arizona is not banning electronic voting machines ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
In March, the Arizona State Legislature passed Senate Concurrent Resolution (S.C.R.) 1037, which seeks to prohibit counties in the state from using electronic voting machines manufactured outside of the U.S. during federal elections, according to the resolution’s text.
A concurrent resolution is a type of resolution processed through both houses of the Arizona State Legislature but they are not signed into law by the governor. Concurrent resolutions, like S.C.R. 1037, are generally used to make or amend rules that apply to both houses or used to express the sentiments of both houses, but they are non-binding and do not have the force of law, meaning election officials in the state are not obligated to follow them.
On May 22, Arizona Senate majority leader Sonny Borrelli (R-Ariz.), who sponsored the vetoed Senate Bill 1074, sent a letter to county officials in the state, telling them they were prohibited from using electronic voting systems in the state of Arizona in future federal elections “unless those systems meet the requirements set forth in S.C.R. 1037.”
