Voting Equipment
Equipment Certification Advisory Committee
The Secretary of State’s Equipment Certification Advisory Committee is appointed pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-442(A). The committee investigates and tests various types of vote recording or tabulating machines and devices then makes recommendations to the Secretary of State regarding the certification of such election equipment for use in Arizona elections.
Current members of the Election Equipment Certification Advisory Committee are:
Janine Petty (Chair) – Deputy Director of Elections, Arizona Secretary of State’s Office
Dr. Jim Helm – IT Program Chair, Arizona State University Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Peter Silverman – Attorney, Baskin Richards PLC
Notices and Agendas for Upcoming Meetings
There is no upcoming meeting at this time.
Agendas and Minutes for Past Meetings
| Date of Meeting | Notice & Agenda | Minutes* |
|---|---|---|
| 01/28/2020 | ||
| 10/29/2019 | ||
| 08/15/2019 | ||
| 05/20/2019 | ||
| 04/16/2019 | ||
| 02/13/2019 |
*Minutes not yet adopted by the committee are in draft format
Certified Voting Equipment
Current County Voting Equipment
2020 Election Voting Equipment List (PDF)
State Certified Voting Equipment
Certified Voting Equipment 2006 – Present (PDF)
Certified Engineering Change Orders - Present (PDF)
Certified Voting Equipment Before 2006 (PDF)
Live Stream of County Ballot Tabulation Centers
For any statewide, county or legislative election, the county recorder or officer in charge of elections shall provide for a live video recording of the custody of all ballots while the ballots are present in a tabulation room in the counting center.
Apache | Cochise | Coconino | Gila | Graham | Greenlee | La Paz | Maricopa | Mohave | Navajo | Pima | Pinal | Santa Cruz | Yavapai | Yuma
Accessible Voting Devices Used In Each County
All polling locations and vote centers shall have an accessible voting device for use by voters with disabilities. Click below to see a PDF about the accessible voting device being used in your County.
Apache | Cochise | Coconino | Gila | Graham | Greenlee | La Paz | Maricopa | Mohave | Navajo | Pima | Pinal | Santa Cruz | Yavapai | Yuma
Vote Count Verification Committee
In Arizona, hand counts are performed to verify the machine counts from a sample of precincts and early ballots from each County. The Vote Count Verification Committee meets, pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-602(K), to establish the designated margins for conducting hand counts.
The designated margins are as follows:
- Early Ballots – The designated margin for early ballots is set to five votes or two percent, whichever is greater.
- Polling Place – The designated margin for polling place ballots is set to three votes or one percent, whichever is greater.
