High court says public comment on Arizona elections manual is not required

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 757

Last Updated: 1 day, 4 hours ago

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The Arizona Secretary of State is not required to allow public comment on new versions of the state’s elections rulebook, the state’s highest court wrote in a Friday opinion that explained an order the court issued nine months prior.

In the October order, the Arizona Supreme Court said that the state’s Election Procedures Manual, which tells local elections officials how to implement state law, doesn’t have to follow the standard rule-making process …

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