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This bill, concerning voting equipment and election conduct in Arizona, mandates that vote recording and tabulating machines and devices approved for use must have their operating systems and software configured to high security standards, specifically those issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). It also prohibits hardware that supports internet connectivity or any form of remote access, and software that allows changes to results in files or databases, while requiring systems to track users by unique credentials that are changed regularly and to log any deletions of ballot images, event logs, and results files, maintaining this election data for twenty-two months. Furthermore, the bill stipulates that voting equipment used at polling places and voting centers cannot have internet access and must prevent unauthorized access to data or results, with any accessible ports requiring tamper-proof seals and logged access, and mandates a strict chain of custody for all equipment, recording the name and signature of every person involved in its delivery, use, and return, with violations classified as a class 1 misdemeanor. Similarly, tabulation equipment used in counting centers must also be prohibited from internet access and unauthorized data access, with similar requirements for tamper-proof seals, logged access, and a comprehensive chain of custody for equipment and removable storage devices containing election results and data, requiring two observers from different political parties to be present during the handling of removable storage devices to prevent sole custody. Finally, all activities at counting centers must be recorded via nonstop video and posted to the county's website, with violations also being a class 1 misdemeanor.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83659