Arizona would ban internet links on election equipment and require nonstop video of vote counting

The secretary of state would have to make sure approved electronic voting systems have no hardware for direct or indirect internet connection or remote access. This covers electronic voting systems, including vote recording and counting machines and election management systems that are approved for use in Arizona. Using an election management system gateway system counts as indirect internet connectivity. Users must have unique credentials that are changed at least once per election cycle. Systems must log deleted ballot images, event logs, and results files, and keep election data for 22 months.

Voting equipment used in a polling place or voting center could not have internet access and must block access to any combined data or results. This applies to voting equipment at polling places and voting centers, and to the people who handle it. Any accessible port must be locked with a tamper-proof seal, and breaking or opening it must be logged. A chain of custody record must show the name and signature of everyone who delivers, receives, uses, and returns the equipment, and it must be kept as an official election record. A person who violates the section commits a class 1 misdemeanor.

Election management and counting equipment at a central counting center could not have internet access or be capable of indirect internet connection, and could not have a port. This applies to equipment used in a central counting center or other tabulation center. The equipment must block access to data or results until authorized election personnel use it. A chain of custody record must show the name and signature of everyone who delivers, receives, uses, and returns storage devices holding results. A person who negligently violates the section commits a class 1 misdemeanor.

All activities at a counting center would have to be included in a nonstop video posted to the county's website. This applies to counting centers and the counties that run them.