In 2011, the Arizona Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bill, HB 2304, included a section to let voters sign nominating petitions on-line. Arizona implements this new law on February 1. Candidates seeking a place on a party primary ballot, and independent candidates seeking to get on the November ballot, may collect up to 50% of their signatures on-line. Voters sign an on-line petition by using the Secretary of State’s web page.

This procedure does not apply to initiative petitions, or petitions for federal office, or petitions to qualify a new party. If the process seems successful, it may be expanded to include those petitions. Thanks to Eli Kaminsky for this news.