HCR2001 would amend the Arizona Constitution to require that all voters show valid government-issued proof of identity before casting a ballot in an election.
The Senate passed HCR2001 on June 12, 2026, by a vote of 16 to 12. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill would improve Arizona's voter ID requirements by closing a significant loophole that risks electoral fraud. Article 7, Section 2 of the Arizona Constitution clearly says that "No person shall be entitled to vote … unless such a person be a citizen of the United States." In addition, Article 7, Section 12 of the Arizona Constitution provides that "There shall be enacted registration and other laws to secure the purity of elections and guard against abuses of the elective franchise." The American people alone retain the "right of Representation in the Legislature," and qualified U.S.-citizen voters in Arizona should not be disenfranchised. Arizona lawmakers need to perform their duty, by exercising the full extent of their authority under Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, in conjunction with the 14th and 26th Amendments, to implement free, fair, and secure elections, thereby ensuring "the right of citizens of the United States to vote."
