Arizona Lawmakers Plan Early Session Debate on Permanent July Primary Date

Arizona Lawmakers Plan Early Session Debate on Permanent July Primary Date

Arizona lawmakers are set to take up legislation early in the 2026 session that would permanently shift the state’s primary election to July, making the temporary 2024 schedule change a standing feature of future election cycles. Under the current statute, Arizona’s primary traditionally falls in the first week of August. That date was moved to the final week of July for the 2024 cycle under a one-year law enacted in response to federal reportin…