In June 2022, Arizona Lawmakers Approved A Budget Proposal That Included A Measure To Begin A Pilot Program That Would “Place Ballot Drop Boxes That Have 24/7 Photo And Video Surveillance” In Three Arizona Counties. “Two small election-related measures made it into a budget proposal Arizona lawmakers approved early Thursday morning on a bipartisan vote. With that hurdle cleared, the Legislature could approve more election bills in the coming days. [...] Both are pilot programs that direct election security grants to counties: $1 million for the testing of ballot paper that incorporates additional security features and $500,000 for ballot drop boxes featuring new surveillance and security elements. [...] The line item on ballot boxes designates $500,000 to purchase and put in place ballot drop boxes that have 24/7 photo and video surveillance. The boxes would need other features ensuring they accept only one ballot at a time, create a receipt of each ballot, and reject ballots if the camera isn’t working. The bill specifies that these boxes, 16 in total, will be piloted in Cochise, Yuma, and Pinal counties.” [Votebeat, 6/23/22]