PHOENIX, Ariz.—A Republican majority of the Arizona Senate Committee on Government passed a slew of election integrity bills on Jan. 24, 2022, that they say will ensure future elections are secure and legal. The committee also voted in favor of a bill that would set time limits on the duration of a public state of emergency. More than 120 people attended the public hearing in the state Senate building in Phoenix on a dozen bill proposals, eight of which passed by a slim 4-3 or 4-2 partisan vote following often lengthy discussions. SB1120, which passed on a 4-3 vote, would implement currency grade ballot countermeasures to safeguard against fraud or forgery of ballots. “We need to come up with a standardized ballot,” said Arizona state Sen. Sonny Borrelli (R), the bill’s key sponsor. “We want to make it easy to vote, hard to cheat.” Borrelli credited Arizona state Rep. Mark …