Arizona's Surveillance Scorecard: Two Major Bills Being Heard the First Week of February

This article explains the two types of license plate reader systems used in Arizona and the competing bills that could either expand their reach or put their future in the hands of voters.

Arizona is quietly reshaping how it tracks drivers and most residents don’t realize there are two very different systems, and two very different legislative paths, at play.

One set of technologies scans license plates for traffic enforcement, issuing tickets through speed and red-light cameras.

Another, known as automated license plate readers, logs wher…