A.R.S. § 16-937 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.7 / Section 937
16-937 Failure to file; penalties; notice; suspension
Status: in_force

16-937. Failure to file; penalties; notice; suspension

A. If a committee fails to timely file a complete report as prescribed by articles 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 of this chapter, the filing officer shall send a written notice by e-mail to the committee within five days after the filing deadline that identifies the late report, describes how fines accrue and identifies methods of payment.

B. A committee that fails to timely file a report shall pay the filing officer a penalty of ten dollars for each day that the filing is late during the first fifteen days after the filing deadline and twenty-five dollars for each subsequent day that the filing is late. Penalties accrue until the late report is filed.

C. If a committee fails to file a complete report within thirty days after the filing deadline and after providing notice pursuant to subsection A of this section, the filing officer may notify the appropriate enforcement officer prescribed in this article.

D. For any political action committee or political party that fails to file three consecutive complete reports, the filing officer shall send by e-mail to the committee a notice of temporary suspension and the following apply:

1. On receipt, the committee's authority to operate in the jurisdiction is temporarily suspended.

2. The notice shall state that failure to comply with all filing and payment requirements within thirty days after the date of the notice shall result in permanent suspension of the committee's authority to operate in that jurisdiction.

E. After compliance with subsection D of this section, the filing officer may permanently suspend the committee and shall notify the committee by e-mail and is not required to provide any further notice.  Permanent or temporary suspension does not eliminate a committee's continuing obligation to file reports and pay any outstanding and accruing penalties provided by law.
A.R.S. § 16-302 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 302
16-302 Failure to nominate candidate in primary election
Status: in_force

16-302. Failure to nominate candidate in primary election

If no candidate is nominated in the primary election for a particular office, then no candidate for that office for that party may appear on the general or special election ballot except as provided in section 16-344.
A.R.S. § 16-649 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 649
16-649 Determination of tie vote; notice to candidates; exception
Status: in_force

16-649. Determination of tie vote; notice to candidates; exception

A. If two or more candidates receive an equal number of votes for the same office, and a higher number than any other candidate, whether upon the canvass by the secretary of state or the county board of supervisors, or upon recount by a court, the officer or board whose duty it is to declare the result shall determine by lot and in the presence of the candidates which candidate shall be declared elected.

B. Ten days' previous notice shall be given to candidates for state offices, and five days' previous notice shall be given to candidates for other offices, of the time and place of determining the election by lot, by the officer or board whose duty it is to declare the result of the election.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to candidates for the executive offices of the state as defined by the constitution.

D. A ballot issue that ends in a tie vote is deemed to have failed.

E. The official subject to a recall shall be certified the winner if the recall election ends in a tie vote.
A.R.S. § 16-973 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6.1 / Article 1 / Section 973
16-973 Disclosure reports; exceptions
Status: in_force

16-973. Disclosure reports; exceptions

(Caution:  1998 Prop. 105 applies)

A. Within five days after first spending monies or accepting in-kind contributions totaling $50,000 or more during an election cycle on campaign media spending in statewide campaigns or $25,000 or more during the election cycle in any other type of campaigns, a covered person shall file with the secretary of state an initial report that discloses all of the following:

1. The identity of the person that owns or controls the traceable monies.

2. The identity of any entity established, financed, maintained or controlled by the person that owns or controls the traceable monies and that maintains its own transfer records and that entity's relationship to the covered person.

3. The name, mailing address and position of the individual who is the custodian of the transfer records.

4. The name, mailing address and position of at least one individual who controls, directly or indirectly, how the traceable monies are spent.

5. The total amount of traceable monies owned or controlled by the covered person on the date the report is made.

6. The identity of each donor of original monies who contributed, directly or indirectly, more than $5,000 of traceable monies or in-kind contributions for campaign media spending during the election cycle to the covered person and the date and amount of each of the donor's contributions.

7. The identity of each person that acted as an intermediary and that transferred, in whole or in part, traceable monies of more than $5,000 from original sources to the covered person and the date, amount and source, both original and intermediate, of the transferred monies.

8. The identity of each person that received from the covered person disbursements totaling $10,000 or more of traceable monies during the election cycle and the date and purpose of each disbursement, including the full name and office sought of any candidate or a description of any ballot proposition that was supported, opposed or referenced in a public communication that was paid for, in whole or in part, with the disbursed monies.

9. The identity of any person whose total contributions of traceable monies to the covered person constituted more than half of the traceable monies of the covered person at the start of the election cycle.

B. After a covered person makes an initial report, each time the covered person spends monies or accepts in-kind contributions totaling an additional $25,000 or more during an election cycle on campaign media spending in statewide campaigns or an additional $15,000 or more on campaign media spending during an election cycle in any other type of campaigns, that covered person shall file with the secretary of state within three days after spending monies or accepting the in-kind contribution a report that discloses any information that has changed since the most recent report was made pursuant to this section.

C. When the information required pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 1 through 4 of this section has changed since it was previously reported, the changed information shall be reported to the secretary of state within twenty days, except that there is no obligation to report changes that occur more than one year after the most recent report should have been filed pursuant to this section.

D. To determine the sources, intermediaries and amounts of indirect contributions received, a covered person may rely on the information it received pursuant to section 16-972, unless the covered person knows or has reason to know that the information relied on is false or unreliable.

E. When a covered person transfers more than $5,000 in traceable monies to another covered person, or after receiving the required notice under section 16-972, subsection B, fails to opt out of having previously transferred monies used for campaign media spending, a transfer record must be provided to the recipient covered person that identifies each person that directly or indirectly contributed more than $2,500 of the original monies being transferred, the amount of each person's original monies being transferred, and any other person that previously transferred the original monies.

F. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the identity of an original source that is otherwise protected from disclosure by law or a court order or that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission that there is a reasonable probability that public knowledge of the original source's identity would subject the source or the source's family to a serious risk of physical harm shall not be disclosed or included in a disclaimer.

G. This section does not require public disclosure of or a disclaimer regarding the identity of an original source that contributes, directly or through intermediaries, $5,000 or less in monies or in-kind contributions during an election cycle to a covered person for campaign media spending.

H. All disclosure reports made pursuant to this section shall be made electronically to the secretary of state and to any other body as directed by law. Officials shall promptly make the information public and provide it to the commission electronically. All disclosure reports are subject to penalty of perjury.

I. Except as provided in subsection J of this section, a political action committee or political party that is a covered person may satisfy the timing requirements for reporting in this section by filing the periodic campaign finance reports as required by law for political action committees and political parties, provided that the disclosures required by this section are included in those periodic reports, including the requirement to identify the original sources of traceable monies who gave, directly or indirectly, and any intermediaries who transferred, directly or indirectly, more than $5,000 in traceable monies to the covered person during the election cycle.

J. If a political action committee or political party that is a covered person spends monies or accepts in-kind contributions within 20 days of an election that would require a report under this section, it shall file a report pursuant to this section within 3 days of that spending or in-kind contribution.
A.R.S. § 16-1017 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1017
16-1017 Unlawful acts by voters with respect to voting; classification
Status: in_force

16-1017. Unlawful acts by voters with respect to voting; classification

A voter who knowingly commits any of the following acts is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor:

1. Makes a false statement as to the voter's inability to mark a ballot.

2. Interferes with a voter within the seventy-five foot limit of the polling place as posted by the election marshal or within seventy-five feet of the main outside entrance to an on-site early voting location established by a county recorder pursuant to section 16-542, subsection A.

3. Endeavors while within the seventy-five foot limit for a polling place or on-site early voting location to induce a voter to vote for or against a particular candidate or issue.

4. Prior to the close of an election defaces or destroys a sample ballot posted by election officers, or defaces, tears down, removes or destroys a card of instructions posted for the instruction of voters.

5. Removes or destroys supplies or conveniences furnished to enable a voter to prepare the voter's ballot.

6. Hinders the voting of others.

7. Votes in a county in which the voter no longer resides, except as provided in section 16-125.
A.R.S. § 16-135 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 135
16-135 Change of residence from one address to another
Status: in_force

16-135. Change of residence from one address to another

A. An elector who is correcting the residence address shown on the elector's voter registration record shall reregister with the new residence address or correct the voter registration record as prescribed by this section.

B. An elector who moves from the address at which the elector is registered to another address within the same county and who fails to notify the county recorder of the change of address before the date of an election shall be allowed to correct the voter registration records at the appropriate polling place for the voter's new address.  The voter shall present a form of identification that includes the voter's given name and surname and the voter's complete residence address that is located within the precinct for the voter's new residence address.  The voter shall affirm in writing the new residence address and shall be allowed to vote a provisional ballot.

C. When an elector completes voting a provisional ballot, the election official shall place the ballot in an envelope for provisional ballots and shall deposit the envelope in the ballot box designated for provisional ballots.

D. Within ten calendar days after a general election that includes an election for a federal office and within five business days after any other election, a provisional ballot shall be compared to the signature roster for the precinct in which the voter was listed and if the voter's signature does not appear on the signature roster for that election and if there is no record of that voter having voted early for that election, the provisional ballot shall be processed.  If the signature roster or early ballot information indicates that the person did vote in that election, the provisional ballot for that person shall remain unopened and shall not be counted.

E. An elector may also correct the residence address on the elector's voter registration record by requesting the address change on a written request for an early ballot that is submitted pursuant to section 16-542 and that contains all of the following:

1. A request to change the voter registration record.

2. The elector's new residence address.

3. An affirmation that the information is true and correct.

4. The elector's signature.
A.R.S. § 16-954 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 954
16-954 Disposition of excess monies
Status: in_force

16-954. Disposition of excess monies

(Caution:  1998 Prop 105 applies)

A. Beginning January 1, 1999, an additional surcharge of ten per cent shall be imposed on all civil and criminal fines and penalties collected pursuant to section 12-116.01 and shall be deposited into the fund.

B. At least once per year, the commission shall project the amount of monies that the fund will collect over the next four years and the time such monies shall become available. Whenever the commission determines that the fund contains more monies than the commission determines that it requires to meet current debts plus expected expenses, under the assumption that expected expenses will be at the expenditure limit in section 16-949, subsection A, and taking into account the projections of collections, the commission shall designate such monies as excess monies and so notify the state treasurer, who shall thereupon transfer the excess monies to the general fund.

C. At least once per year, the commission shall project the amount of clean elections funding for which all candidates will have qualified pursuant to this article for the following calendar year. By the end of each year, the commission shall announce whether the amount that the commission plans to spend the following year pursuant to section 16-949, subsection A exceeds the projected amount of clean elections funding. If the commission determines that the fund contains insufficient monies or the spending cap would be exceeded were all candidates' accounts to be fully funded, the commission may include in the announcement specifications for decreases in the following parameters, based on the commission's projections of collections and expenses for the fund, including that the fund will provide monies under section 16-951 as a fraction of the amounts there specified.

D. If the commission cannot provide participating candidates with all monies specified under sections 16-951 and 16-952, as decreased by any announcement pursuant to subsection C of this section, the commission shall allocate any reductions in payments proportionately among candidates entitled to monies and shall declare an emergency. Upon declaration of an emergency, a participating candidate may accept private contributions to bring the total monies received by the candidate from the fund and from such private contributions up to the adjusted spending limits, as decreased by any announcement made pursuant to subsection C of this section.
A.R.S. § 16-607 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 10 / Section 607
16-607 Statements of tally
Status: in_force

16-607. Statements of tally

A. In each election precinct where voting machines are used, statements of tally shall be printed to conform with the type of voting machine used. The designating number and letter on the counter for each candidate shall be printed next to the candidate's name on the statements of tally and shall provide for the entry of the number of votes for each candidate and the "yes" and "no" over each question.

B. The delivery of statements to stations designated by the board of supervisors shall be accomplished as is provided for ballots in section 16-608.
A.R.S. § 16-928 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.4 / Section 928
16-928 Filing officer; statements and reports
Status: in_force

16-928. Filing officer; statements and reports

A. A person that is required to file any statements and reports required by this article and articles 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 of this chapter shall file with the filing officer in charge of that election, as follows:

1. The secretary of state is the filing officer for statewide and legislative elections, including retention elections for supreme court justices and court of appeals judges. The secretary of state is also the filing officer for committees that support or oppose a recall election or the circulation of a petition for a recall election for a statewide or legislative officeholder, for committees that support or oppose a statewide initiative or referendum or other statewide ballot measure, question or proposition or the circulation of a petition for a statewide initiative or referendum or other statewide ballot measure, question or proposition.

2. The county officer in charge of elections is the filing officer for county, school district, community college district and special taxing district elections, including retention elections for superior court judges. The county officer in charge of elections is also the filing officer for committees that support or oppose a recall election or the circulation of a petition for a recall election for an officeholder of a county office, a school district governing board office, a community college district governing board office or a special taxing district governing board office, for committees that support or oppose a county, school district, community college district or special taxing district initiative or referendum or other ballot measure, question or proposition, including bond, tax, budget and budget override measures or that oppose or support the circulation of a petition for a county, school district, community college district or special taxing district initiative or referendum or other county, school district, community college district or special taxing district ballot measure, question or proposition.

3. The city or town clerk is the filing officer for city and town elections. The city or town clerk is also the filing officer for committees that support or oppose a recall election or the circulation of a petition for a recall election for a city or town officeholder, for committees that support or oppose a city or town initiative or referendum or other city or town ballot measure, question or proposition or the circulation of a petition for a city or town initiative or referendum or other city ballot measure, question or proposition.

B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, a standing committee shall file reports only with the secretary of state.

C. A filing officer shall provide the option for electronic filing and shall make all statements and reports publicly available on the internet. A filing officer may comply with this section by opting into the secretary of state's electronic filing system.
A.R.S. § 16-402 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 402
16-402 Absence from employment for purpose of voting; application therefor; violation; classification
Status: in_force

16-402. Absence from employment for purpose of voting; application therefor; violation; classification

A. A person entitled to vote at a primary or general election held within this state may, on the day of election, absent himself for the purpose of voting from the service or employment at which he is employed if there are less than three consecutive hours between the opening of the polls and the beginning of his regular workshift or between the end of his regular workshift and the closing of the polls. In such event, he may absent himself for such length of time at the beginning or end of his workshift that, when added to the time difference between workshift hours and opening or closing of the polls, will provide a total of three consecutive hours. He shall not, because of such absence, be liable for any penalty, nor shall any deduction be made therefor from his usual salary or wages. Application shall be made for such absence prior to the day of election, and the employer may specify the hours during which the employee may absent himself.

B. A person who refuses an employee the right conferred by this section, or who subjects an employee to a penalty or reduction of wages therefor, or who directly or indirectly violates the provisions of this section, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 16-675 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 13 / Section 675
16-675 Summons; form; answer
Status: in_force

16-675. Summons; form; answer

A. On filing of the statement of contest, the clerk of the superior court shall issue a summons to be served on the contestee as summons in civil actions are served, except it shall require the contestee to file an answer to the statement with the clerk of the court within five days after service of the summons, exclusive of the day of service. If the answer is not filed within such period, the court shall proceed with the hearing of the contest ex parte. If the contest is on an initiative or referred measure, a proposed constitutional amendment, or other proposition or question submitted, which has been declared carried, the summons shall be served on the governor and attorney general who may appear and answer the statement of contest, or, by leave of court, an elector of the state may intervene and defend the contest.

B. If the election of a person declared elected is contested, the summons shall be in substantially the following form:

In the superior court of the state of Arizona in and for the county of

_

Contestant.

vs.

Contestee.

Summons.

To the above named   contestee;

You are hereby notified that   a resident of   county, state of Arizona, has on this day filed in this court a statement of contest wherein he contests your election to the office of   at the election held on the   day of  , 20 , a copy of which statement accompanies this summons.

You are therefore required to file your answer to said statement with the clerk of this court within five days after the service of this summons on you exclusive of the day of service or the court will proceed with the hearing of such contest ex parte.

Given under my hand and the seal of said court this   day of  , 20 .

Clerk of said court.

C. If the contest is on an initiative or referred measure, a proposed constitutional amendment, or other proposition or question submitted, which has been declared carried, the summons shall be in substantially the following form:

In the superior court of the state of Arizona in and for the county of  .

In the matter of the contest of a certain constitutional amendment (or proposition, describing it briefly, as the case may be.)

To the honorable  , governor, and the honorable  , attorney general of the state of Arizona:

You are hereby notified that   residing at   in the county of  , state of Arizona, has this day filed with the clerk of this court a statement wherein he contests the election by which the constitutional amendment (or proposition briefly describing it) was declared to have been carried. A copy of this statement is attached and served on you. You are further notified that unless an answer to this statement is filed within five days after the service of this summons on you the court will proceed with the hearing of this contest ex parte.

Given under my hand and the seal of said court this   day of  , 20 .

Clerk of said court.
A.R.S. § 16-442.01 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 442.01
16-442.01 Accessible voting technology; recommendations; certification; applicability
Status: in_force

16-442.01. Accessible voting technology; recommendations; certification; applicability

A. On completion of the certification process pursuant to this section and section 16-442, the secretary of state shall require that voting systems that are used by entities that are governed by section 16-204, but not including cities and towns with a population of less than twenty thousand persons, provide persons who are blind or visually impaired with access to voting that is equivalent to that provided to persons who are not blind or visually impaired and shall provide an accessible vote by United States mail option for persons who are blind or have a visual impairment.

B. For the purposes of this section:

1. A voting system that provides the voter with the ability to cast and verify by both visual and nonvisual methods all of the selections that were made by that voter is deemed to provide equivalent access.

2. Nonvisual methods for casting and verifying a selection made on a voting system include the use of synthesized speech, braille and other output methods that do not require sight.

C. The secretary of state shall consult with and obtain recommendations regarding voting systems from nonprofit organizations that represent persons who are blind or visually impaired, persons with expertise in accessible software, hardware and other technology, county and local election officials and other persons deemed appropriate by the secretary of state.  After receiving recommendations, the secretary of state shall submit to the committee established pursuant to section 16-442 one or more voting systems that provide equivalent access pursuant to this section for possible certification for use in this state.

D. Subsection A of this section applies to voting systems that are purchased or upgraded on or after January 1, 2006.
A.R.S. § 16-344 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 344
16-344 Office of presidential elector; appointment by state committee chairman
Status: in_force

16-344. Office of presidential elector; appointment by state committee chairman

A. The chairman of the state committee of a political party that is qualified for representation on an official party ballot at the primary election and accorded a column on the general election ballot shall appoint candidates for the office of presidential elector equal to the number of United States senators and representatives in Congress from this state and shall file for each candidate with the secretary of state, not more than ten days after the primary election, by 5:00 p.m. on the last day for filing:

1. A nomination paper giving the candidate's actual residence address or, if the person does not have an actual residence address, a description of place of residence and post office address, or, if the person's actual residence address is protected pursuant to section 16-153, a post office box or private mailbox address, naming the party of which the candidate desires to become a candidate, stating his candidacy for the office of presidential elector, stating the exact manner in which the candidate desires to have his name printed on the official ballot pursuant to section 16-311, subsection G, and stating the date of the general election at which he desires to become a candidate.

2. An affidavit including facts sufficient to show that the candidate resides in this state and will be qualified at the time of the election to hold the office of presidential elector.

B. The nomination paper and affidavit of qualification pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be printed in a form prescribed by the secretary of state.
A.R.S. § 16-301 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 301
16-301 Nomination of candidates for printing on official ballot of general or special election
Status: in_force

16-301. Nomination of candidates for printing on official ballot of general or special election

A. At a primary election, each political party entitled and intending to make nominations for the ensuing general or special election, if it desires to have the names of its candidates printed on the official ballot at that general or special election, shall nominate its candidates for all elective, senatorial, congressional, state, judicial, county and precinct offices to be filled at such election except as provided in section 16-344.

B. Not later than sixty days before the date of the general election, a candidate for governor shall submit to the secretary of state the name of the person who will be the joint candidate for lieutenant governor with that gubernatorial candidate and whose name will appear on the general election ballot jointly with the candidate for governor.
A.R.S. § 16-551 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 551
16-551 Early election board; violation; classification
Status: in_force

16-551. Early election board; violation; classification

A. The board of supervisors or the governing body of the political subdivision shall appoint one or more early election boards to serve at places to be designated by the board of supervisors or the governing body to canvass and tally early election ballots. Members of early election boards shall be selected in accordance with the provisions for selecting members of regular election boards as provided in section 16-531.

B. If an electronic voting system is in use for early voting, the early election board shall consist of at least one inspector and two judges who shall perform the processing requirements in accordance with the rules issued by the secretary of state. The inspector and judges shall be appointed in the same manner by party as provided in section 16-531.

C. All early ballots received by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections before 7:00 p.m. on election day and the original mail ballot affidavit of the voter shall be delivered to the early election boards for processing as provided in the rules of the secretary of state. Beginning in 2026, all early ballots that are delivered by a voter to a voting location without presenting identification that complies with section 16-579, subsection A, paragraph 1 must be signature verified. The office of the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall remain open until 7:00 p.m. on election day for the purpose of receiving early ballots. Partial or complete tallies of the early election board shall not be released or divulged before all precincts have reported or one hour after the closing of the polls on election day, whichever occurs first. Any person who unlawfully releases information regarding vote tallies or who possesses a tally sheet or summary without authorization from the recorder or officer in charge of elections is guilty of a class 6 felony.

D. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall count the number of early ballots that are returned at voting locations on election day and shall post on its website those totals with the last unofficial results that are released on election night pursuant to section 16-622.  Beginning with the day following the election, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall enter into the county's ballot tracking system, if established, early ballots that were returned at the voting location on election day.

E. The necessary printed blanks for poll lists, tally lists, lists of voters, ballots, oaths and returns, together with envelopes in which to enclose the returns, shall be furnished by the board of supervisors or the governing body of the political subdivision to the early election board for each election precinct at the expense of the county or the political subdivision.
A.R.S. § 16-343 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 343
16-343 Filling vacancy caused by death or incapacity or withdrawal of candidate
Status: in_force

16-343. Filling vacancy caused by death or incapacity or withdrawal of candidate

A. A vacancy occurring due to death, mental incapacity or voluntary withdrawal of a candidate after the close of petition filing but before a primary or general election shall be filled by the political party with which the candidate was affiliated as follows:

1. In the case of a United States senator or statewide candidate, the state executive committee of the candidate's political party shall nominate a candidate of the party's choice and shall file a nomination paper and declaration complying with the requirements for candidates as stated in section 16-311 in order to fill the vacancy.

2. In the case of a vacancy for the office of United States representative or the legislature, the party precinct committeemen of that congressional or legislative district shall nominate a candidate of the party's choice and shall file a nomination paper and declaration complying with the requirements of section 16-311.

3. In the case of a vacancy for a county or precinct office, the party county committee of counties with a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census and, in counties with a population of two hundred fifty thousand persons or more according to the most recent United States decennial census the county officers of the party together with the chairman of the party precinct committeemen in each legislative district of the county, shall nominate a candidate of the party's choice and shall file a nomination paper and declaration complying with the requirements of section 16-311 to fill such vacancy.

4. If the vacancy occurs in a candidate race for partisan nomination in which at least one candidate of the vacating candidate's political party remains on the ballot for the vacating candidate's office, the vacancy shall not be filled. For an office to which more than one candidate will be elected, the vacancy shall not be filled if at least one candidate of the vacating candidate's political party remains on the ballot for each of the multiple seats for the office sought by the vacating candidate.

B. The nomination paper and declaration required in subsection A of this section shall be filed with the office with which nomination petitions were to be filed at any time before the official ballots are printed.

C. Any meetings for the purpose of filing a nomination paper and declaration provided for in this section shall be called by the chairman of such committee or legislative district, except that in the case of multicounty legislative or congressional districts the party county chairman of the county having the largest geographic area within such district shall call such meeting. The chairman or in his absence the vice chairman calling such meeting shall preside. The call to such meeting shall be mailed or given in person to each person entitled to participate no later than one day before such meeting. A majority of those present and voting shall be required to fill a vacancy pursuant to this section.

D. A vacancy that is due to voluntary or involuntary withdrawal of the candidate and that occurs following the printing of official ballots shall not be filled in accordance with this section, however, prospective candidates shall comply with section 16-312. A candidate running as a write-in candidate under this subsection shall file the nomination paper no later than 5:00 p.m. on the fifth day before the election.

E. Candidates nominated pursuant to subsection A of this section or a candidate running as a write-in candidate under subsection D of this section may be a candidate who ran in the immediately preceding primary election for the office and failed to be nominated.

F. If a vacancy occurs as described in subsection A of this section for a state office, the secretary of state shall notify the various boards of supervisors as to the vacancy. The boards of supervisors shall notify the inspectors of the various precinct election boards in the county, district or precinct where a vacancy occurs. In the case of a city or town election, the city or town clerk shall notify the appropriate inspectors.  A vacancy that occurs as prescribed in subsection D of this section due to the death or incapacity of the candidate shall not be filled and the secretary of state shall notify the appropriate county board of supervisors to post a notice of the death or incapacity of the candidate in each polling place along with notice that any votes cast for that candidate will be tabulated.

G. The inspectors shall post the notice of vacancy in the same manner as posting official write-in candidates. In the case of a withdrawal of a candidate that occurs after the printing of official ballots, the inspectors shall post the notice of withdrawal in a conspicuous location in each polling place. Notice of withdrawal shall also be posted at all early voting locations and shall be made available to early voters by providing with the early ballot instructions a website address at which prompt updates to information regarding write-in and withdrawn candidates are available.
A.R.S. § 16-1012 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1012
16-1012 Intimidation of elector by employer; classification
Status: in_force

16-1012. Intimidation of elector by employer; classification

A. It is unlawful for an employer knowingly:

1. In paying employees the salary or wages due them, to enclose their pay in envelopes upon which there is written or printed any political mottoes, devices or arguments, containing threats, express or implied, intended or calculated to influence the political opinions, views or actions of the employees.

2. Within ninety days of an election provided by law, to put up or otherwise exhibit in any place where his employees are working or are present in the course of employment a handbill, notice or placard containing a threat, notice or information that if any particular ticket or candidate is elected or defeated work in his place or establishment will cease in whole or in part, or his establishment will be closed, or the wages of his workmen will be reduced, or other threats, express or implied, intended or calculated to influence the political opinions or actions of his employees.

B. An employer, whether acting in his individual capacity or as an officer or agent of a corporation, who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 16-318 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 318
16-318 Secure online signature collection; federal offices
Status: in_force

16-318. Secure online signature collection; federal offices

A. Notwithstanding any other statute in this title, the secretary of state shall provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition for a candidate for the office of United States senator or representative in Congress by way of a secure internet portal. The system shall allow only those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition for a particular candidate to sign the petition and shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified. A candidate may choose to collect up to the full number of required nomination petition signatures by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section.

B. This section applies only to candidates for the office of United States senator or representative in Congress.
A.R.S. § 16-183 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 183
16-183 Violations; classification
Status: in_force

16-183. Violations; classification

A county recorder, justice of the peace or other person who is authorized to accept registration forms and who knowingly disregards any provision of this chapter, or a person who knowingly registers more than once, or registers under any name other than his true name, or attempts to vote by personating another who is registered, or knowingly registers in a precinct where he is not a resident at the time of the registration is guilty of a class 6 felony unless another classification is specifically prescribed in this chapter.
A.R.S. § 16-573 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 573
16-573 Substitution of ballots when official ballots not available
Status: in_force

16-573. Substitution of ballots when official ballots not available

If the official ballots at an election precinct at which a voting machine is to be used are not delivered at the time required, or if after the delivery they are lost, destroyed or stolen, the election judges shall immediately notify the clerk or other authority under whose direction the ballots are printed who shall cause other ballots to be prepared, printed or written as nearly in the form of the official ballots as practicable. The judges shall cause the substituted ballots to be used in the same manner as the official ballots.
A.R.S. § 16-826 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 826
16-826 Meeting, organization and officers of state committee
Status: in_force

16-826. Meeting, organization and officers of state committee

A. The state committee shall meet no earlier than ten days after the last county meeting of the party and in any event no later than the fourth Saturday in January following a general election and organize by electing from its membership a chairman, a secretary and a treasurer.

B. The chairman of the state committee shall cause notice of the time and place of the meeting to be mailed by United States mail to each state committeeman at least ten days before the date of the meeting. If the state committeeman has provided a valid e-mail address and has authorized the chairman to give notice to the precinct committeeman by e-mail instead of by United States mail, the chairman of the state committee shall provide notice of the meeting by e-mail at least ten days before the date of the meeting.
A.R.S. § 16-1002 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1002
16-1002 Counterfeiting or distributing unlawful ballots; classification
Status: in_force

16-1002. Counterfeiting or distributing unlawful ballots; classification

A person who counterfeits a ballot, or who circulates or gives to another a counterfeit ballot, knowing at the time that the ballot has not been issued pursuant to the election laws of the state, is guilty of a class 5 felony.
A.R.S. § 16-804 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 804
16-804 Continued representation on basis of votes cast at last preceding general election or registered electors
Status: in_force

16-804. Continued representation on basis of votes cast at last preceding general election or registered electors

A. A political organization that at the last preceding general election cast for governor or presidential electors or for county attorney or for mayor, whichever applies, not less than five per cent of the total votes cast for governor or presidential electors, in the state or in such county, city or town, is entitled to representation as a political party on the official ballot for state officers or for officers of such county or local subdivision.

B. In lieu of subsection A, a political organization is entitled to continued representation as a political party on the official ballot for state, county, city or town officers if, on October 1 of the year immediately preceding the year in which the general election for state or county officers and for city or town officers one hundred fifty-five days immediately preceding the primary election in such jurisdiction, such party has registered electors in the party equal to at least two-thirds of one percent of the total registered electors in such jurisdiction.

C. The secretary of state shall determine the political parties qualified for continued representation on the state ballot pursuant to this section by December 1 of the appropriate year. Each county recorder shall furnish to the secretary of state such information as the secretary of state may require no later than October 31 of the preceding year.

D. Each county recorder shall determine the political parties qualified for the county ballot pursuant to this section by December 1 of the appropriate year.

E. Each city or town clerk of a city or town providing for partisan elections shall determine the political parties qualified for such city or town ballot pursuant to this section one hundred forty days before the primary election.
A.R.S. § 16-226 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 226
16-226 Nonpartisan elections; local elections; time of calling; definition
Status: in_force

16-226. Nonpartisan elections; local elections; time of calling; definition

A. Nonpartisan elections and elections held by a school district, a city or a town that are not held concurrently with a general election shall be called not later than one hundred eighty days before the date of holding the election. This subsection does not apply to an election called pursuant to section 19-209 or 35-453.

B. For the purposes of this article, "nonpartisan" means an election that is held by a special district established pursuant to title 48 and that is not held concurrently with the general election.
A.R.S. § 16-704 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 14 / Section 704
16-704 Ballots; form
Status: in_force

16-704. Ballots; form

A. The election shall be by ballot, separate from any other ballots to be used at the same election. The ballot shall contain a statement of the substance of the proposed amendment, appropriate instructions to the voters and perpendicular columns of equal width, headed respectively in plain type, "favors ratification" and "opposes ratification". In the column headed "favors ratification" shall be placed the names of the candidates who favor ratification. In the column headed "opposes ratification" shall be placed the names of the candidates who oppose ratification.

B. The voter shall indicate his choice by making one or more marks as defined in section 16-400 in the appropriate spaces provided on the ballot. The ballot shall be so arranged that the voter may, by making a single mark as defined in section 16-400, vote for the entire group of nominees whose names are comprised in any column.

C. The ballot shall be in substantially the following form:

Proposed amendment to the Constitution

of the United States.

The Congress has proposed an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which provides (insert here the substance of the proposed amendment).

The Congress has also proposed that the said amendment shall be ratified by conventions in the states.

Instructions to voters

Do not vote for more than fifteen (15) candidates.

To vote for all candidates who favor ratification, or for all candidates who oppose ratification, make a mark in the circle at the head of the list of candidates for whom you wish to vote. If you do this, make no other mark.

To vote for an individual candidate make a mark in the square at the left of the name.

Favors               Opposes

Ratification             Ratification

( )                 ( )

[ ] John Doe            [ ] Charles Coe

[ ] Richard Roe           [ ] Michael Moe

[ ]              [ ]
A.R.S. § 16-333 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 333
16-333 Preparation and filing of nominating petition for certain judicial offices
Status: in_force

16-333. Preparation and filing of nominating petition for certain judicial offices

Any nominating petition for a candidate for judge of the superior court, judge of the court of appeals or justice of the supreme court to be voted on at any election shall be prepared and filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Any petition filed by a candidate for any such court which does not comply with the provisions of this chapter shall have no force or effect at any such election.
A.R.S. § 16-536 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 536
16-536 Compensation of election board officers
Status: in_force

16-536. Compensation of election board officers

The compensation of the election officers shall be fixed by the board of supervisors and shall be a county charge. In no case shall an election board member be paid less than thirty dollars per day.
A.R.S. § 16-661 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 12 / Section 661
16-661 Automatic recount; requirements
Status: in_force

16-661. Automatic recount; requirements

A. A recount of the vote is required when the canvass of returns in a primary or general election shows that the margin between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for a particular office, or between the number of votes cast for and against initiated or referred measures or proposals to amend the Constitution of Arizona, is less than or equal to one-half of one percent of the number of votes cast for both such candidates or on such measures or proposals.

B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to elections for precinct committeemen, school district governing boards, community college district governing boards, fire district boards or fire district chiefs or secretary-treasurers or boards of other special districts.
A.R.S. § 16-242 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 242
16-242 Qualifications for ballot; nomination paper
Status: in_force

16-242. Qualifications for ballot; nomination paper

A. A person seeking nomination as a candidate for the office of president of the United States shall sign and cause to be filed with the secretary of state a nomination paper that contains the following information:

1. The name, residence address and mailing address of the candidate.

2. The name of the recognized political party from which the person seeks nomination.

3. The name and address of the chairman of the candidate's state committee.

4. The exact manner for printing the candidate's name on the presidential preference ballot pursuant to section 16-311.

B. The nomination paper shall be filed not less than one hundred days nor more than one hundred thirty days before the presidential preference election and not later than 5:00 p.m. on the last day for filing.  If the last day for filing falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the nomination paper shall be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. on the next business day.

C. A candidate for the office of president of the United States shall file with the secretary of state nomination petitions signed by at least five hundred qualified electors who are qualified to vote for the candidate whose nomination petition they are signing for that election or, for recognized parties with fewer than fifty thousand registered voters, nomination petitions signed by at least five hundred qualified electors of any political party affiliation who, at the time they sign, are registered voters. The nomination petitions shall be filed within the time period prescribed by subsection B of this section.

D. Nomination petitions shall conform to the requirements of section 16-314.

E. In lieu of the petition requirements of this section, a candidate may qualify to appear on the presidential preference election ballot of the candidate's political party by filing with the secretary of state during the time period prescribed by subsection B of this section a notice of candidacy signed by the candidate and evidence that by the filing deadline the candidate's name is qualified to appear on the presidential preference election ballot of the candidate's political party in at least two other states.

F. Within seventy-two hours after the close of filing the secretary of state shall certify to the officer in charge of elections the names of the candidates who are qualified for the presidential preference election ballot.
A.R.S. § 16-249 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 249
16-249 Certification of election to parties; automatic recount inapplicable; tabulation
Status: in_force

16-249. Certification of election to parties; automatic recount inapplicable; tabulation

A. The secretary of state shall certify the election results to the state party committee chairmen of the parties that have candidates on the presidential preference ballot on or before the second Monday following the election.

B. Section 16-661, relating to automatic recount, does not apply to an election held pursuant to this article.

C. The presidential preference election shall be tabulated by congressional districts.
A.R.S. § 16-449 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 449
16-449 Required test of equipment and programs; notice; procedures manual
Status: in_force

16-449. Required test of equipment and programs; notice; procedures manual

A. Within the period of time before the election day prescribed by the secretary of state in the instructions and procedures manual adopted pursuant to section 16-452, the board of supervisors or other election officer in charge, or for an election involving state or federal candidates, the secretary of state, shall have the automatic tabulating equipment and programs tested to ascertain that the equipment and programs will correctly count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures.  Public notice of the time and place of the test shall be given at least forty-eight hours prior thereto by publication once in one or more daily or weekly newspapers published in the town, city or village using such equipment, if a newspaper is published therein, otherwise in a newspaper of general circulation therein.  The test shall be observed by at least two election inspectors, who shall not be of the same political party, and shall be open to representatives of the political parties, candidates, the press and the public. The test shall be conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballots so marked as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each measure and shall include for each office one or more ballots that have votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulating equipment and programs to reject such votes.  If any error is detected, the cause therefor shall be ascertained and corrected and an errorless count shall be made before the automatic tabulating equipment and programs are approved.  A copy of a revised program shall be filed with the secretary of state within forty-eight hours after the revision is made. If the error was created by automatic tabulating equipment malfunction, a report shall be filed with the secretary of state within forty-eight hours after the correction is made, stating the cause and the corrective action taken.  The test shall be repeated immediately before the start of the official count of the ballots in the same manner as set forth above.  After the completion of the count, the programs used and the ballots shall be sealed, retained and disposed of as provided for paper ballots.

B. Electronic ballot tabulating systems shall be tested for logic and accuracy within seven days before their use for early balloting pursuant to the instructions and procedures manual for electronic voting systems that is adopted by the secretary of state as prescribed by section 16-452. The instructions and procedures manual shall include procedures for the handling of ballots, the electronic scanning of ballots and any other matters necessary to ensure the maximum degree of correctness, impartiality and uniformity in the administration of an electronic ballot tabulating system.

C. Notwithstanding subsections A and B of this section, if a county uses accessible voting equipment to mark ballots and that accessible voting equipment does not independently tabulate or tally votes, the secretary of state in cooperation with the county officer in charge of elections may designate a single date to test the logic and accuracy of both the accessible voting equipment and electronic ballot tabulating systems.
A.R.S. § 16-1021 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1021
16-1021 Enforcement by attorney general and county, city or town attorney
Status: in_force

16-1021. Enforcement by attorney general and county, city or town attorney

In any election for state office, members of the legislature, justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals or statewide initiative or referendum the attorney general may enforce the provisions of this title through civil and criminal actions. In any election for county, city or town office, community college district governing board, judge or a county, city or town initiative or referendum, the appropriate county, city or town attorney may enforce the provisions of this title through civil and criminal actions. In any special district election, the county attorney of any county in which the district or a portion of the district is located or the attorney general may enforce the laws governing such election.
A.R.S. § 16-461 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 461
16-461 Sample primary election ballots; submission to party chairmen for examination; preparation, printing and distribution of ballot
Status: in_force

16-461. Sample primary election ballots; submission to party chairmen for examination; preparation, printing and distribution of ballot

A. At least forty-five days before a primary election, the officer in charge of that election shall:

1. Prepare a proof of a sample ballot.

2. Submit the sample ballot proof of each party to the county chairman or in city or town primaries to the city or town chairman.

3. Mail a sample ballot proof to each candidate for whom a nomination paper and petitions have been filed.

B. Within two calendar days after receipt of the sample ballot, the county chairman of each political party and any candidate in that election who has submitted and confirmed an email address shall suggest to the election officer any change the chairman or candidate considers should be made in the chairman's or candidate's party ballot, and if on examination the election officer finds an error or omission on the ballot, the officer shall correct it.  The election officer shall print and distribute the sample ballots as required by law, shall maintain a copy of each sample ballot and shall post a notice indicating that sample ballots are available on request.  The official sample ballot shall be printed on colored paper or white paper with a different colored stripe for each party that is represented on that ballot. For voters who are not registered with a party that is entitled to continued representation on the ballot pursuant to section 16-804, the election officer may print and distribute the required sample ballots in an alternative format, including a reduced size format.

C. Not later than forty days before a primary election, the county chairman of a political party may request one sample primary election ballot of the chairman's party for each election precinct.

D. The board of supervisors shall have printed mailer-type sample ballots for a primary election and shall mail at least eleven days before the election one sample ballot of a political party to each household containing a registered voter of that political party unless that registered voter is on the active early voting list established pursuant to section 16-544. Each sample ballot shall contain the following statement:  "This is a sample ballot and cannot be used as an official ballot under any circumstances". A certified claim shall be presented to the secretary of state by the board of supervisors for the actual cost of printing, labeling and postage of each sample ballot actually mailed, and the secretary of state shall direct payment of the authenticated claim from funds of the secretary of state's office.

E. For city and town elections, the governing body of a city or town may have printed mailer-type sample ballots for a primary election.  If the city or town has printed such sample ballots, the city or town shall provide for the distribution of such ballots and shall bear the expense of printing and distributing such sample ballots.

F. The return address on the mailer-type sample ballots shall not contain the name of an appointed or elected public officer nor may the name of an appointed or elected public officer be used to indicate who produced the sample ballot.

G. The great seal of the state of Arizona shall be imprinted along with the words "official voting materials" on the mailing face of each sample ballot. In county, city or town elections the seal of such jurisdiction shall be substituted for the state seal.
A.R.S. § 16-663 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 12 / Section 663
16-663 Recount of votes; method
Status: in_force

16-663. Recount of votes; method

A. The superior court to which the facts requiring a recount are certified shall promptly make and enter an order requiring a recount of the votes cast for such office, measure or proposal. The recount shall be conducted in accordance with the laws pertaining to contests of elections.

B. A court-ordered recount of votes that were cast and tabulated on electronic voting equipment shall be pursuant to section 16-664.  While the recount is being conducted, and for legislative, statewide and federal candidate races only, the county chairpersons of the political parties entitled to continued representation on the ballot or the chairperson's designee shall select at random without the use of a computer five percent of the precincts for the recounted race for a hand count, and if the results of that hand count when compared to the electronic tabulation of that same race are less than the designated margins calculated pursuant to section 16-602, the recount is complete and the electronic tabulation is the official result. If the hand count results in a difference that is equal to or greater than the designated margin for that race, the procedures established in section 16-602, subsections C, D, E and F apply. The hand count conducted pursuant to this section may begin before the machine tabulation of ballots for the court-ordered recount is complete.
A.R.S. § 16-205 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 205
16-205 Election dates; notice; administration
Status: in_force

16-205. Election dates; notice; administration

A. At least two hundred ten days before each consolidated election date prescribed by section 16-204, each county board of supervisors shall give notice in writing regarding the consolidated election program to each school district, community college district, city, town and special taxing district organized pursuant to title 48, chapters 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15 and 16 in that county. The notice shall state the date of the election.

B. The board of supervisors may hold elections only on the dates prescribed by section 16-204.

C. The secretary of state shall coordinate the consolidated elections with the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors may enter into an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to title 11, chapter 7, article 3 with each political subdivision that participates in a consolidated election in that county in order to administer those elections. After consultation with the political subdivisions that are participating in a consolidated election, the officer in charge of elections shall administer the appointment of election boards.

D. Within ninety days after a consolidated election conducted pursuant to this section, the board of supervisors shall prepare a report that provides an itemized account of all costs incurred by the county in administering the election, including an itemized account of all charges made to each political subdivision that participated in that election. Political subdivisions that participated in an election conducted pursuant to this section may request and receive a copy of this report from the board.

E. The board of supervisors shall require the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections to calculate voter turnout for candidate races as prescribed by section 16-204.01, shall determine whether section 16-204.01 requires a political subdivision to consolidate its election dates and shall announce its determination and the implementation date for consolidation at a public meeting held not more than ninety days after issuance of the official county canvass for an election. After the implementation date, the board of supervisors may not call, authorize the call for or authorize the county to administer an election for that political subdivision except as prescribed by section 16-204.01.
A.R.S. § 16-138 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 138
16-138 Voter registration database; federal only voters; analysis; annual report; investigation
Status: in_force

16-138. Voter registration database; federal only voters; analysis; annual report; investigation

(L21, Ch. 405, sec. 4)

A. The secretary of state shall provide access to the statewide voter registration database to a person or entity that is designated by the legislature and to the election integrity unit of the attorney general's office for the purposes of determining whether the secretary of state's voter registration list maintenance procedures comply with federal law with respect to voters who are registered as voters eligible to vote only for federal offices.

B. The person or entity that is designated by the legislature must be qualified in more than one state to analyze a state's voter registration rolls for compliance with federal law regarding voter registration list maintenance procedures.  After completing its analysis, the person or entity shall report its findings to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the attorney general and the secretary of state. If the analysis determines that there are persons registered to vote who are not eligible to register to vote, the secretary of state shall notify the appropriate county recorder and the county recorder shall remove those persons from the voter registration rolls.

C. Each county recorder shall submit an annual report to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate that contains the following regarding voters who are eligible to vote only for federal offices:

1. A description of the county recorder's procedures regarding registering those voters who are eligible to vote only for federal offices.

2. The number of voters in that county who are eligible to vote only for federal offices.

3. The number of those voters whose citizenship has been otherwise subsequently verified and whose status has changed to voters who are eligible to vote a full ballot.

4. A comprehensive description of the obstacles to obtaining voter registrants' documentary proof of citizenship that complies with this state's voter registration requirements and to changing their status to voters who are eligible to vote a full ballot.

5. The number of those voters who have been subsequently determined to be ineligible to vote in this state and who have been removed from the voter registration rolls.

D. The attorney general and the county attorney shall investigate and prosecute, as appropriate, any person who is ineligible to register to vote and who knowingly registers to vote.
A.R.S. § 16-162 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 162
16-162 Retention of registration forms and record of cancellation
Status: in_force

16-162. Retention of registration forms and record of cancellation

The county recorder shall provide a means of retaining registration forms and records of cancellation of registration. The records shall be retained as prescribed by sections 41-151.15 and 41-151.19.
A.R.S. § 16-971 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6.1 / Article 1 / Section 971
16-971 Definitions
Status: in_force

16-971. Definitions

(Caution:  1998 Prop. 105 applies)

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Business income" means:

(a) Monies received by a person in commercial transactions in the ordinary course of the person's regular trade, business or investments.

(b) Membership or union dues that do not exceed $5,000 from any one person in a calendar year.

2. "Campaign media spending":

(a) Means spending monies or accepting in-kind contributions to pay for any of the following:

(i) A public communication that expressly advocates for or against the nomination, or election of a candidate.

(ii) A public communication that promotes, supports, attacks or opposes a candidate within six months preceding an election involving that candidate.

(iii) A public communication that refers to a clearly identified candidate within ninety days before a primary election until the time of the general election and that is disseminated in the jurisdiction where the candidate's election is taking place.

(iv) A public communication that promotes, supports, attacks or opposes the qualification or approval of any state or local initiative or referendum.

(v) A public communication that promotes, supports, attacks or opposes the recall of a public officer.

(vi) An activity or public communication that supports the election or defeat of candidates of an identified political party or the electoral prospects of an identified political party, including partisan voter registration, partisan get-out-the-vote activity or other partisan campaign activity.

(vii) Research, design, production, polling, data analytics, mailing or social media list acquisition or any other activity conducted in preparation for or in conjunction with any of the activities described in items (i) through (vi) of this subdivision.

(b) Does not include spending monies or accepting in-kind contributions for any of the following:

(i) A news story, commentary or editorial by any broadcasting station, cable television operator, video service provider, programmer or producer, newspaper, magazine, website or other periodical publication that is not owned or operated by a candidate, a candidate's spouse or a candidate committee, political party or political action committee.

(ii) A nonpartisan activity intended to encourage voter registration and turnout.

(iii) Publishing a book or producing a documentary, if the publication or production is for distribution to the general public through traditional distribution mechanisms or if a fee is required to purchase the book or view the documentary.

(iv) Primary or nonpartisan debates between candidates or between proponents and opponents of a state or local initiative or referendum and announcements of those debates.

3. "Candidate" has the same meaning as in section 16-901.

4. "Candidate committee" has the same meaning as in section 16-901.

5. "Commission" means the citizens clean elections commission.

6. "Contribution" means money, donation, gift, loan or advance or other thing of value, including goods and services.

7. "Covered person"

(a) Means any person whose total campaign media spending or acceptance of in-kind contributions to enable campaign media spending, or a combination of both, in an election cycle is more than $50,000 in statewide campaigns or more than $25,000 in any other type of campaigns. For the purposes of this chapter, the amount of a person's campaign media spending includes campaign media spending made by entities established, financed, maintained or controlled by that person.

(b) Does not include:

(i) Individuals who spend only their own personal monies for campaign media spending.

(ii) Organizations that spend only their own business income for campaign media spending.

(iii) A candidate committee.

(iv) A political action committee or political party that receives not more than $20,000 in contributions, including in-kind contributions, from any one person in an election cycle.

8. "Election cycle" means the time beginning the day after general election day in even-numbered years and continuing through the end of general election day in the next even-numbered year.

9. "Expressly advocates" has the same meaning as in section 16-901.01.

10. "Identity" means:

(a) In the case of an individual, the name, mailing address, occupation and employer of the individual

(b) In the case of any other person, the name, mailing address, federal tax status and state of incorporation, registration or partnership, if any.

11. "In-kind contribution" means a contribution of goods, services or anything of value that is provided without charge or at less than the usual and normal charge.

12. "Original monies" means business income or an individual's personal monies.

13. "Person" includes both a natural person and an entity such as a corporation, limited liability company, labor organization, partnership or association, regardless of legal form.

14. "Personal monies"

(a) Means any of the following:

(i) Any asset of an individual that, at the time the individual engaged in campaign media spending or transferred monies to another person for such spending, the individual had legal control over and rightful title to.

(ii) Income received by an individual or the individual's spouse, including salary and other earned income from bona fide employment, dividends and proceeds from the individual's personal investments or bequests to the individual, including income from trusts established by bequests.

(iii) A portion of assets that are jointly owned by the individual and the individual's spouse equal to the individual's share of the asset under the instrument of conveyance or ownership. If no specific share is indicated by an instrument of conveyance or ownership, the value is one-half the value of the property or asset.

(b) Does not mean any asset or income received from any person for the purpose of influencing any election.

15. "Political action committee" has the same meaning as in section 16-901.

16. "Political party" has the same meaning as in section 16-901.

17. "Public communication"

(a) Means a paid communication to the public by means of broadcast, cable, satellite, internet or another digital method, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mass mailing or another mass distribution, telephone bank or any other form of general public political advertising or marketing, regardless of medium.

(b) Does not include communications between an organization and its employees, stockholders or bona fide members.

18. "Traceable monies" means:

(a) Monies that have been given, loaned or promised to be given to a covered person and for which no donor has opted out of their use or transfer for campaign media spending pursuant to section 16-972.

(b) Monies used to pay for in-kind contributions to a covered person to enable campaign media spending.

19. "Transfer records" means a written record of the identity of each person that directly or indirectly contributed or transferred more than $2,500 of original monies used for campaign media spending, the amount of each contribution or transfer and the person to whom those monies were transferred.
A.R.S. § 16-946 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 946
16-946 Qualifying contributions
Status: in_force

16-946. Qualifying contributions

(Caution:  1998 Prop 105 applies)

A. During the qualifying period, a participating candidate may collect qualifying contributions, which shall be paid to the fund.

B. To qualify as a qualifying contribution, a contribution must be:

1. Made by a qualified elector as defined in section 16-121, who at the time of the contribution is registered in the electoral district of the office the candidate is seeking and who has not given another qualifying contribution to that candidate during that election cycle.

2. Made by a person who is not given anything of value in exchange for the qualifying contribution.

3. In the sum of five dollars, exactly.

4. Received unsolicited during the qualifying period or solicited during the qualifying period by a person who is not employed or retained by the candidate and who is not compensated to collect contributions by the candidate or on behalf of the candidate.

5. If made by check or money order, made payable to the candidate's campaign committee, or if in cash, deposited in the candidate's campaign committee's account.

6. Accompanied by a three-part reporting slip that includes the printed name, registration address and signature of the contributor, the name of the candidate for whom the contribution is made, the date and the printed name and signature of the solicitor.  An electronic signature as defined in section 41-351 is deemed to comply with this paragraph.

C. A copy of the reporting slip shall be given as a receipt to the contributor, and another copy shall be retained by the candidate's campaign committee. Delivery of an original reporting slip to the secretary of state shall excuse the candidate from disclosure of these contributions on campaign finance reports filed under article 1 of this chapter.
A.R.S. § 16-1013 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1013
16-1013 Coercion or intimidation of elector; classification
Status: in_force

16-1013. Coercion or intimidation of elector; classification

A. It is unlawful for a person knowingly:

1. Directly or indirectly, to make use of force, violence or restraint, or to inflict or threaten infliction, by himself or through any other person, of any injury, damage, harm or loss, or in any manner to practice intimidation upon or against any person, in order to induce or compel such person to vote or refrain from voting for a particular person or measure at any election provided by law, or on account of such person having voted or refrained from voting at an election.

2. By abduction, duress or any forcible or fraudulent device or contrivance whatever, to impede, prevent or otherwise interfere with the free exercise of the elective franchise of any voter, or to compel, induce or to prevail upon a voter either to cast or refrain from casting his vote at an election, or to cast or refrain from casting his vote for any particular person or measure at an election.

B. A person, whether acting in his individual capacity or as an officer or agent of a corporation, who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 16-537 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 537
16-537 Powers and duties of election officers with respect to special elections
Status: in_force

16-537. Powers and duties of election officers with respect to special elections

The powers and duties conferred or imposed by law upon any public officer with respect to regular elections are conferred and imposed upon such officers with respect to special elections.
A.R.S. § 16-212 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 212
16-212 Election of presidential electors; electoral college votes; vacancy; replacement
Status: in_force

16-212. Election of presidential electors; electoral college votes; vacancy; replacement

A. On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1956, and quadrennially thereafter, there shall be elected a number of presidential electors equal to the number of United States senators and representatives in Congress from this state.

B. After the secretary of state issues the statewide canvass containing the results of a presidential election, the presidential electors of this state shall cast their electoral college votes for the candidate for president and the candidate for vice president who jointly received the highest number of votes in this state as prescribed in the canvass.

C. A presidential elector who knowingly refuses to cast that elector's electoral college vote as prescribed in subsection B of this section is no longer eligible to hold the office of presidential elector and that office is deemed and declared vacant by operation of law.  The chairperson of the state committee of the political party represented by that elector shall appoint a person who is otherwise qualified to be a presidential elector. The replacement presidential elector shall cast the elector's electoral college vote as prescribed by this section.  Notwithstanding section 16-344 and any other statute, the nomination paper and affidavit of qualification of the replacement presidential elector may be completed and filed with the secretary of state as soon as is practicable after the presidential elector's appointment.
A.R.S. § 16-974 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6.1 / Article 1 / Section 974
16-974 Citizens clean elections commission; powers and duties; rules
Status: in_force

16-974. Citizens clean elections commission; powers and duties; rules

(Caution:  1998 Prop. 105 applies)

A. The commission is the primary agency authorized to implement and enforce this chapter.  The commission may do any of the following:

1. Adopt and enforce rules.

2. Issue and enforce civil subpoenas, including third-party subpoenas.

3. Initiate enforcement actions.

4. Conduct fact-finding hearings and investigations.

5. Impose civil penalties for noncompliance, including penalties for late or incomplete disclosures and for any other violations of this chapter.

6. Seek legal and equitable relief in court as necessary.

7. Establish the records persons must maintain to support their disclosures.

8. Perform any other act that may assist in implementing this chapter.

B. If the commission imposes a civil penalty on a person and that person does not timely seek judicial review, the commission may file a certified copy of its order requiring payment of the civil penalty with the clerk of the superior court in any county of this state.  The clerk shall treat the commission order in the same manner as a judgment of the superior court.  A commission order filed pursuant to this subsection has the same effect as a judgment of the superior court and may be recorded, enforced or satisfied in the same manner. A filing fee is not required for an action filed under this subsection.

C. The commission shall establish disclaimer requirements for public communications by covered persons. A political action committee that complies with these requirements need not separately comply with the requirements prescribed in section 16-925, subsection B. Public communications by covered persons shall state, at a minimum, the names of the top three donors who directly or indirectly made the three largest contributions of original monies during the election cycle to the covered person. If it is not technologically possible for a public communication disseminated on the internet or by social media message, text message or short message service to provide all the information required by this subsection, the public communication must provide a means for viewers to obtain, immediately and easily, the required information without having to receive extraneous information.

D. The commission's rules and any commission enforcement actions pursuant to this chapter are not subject to the approval of or any prohibition or limit imposed by any other executive or legislative governmental body or official. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, rules adopted pursuant to this chapter are exempt from title 41, chapters 6 and 6.1.

E. The commission shall establish a process to reimburse the secretary of state and any other agency that incurs costs to implement or enforce this chapter.

F. The commission may adjust the contribution and expenditure thresholds in this chapter to reflect inflation.
A.R.S. § 16-127 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 127
16-127 Federal only voters; early ballot; eligibility; exemption
Status: in_force

16-127. Federal only voters; early ballot; eligibility; exemption

A. Notwithstanding any other law:

1. A person who has registered to vote and who has not provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship as prescribed by section 16-166 is not eligible to vote in presidential elections.

2. A person who has not provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship pursuant to section 16-166 and who is eligible to vote only for federal offices is not eligible to receive an early ballot by mail.

B. This section does not apply to an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter as defined in the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act (P.L. 99-410; 100 Stat. 924; 52 United States Code section 20310), as amended by the Ronald W. Reagan national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2005 (P.L. 108-375).
A.R.S. § 16-193 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1.1 / Article 1 / Section 193
16-193 Active registered voters; applicability
Status: in_force

16-193. Active registered voters; applicability

The terms "registered voters", "persons who are registered to vote", "registered electors" and "voters registered" as used in the following sections include only active registered voters for purposes of the following:

1. Calculating petition signature requirements pursuant to sections 11-133, 16-322, 16-341, 45-415, 45-433, 48-4433 and 48-4832.

2. Mailing and distributing election-related notices, pamphlets or ballots pursuant to sections 11-137, 15-905.01, 16-245, 16-412, 16-461, 16-510, 19-123, 19-141, 35-454, 41-563.02, 42-6109.01, 42-6109.02, 42-17057, 42-17107, 48-620, 48-4021, 48-4236, 48-5314, 48-6432 and 48-6433.

3. Furnishing ballots pursuant to sections 16-508 and 48-685.

4. Determining qualification for political parties' continued representation on the ballot pursuant to sections 16-244 and 16-804.

5. Choosing political party officers pursuant to sections 16-821 and 16-823.
A.R.S. § 16-912 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.2 / Section 912
16-912 Individual contribution limits; requirements
Status: in_force

16-912. Individual contribution limits; requirements

A. An individual may not contribute more than the following amounts per election cycle:

1. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for city, town, county or district office.

2. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for legislative office.

3. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for statewide office.

B. An individual may make unlimited contributions to persons other than candidate committees.

C. An individual may only make contributions using personal monies, except that a contribution from an unemancipated minor child shall be treated as a contribution by the child's custodial parent or parents.
A.R.S. § 16-1101 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 1101
16-1101 Redistricting; legislative district designation
Status: in_force

16-1101. Redistricting; legislative district designation

Notwithstanding any other law, the legislative district that contains the city of Prescott, as the first territorial capital, is designated as legislative district one. If the city of Prescott is located in more than one legislative district, the legislative district that contains the largest percentage of the city's population is designated as district one.
A.R.S. § 16-103 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 103
16-103 Qualified person temporarily absent from state; persons in the service of the United States
Status: in_force

16-103. Qualified person temporarily absent from state; persons in the service of the United States

A. A qualified person temporarily absent from the state may register by filling out an affidavit of registration which shall be furnished upon request of the registrant by the county recorder of the county in which the registrant has residence pursuant to section 16-593. The registrant shall execute the affidavit of registration and administer the oath himself and shall return the affidavit to the county recorder.

B. The county recorder may accept a federal postcard application in lieu of an affidavit of registration from any qualified person covered under the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act of 1986 (P.L. 99-410; 42 United States Code section 1973).

C. Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, registration for any person covered under subsection B of this section may be accomplished at any time prior to 7:00 p.m. of an election day. This subsection applies only to persons temporarily absent from this state.

D. A person who was an overseas voter as defined in the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act of 1986 (P.L. 99-410; 42 United States Code section 1973), as amended by the Ronald W. Reagan national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2005 (P.L. 108-375), immediately before being domiciled in this state, and who has been discharged or separated from that service or employment in the ninety days before election day may register and is eligible to vote in that election if the registration is received by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before election day.

E. Any United States citizen who has never resided in the United States and whose parent is a United States citizen who is registered to vote in this state is eligible to register to vote and may vote in this state using a federal write-in early ballot as prescribed by section 16-543.02.
A.R.S. § 16-672 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 13 / Section 672
16-672 Contest of state election; grounds; venue
Status: in_force

16-672. Contest of state election; grounds; venue

A. Any elector of the state may contest the election of any person declared elected to a state office, or declared nominated to a state office at a primary election, or the declared result of an initiated or referred measure, or a proposal to amend the Constitution of Arizona, or other question or proposal submitted to vote of the people, upon any of the following grounds:

1. For misconduct on the part of election boards or any members thereof in any of the counties of the state, or on the part of any officer making or participating in a canvass for a state election.

2. That the person whose right to the office is contested was not at the time of the election eligible to the office.

3. That the person whose right is contested, or any person acting for him, has given to an elector, inspector, judge or clerk of election, a bribe or reward, or has offered such bribe or reward for the purpose of procuring his election, or has committed any other offense against the elective franchise.

4. On account of illegal votes.

5. That by reason of erroneous count of votes the person declared elected or the initiative or referred measure, or proposal to amend the constitution, or other question or proposal submitted, which has been declared carried, did not in fact receive the highest number of votes for the office or a sufficient number of votes to carry the measure, amendment, question or proposal.

B. The contest may be brought in the superior court of the county in which the person contesting resides or in the superior court of Maricopa county.

C. In a contest of the election of a person declared elected to a state office or of an initiated or referred measure, constitutional amendment, or other question or proposal, which has been declared carried, the attorney general may intervene, and upon demand, the place of trial of the contest shall be changed to Maricopa county, if commenced in another county.
A.R.S. § 16-244 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 244
16-244 Representation on ballot
Status: in_force

16-244. Representation on ballot

A. To be eligible to participate in the presidential preference election, a political party shall be either of the following:

1. A political party that is entitled to continued representation on the state ballot pursuant to section 16-804.

2. A new political party that has become eligible for recognition and that will be represented by an official party ballot pursuant to section 16-801.  A petition for recognition of a new political party shall be filed with the secretary of state not less than one hundred fifty nor more than one hundred eighty days before the presidential preference election, and in the same manner as prescribed in section 16-801. The petition shall be processed and verified as prescribed in section 16-803. A political party that is eligible for the presidential preference election ballot shall be represented on the subsequent primary and general election ballots in the year of the presidential election.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 16-804, subsection A, the secretary of state shall determine the political parties entitled to continued representation on the state ballot pursuant to section 16-804, subsection B if, on October 1 of the year immediately preceding the presidential preference election, that party has registered voters equal to at least two-thirds of one per cent of the total number of registered voters in this state. Each county recorder shall furnish the secretary of state with the number of registered voters as prescribed by section 16-168, subsection G, paragraph 2, subdivision (d).
A.R.S. § 16-951 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 951
16-951 Clean elections funding
Status: in_force

16-951. Clean elections funding

(Caution:  1998 Prop 105 applies)

A. At the beginning of the primary election period, the commission shall pay from the fund to the campaign account of each candidate who qualifies for clean elections funding:

1. For a candidate who qualifies for clean elections funding for a party primary election, an amount equal to the original primary election spending limit.

2. For an independent candidate who qualifies for clean elections funding, an amount equal to seventy percent of the sum of the original primary election spending limit and the original general election spending limit.

3. For a qualified participating candidate who is unopposed for an office in that candidate's primary, in the primary of any other party and by any opposing independent candidate, an amount equal to five dollars times the number of qualifying contributions for that candidate certified by the commission.

B. At any time after the first day of January of an election year, any candidate who has met the requirements of section 16-950 may sign and cause to be filed a nomination paper in the form specified by section 16-311, subsection A, with a nominating petition and signatures, instead of filing such papers after the earliest time set for filing specified by that subsection. Upon such filing and verification of the signatures, the commission shall pay the amount specified in subsection A of this section immediately, rather than waiting for the beginning of the primary election period.

C. At the beginning of the general election period, the commission shall pay from the fund to the campaign account of each candidate who qualifies for clean elections funding for the general election, except those candidates identified in subsection A, paragraph 2 or subsection D of this section, an amount equal to the original general election spending limit.

D. At the beginning of the general election period, the commission shall pay from the fund to the campaign account of a qualified participating candidate who has not received funds pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 3 of this section and who is unopposed by any other party nominee or any opposing independent candidate an amount equal to five dollars times the number of qualifying contributions for that candidate certified by the commission.

E. The special original general election spending limit, for a candidate who has received funds pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 2 or 3 or subsection D of this section, shall be equal to the amount that the commission is obligated to pay to that candidate.
A.R.S. § 16-662 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 12 / Section 662
16-662 Certification to superior court of facts requiring recount
Status: in_force

16-662. Certification to superior court of facts requiring recount

When the canvass shows that a recount is required, the secretary of state, within twenty-four hours after the last county canvass or the last day for county canvasses prescribed by section 16-642, whichever is earlier, shall, in the case of an office to be filled by electors of the entire state, a congressional district, a legislative district or a subdivision of the state greater than a county, initiated or referred measures or proposals to amend the constitution, certify the facts requiring the recount to the superior court in Maricopa county. In the case of an office to be filled by the electors of a county or subdivision of a county or precinct, the board of supervisors of such county or in the case of an office to be filled by the electors of a city or town, the city or town council of that city or town shall certify the facts requiring a recount to the superior court in the county in which the canvass was conducted.
A.R.S. § 16-221 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 221
16-221 Special election to fill vacancy in Congress
Status: in_force

16-221. Special election to fill vacancy in Congress

Special elections to fill a vacancy in the office of a representative in Congress shall be held only on the proclamation of the governor and for that purpose only.
A.R.S. § 16-927 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.4 / Section 927
16-927 Campaign finance reporting period
Status: in_force

16-927. Campaign finance reporting period

A. A political action committee and political party shall file a campaign finance report covering each reporting period as follows:

1. For a calendar quarter without an election, the political action committee or political party shall file a quarterly report. The quarterly report shall be:

(a) Filed not later than the fifteenth day of the month after the calendar quarter.

(b) Complete through the last day of the calendar quarter.

2. For a calendar quarter with an election, the political action committee or political party shall file a preelection and postelection report as follows:

(a) A preelection report shall be:

(i) Filed not later than fifteen days before the election.

(ii) Complete from the first day of the applicable calendar quarter through the seventeenth day before the election.

(b) A postelection report shall be:

(i) Filed not later than the fifteenth day after the applicable calendar quarter.

(ii) Complete from the sixteenth day before the election through the last day of the applicable calendar quarter.

B. A candidate committee for a statewide candidate shall file campaign finance reports covering each reporting period as follows:

1. A quarterly report that is filed for each calendar quarter every year. A quarterly report shall be filed not later than the fifteenth day of the month after the calendar quarter.

2. In addition to the reports prescribed by paragraph 1 of this subsection, a postprimary report that is complete through the primary election and that is filed not later than fifteen days after the primary election.

C. A candidate committee for a legislative, county, city or town candidate shall file campaign finance reports covering each reporting period as follows:

1. An annual report that is filed for each year other than the year of the general election for the office that candidate is seeking. For a city or town candidate, the year of the city's or town's second, runoff or general election for the office that candidate is seeking, however designated by the city or town, is deemed the year of the general election for that candidate. An annual report shall be complete through the end of the calendar year and shall be filed not later than January 15.

2. A quarterly report that is filed for each calendar quarter in the year of the general election for the office that candidate is seeking. A quarterly report shall be filed not later than the fifteenth day of the month after the calendar quarter.

3. In addition to the quarterly reports for the year of the general election for the office that candidate is seeking as prescribed by paragraph 2 of this subsection, a postprimary report that is complete through the primary election and that is filed not later than fifteen days after the primary election. For a city or town candidate, the first or primary election for the office that candidate is seeking, however designated by the city or town, is deemed the primary election for that office. A postprimary report shall be complete through the primary election and shall be filed not later than fifteen days after the primary election.

D. The reporting period for a candidate committee's first campaign finance report of the election cycle shall include the entire election cycle to date.

E. A committee shall file campaign finance reports until terminated.
A.R.S. § 16-513.01 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 513.01
16-513.01 Right to vote a provisional ballot; notice
Status: in_force

16-513.01. Right to vote a provisional ballot; notice

The board of supervisors or other officer in charge of elections shall furnish to the inspector in each election precinct at least two "right to vote a provisional ballot" notices at the time and in the same manner as the printed ballots are furnished. The "right to vote a provisional ballot" notice shall be as prescribed by the secretary of state's procedures manual.
A.R.S. § 16-452 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 452
16-452 Rules; instructions and procedures manual; approval of manual; field check and review of systems; violation; classification
Status: in_force

16-452. Rules; instructions and procedures manual; approval of manual; field check and review of systems; violation; classification

A. After consultation with each county board of supervisors or other officer in charge of elections, the secretary of state shall prescribe rules to achieve and maintain the maximum degree of correctness, impartiality, uniformity and efficiency on the procedures for early voting and voting, and of producing, distributing, collecting, counting, tabulating and storing ballots. The secretary of state shall also adopt rules regarding fax transmittal of unvoted ballots, ballot requests, voted ballots and other election materials to and from absent uniformed and overseas citizens and shall adopt rules regarding internet receipt of requests for federal postcard applications prescribed by section 16-543.

B. The rules shall be prescribed in an official instructions and procedures manual to be issued not later than December 31 of each odd-numbered year immediately preceding the general election. Before its issuance, the manual shall be approved by the governor and the attorney general.  The secretary of state shall submit the manual to the governor and the attorney general not later than October 1 of the year before each general election.

C. A person who violates any rule adopted pursuant to this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

D. The secretary of state shall provide personnel who are experts in electronic voting systems and procedures and in electronic voting system security to field check and review electronic voting systems and recommend needed statutory and procedural changes.
A.R.S. § 16-405 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 405
16-405 Preparation for elections
Status: in_force

16-405. Preparation for elections

The board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections shall provide voting or marking devices, voting booths, ballots, early ballots as prescribed by section 16-545, ballot boxes and other supplies as required.
A.R.S. § 16-1004 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1004
16-1004 Interference with or corruption of election officer; interference with voting equipment; violation; classification
Status: in_force

16-1004. Interference with or corruption of election officer; interference with voting equipment; violation; classification

A. A person who at any election knowingly interferes in any manner with an officer of such election in the discharge of the officer's duty, or who induces an officer of an election or officer whose duty it is to ascertain, announce or declare the result of such election, to violate or refuse to comply with the officer's duty or any law regulating the election, is guilty of a class 5 felony.

B. A person who knowingly modifies the software, hardware or source code for voting equipment without receiving approval or certification pursuant to section 16-442 is guilty of a class 5 felony.

C. A person who knowingly impersonates any election official, including an election board member or other poll worker or a challenger or party representative designated pursuant to section 16-590, is guilty of a class 6 felony.
A.R.S. § 16-907 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.1 / Section 907
16-907 Committee recordkeeping; treasurer; accounts
Status: in_force

16-907. Committee recordkeeping; treasurer; accounts

A. A committee treasurer is the custodian of the committee's books and accounts. A committee may not make a contribution, expenditure or disbursement without the authorization of the treasurer or the treasurer's designated agent.

B. All committee monies shall be deposited in one or more bank accounts held by the financial institutions listed in the committee's statement of organization. Committee bank accounts shall be segregated as follows:

1. Committee monies shall be segregated in different bank accounts from personal monies.

2. Contributions from individuals, partnerships, candidate committees, political action committees or political parties shall be segregated in different bank accounts from contributions from other donors.

3. Contributions to a political party to defray operating expenses or support party-building activities shall be segregated in different bank accounts from contributions used to support candidates.

4. For a committee that is a political party, the committee may commingle monies from any source in a single bank account if the account is maintained as prescribed in 11 Code of Federal Regulations section 106.7.

5. For contributions intended to influence a recall election, the committee shall segregate those contributions into bank accounts that are different from those intended to influence any other election and those recall contributions may not be used to influence any other election.

C. A committee shall exercise its best effort to obtain the required information for any incomplete contribution received that is required to be itemized and reported.  The committee shall clearly ask for identification and inform the contributor that the committee is required by law to seek identification. Notwithstanding section 16-901, paragraph 29, subdivision (a), a person whose residential address is protected from public disclosure pursuant to section 16-153 is not required to disclose the person's residential address and shall instead provide an alternate mailing address.  The committee shall report in an amended report any contributor identification obtained after the contribution has been disclosed on a campaign finance report.

D. A committee shall keep records of the following:

1. All contributions made or received by the committee.

2. The identification of any contributor that contributes in the aggregate at least $50 to the committee during the election cycle, the date and amount of each contribution and the date of deposit into the committee's account.

3. Cumulative totals contributed by each contributor during the election cycle.

4. The name and address of every person that receives a contribution, expenditure or disbursement from the committee, including the date and amount, and, for any expenditure or disbursement, the purpose of the expenditure or disbursement.

E. A committee may accept a cash contribution.

F. A committee may accept a contribution by written or electronic instrument, including a check, credit card, payroll deduction, online payment or electronic transfer, if the contributor is an account holder of the instrument.  Unless designated as a joint contribution, a contribution shall be attributed to the account holder that signs the instrument or authorizes the transaction.

G. A committee shall preserve all records required to be kept by this section for two years following the end of the election cycle.

H. On request of the filing officer or enforcement officer, a committee that has filed a statement of organization shall produce any of the records required to be kept pursuant to this section to the filing officer or enforcement officer.

I. A person that qualifies as a committee as prescribed by section 16-905 shall report all contributions, expenditures and disbursements that occurred before qualifying as a committee and shall maintain and produce records as prescribed by this section.
A.R.S. § 16-667 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 12 / Section 667
16-667 Supplementary nature of article
Status: in_force

16-667. Supplementary nature of article

This article is supplemental to and not in derogation of the law relating to contest of elections and, upon the initiation of such a contest, a proceeding begun under this article shall abate.
A.R.S. § 16-1006 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1006
16-1006 Changing vote of elector by corrupt means or inducement; classification
Status: in_force

16-1006. Changing vote of elector by corrupt means or inducement; classification

A. It is unlawful for a person knowingly by force, threats, menaces, bribery or any corrupt means, either directly or indirectly:

1. To attempt to influence an elector in casting his vote or to deter him from casting his vote.

2. To attempt to awe, restrain, hinder or disturb an elector in the free exercise of the right of suffrage.

3. To defraud an elector by deceiving and causing him to vote for a different person for an office or for a different measure than he intended or desired to vote for.

B. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a class 5 felony.
A.R.S. § 16-412 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 412
16-412 Effective date of new precincts
Status: in_force

16-412. Effective date of new precincts

A. After establishing precincts as provided in section 16-411, the board of supervisors of each county shall deliver to the county recorder a complete description of these precincts immediately after adoption.

B. If new precinct boundaries are established as provided in section 16-411, the county recorder shall transfer all the voters who reside in a new precinct as the result of this adoption by January 2 of the year of the next general election. The county recorder shall mail the notice of the precinct change to each household containing a registered voter, unless a sample ballot containing the precinct name or number is mailed before the primary election. For the purpose of conducting any election called pursuant to the laws of this state, precincts adopted on or before October 1 of the year preceding the year of a general election under the provisions of section 16-411 become effective not later than January 2 of the year of the next general election.

C. If redistricting requires adjustment of precinct boundaries after October 1 of the year preceding the year of a general election, the county recorder shall transfer to the new precinct within sixty days after adoption of the new precinct boundaries all voters who reside in a new precinct as the result of the adjustment of precinct boundaries. The county recorder shall mail the notice of the precinct change to each household containing a registered voter unless a sample ballot containing the precinct name or number is mailed before the primary election. For the purpose of conducting any election called pursuant to the laws of this state, precincts adopted after October 1 of the year preceding the year of a general election become effective not later than the first date for filing of nomination petitions in the year of the next general election.
A.R.S. § 16-462 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 462
16-462 Form of paper ballot
Status: in_force

16-462. Form of paper ballot

The ballots for a primary election shall be printed with a different color designation for each political party that is included on the ballot. Unless otherwise provided by law, the ballot shall be printed, "official ballot of the __________ party, primary election (date), ___________ precinct, county (or city or town) of __________, state of Arizona". Below the heading shall be placed the title of each office to be voted for, and an instruction to the voter as to how many are to be voted for for the particular office, thus: "vote for not more than __________" (insert the number to be elected), under which shall be placed alphabetically and alternated, as provided by law, the names of all the party's candidates to be voted for in each precinct of the county or precinct or ward of the city or town for whom nomination papers have been filed for such office, leaving as many blank lines as there are offices under that title to be filled, followed by a place for the voter to make a mark to indicate the voter's choice either to the right or the left of the candidate's name, and of the blank line.  Double or more columns may be arranged on the ballot.  In other respects the ballot shall conform as nearly as possible to the ballot prescribed for general elections.
A.R.S. § 16-603 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 10 / Section 603
16-603 Inspection of ballots by party representative
Status: in_force

16-603. Inspection of ballots by party representative

A mutually agreed on number of representatives and alternates of each political party represented on the ballot by a party designation and column, appointed in the manner provided by section 16-590, may remain inside the voting area from the time the polls are closed, and, without unduly hindering or delaying the count, one representative from each party at a time may inspect the ballots, but the ballots shall at all times remain under the personal charge and keeping of the election officers and shall not be permitted to pass from their hands.
A.R.S. § 16-191 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1.1 / Article 1 / Section 191
16-191 Applicability
Status: in_force

16-191. Applicability

A. Except as provided by subsection B and except where different election procedures or provisions are set forth by statute, the provisions of this title apply to all elections in this state.

B. The provisions of this title apply to all elections held pursuant to title 48, chapters 5, 6, 8, 10 and 13 through 16, notwithstanding any conflicting election procedures or provisions in such chapters.
A.R.S. § 16-931 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.5 / Section 931
16-931 Biennial adjustments; committee registration; contribution limits
Status: in_force

16-931. Biennial adjustments; committee registration; contribution limits

A. In January of each odd-numbered year, the secretary of state shall increase:

1. The committee registration thresholds specified in section 16-905, subsections A and C by one hundred dollars.

2. The contribution limits specified in article 1.2 of this chapter by one hundred dollars.

B. The secretary of state shall publish the revised amounts and make the amounts available to election officials, candidates, committees and the public.
A.R.S. § 16-972 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6.1 / Article 1 / Section 972
16-972 Campaign media spending; transfer records; written notice; donor opt-out; disclosure of previous records
Status: in_force

16-972. Campaign media spending; transfer records; written notice; donor opt-out; disclosure of previous records

(Caution:  1998 Prop. 105 applies)

A. A covered person must maintain transfer records. The covered person must maintain these records for at least five years and provide the records on request to the commission.

B. Before the covered person may use or transfer a donor's monies for campaign media spending, the donor must be notified in writing that the monies may be so used and must be given an opportunity to opt out of having the donation used or transferred for campaign media spending. The notice under this subsection must:

1. Inform donors that their monies may be used for campaign media spending and that information about donors may have to be reported to the appropriate government authority in this state for disclosure to the public.

2. Inform donors that they can opt out of having their monies used or transferred for campaign media spending by notifying the covered person in writing within twenty-one days after receiving the notice.

3. Comply with rules adopted by the commission pursuant to this chapter to ensure that the notice is clearly visible and that it accomplishes the purposes of this section.

C. The notice required by this section may be provided to the donor before or after the covered person receives a donor's monies, but the donor's monies may not be used or transferred for campaign media spending until at least twenty-one days after the notice is provided or until the donor provides written consent pursuant to this section, whichever is earlier.

D. Any person that donates to a covered person more than $5,000 in traceable monies in an election cycle must inform that covered person in writing, within ten days after receiving a written request from the covered person, of the identity of each other person that directly or indirectly contributed more than $2,500 in original monies being transferred and the amount of each other person's original monies being transferred. If the original monies were previously transferred, the donor must disclose all such previous transfers of more than $2,500 and identify the intermediaries. The donor must maintain these records for at least five years and provide the records on request to the commission.

E. Any person that makes an in-kind contribution to a covered person of more than $5,000 in an election cycle to enable campaign media spending must inform that covered person in writing, at the time the in-kind contribution is made or promised to be made, of the identity of each other person that directly or indirectly contributed or provided more than $2,500 in original monies used to pay for the in-kind contribution and the amount of each other person's original monies so used. If the original monies were previously transferred, the in-kind donor must disclose all such previous transfers of more than $2,500 and identify the intermediaries. The in-kind donor must maintain these records for at least five years and provide the records on request to the commission.
A.R.S. § 16-643 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 643
16-643 Method of canvass
Status: in_force

16-643. Method of canvass

The canvass of the election returns shall be made in public by opening the returns, other than the ballots, and determining the vote of the county, by polling places, for each person voted for and the vote for and against each proposed constitutional amendment and initiated or referred measure appearing upon the ballot at such election.
A.R.S. § 16-934 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.6 / Section 934
16-934 Termination statement; filing; contents
Status: in_force

16-934. Termination statement; filing; contents

A. A committee may terminate only when the committee treasurer files a termination statement with the filing officer with whom the committee's statement of organization was filed.

B. In the termination statement, the committee treasurer shall certify under penalty of perjury that all of the following apply:

1. The committee will no longer receive any contributions or make any disbursements.

2. The committee either:

(a) Has no outstanding debts or obligations.

(b) Has outstanding debts or obligations, or both, that are all more than five years old, and that the committee's creditors have agreed to discharge the debts and obligations and have agreed to the termination of the committee.

3. Any surplus monies have been disposed of and that the committee has no cash on hand.

4. All contributions and expenditures have been reported, including any disposal of surplus monies.

C. A filing officer may reject the termination statement if it appears to the filing officer that the requirements in subsection B of this section have not been satisfied.

D. After a termination statement is filed, a committee:

1. Is not required to file any subsequent campaign finance reports.

2. Shall have no further receipts or disbursements without filing a new statement of organization.

E. A standing committee may terminate its activities in a particular reporting jurisdiction, and remain active in other reporting jurisdictions, by filing a statement of that intent with the filing officer in each reporting jurisdiction.
A.R.S. § 16-332 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 332
16-332 Election of justices of supreme court or judges of court of appeals by declared terms
Status: in_force

16-332. Election of justices of supreme court or judges of court of appeals by declared terms

A. In any election at which two or more justices of the supreme court or judges of the court of appeals are to be voted for or elected for the same length of term, it shall be deemed that there are as many separate offices to be filled as there are judges of the court to be elected. Each office shall be designated by a distinguishing number, as "term number one expiring the first Monday in January, 19___". The court or division concerned shall, on or before April 30 of each election year, designate the members of the court who hold such terms of office which expire in January next following such election year.

B. The designation shall remain the same for all purposes of both the primary and general election and shall be used on all nominating petitions, nomination papers, ballots, certificates of election and all election papers referring to the office. After election and the issuance of the certificate of election, the designating number shall have no further significance.
A.R.S. § 16-229 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 229
16-229 Affidavit of compliance
Status: in_force

16-229. Affidavit of compliance

The governing body of a special district as described in title 48 shall submit to the board of supervisors an affidavit certifying compliance with the applicable federal and state election laws not later than five days before the nonpartisan election.
A.R.S. § 16-550 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 550
16-550 Receipt of voter's ballot; cure period; tracking system
Status: in_force

16-550. Receipt of voter's ballot; cure period; tracking system

A. Except for early ballots tabulated as prescribed in section 16-579.02 or, beginning in 2026, received at a voting location after a voter's identification is confirmed as prescribed by section 16-579, subsection A, paragraph 4, on receipt of the envelope containing the early ballot and the mail affidavit, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall compare the signature on the envelope with the signature of the elector on the elector's registration record as prescribed by section 16-550.01. If the signature is inconsistent with the elector's signature on the elector's registration record, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall make reasonable efforts to contact the voter, advise the voter of the inconsistent signature and allow the voter to correct or the county to confirm the inconsistent signature. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall allow signatures to be corrected not later than the fifth business day after a primary, general or special election that includes a federal office or the third business day after any other election. If the election is a primary, general or special election that includes a federal office and there are outstanding ballots that require identification or ballot signatures to be corrected or confirmed, in addition to the office's regular business hours, the county recorder's and any city or town clerks' offices that have an agreement with a county to be used as locations at which a voter may submit proof of identification shall be open during regular business hours to allow for curing signatures during the Friday and weekend before and the Friday and weekend after the election.  Regular business hours include at a minimum 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. If there are no ballots remaining that require identification or signatures to be cured, the county recorder and city and town clerks are not required to be open during the weekend. If the signature is missing, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall make reasonable efforts to contact the elector, advise the elector of the missing signature and allow the elector to add the elector's signature not later than 7:00 p.m. on election day. If satisfied that the signatures correspond, the recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall hold the envelope containing the early ballot and the completed mail affidavit unopened in accordance with the rules of the secretary of state.  Signatures that cannot be verified pursuant to section 16-550.01 or cured pursuant to this section shall be rejected. If the ballot is a conditional provisional ballot, the voter shall provide proof of identification to the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections not later than the fifth business day after a primary, general or special election that includes a federal office or the third business day after any other election. Beginning with the first missing or mismatched signature that is identified after the period of early voting begins through the Monday immediately preceding the election, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall submit daily to the political parties that are qualified for continued representation on the state ballot an updated list of all voters whose signatures are missing or inconsistent with the voter's signature on the voter's registration record. Beginning on the Wednesday immediately following the election through the end of the signature cure period after a primary, general or special election that includes a federal office, or the third business day after the election for any other election, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall submit daily to the political parties that are qualified for continued representation on the state ballot an updated list of all voters whose signatures are inconsistent with the voter's signature on the voter's registration record and all voters who voted with a conditional provisional ballot.  This list of voters whose signatures require curing shall include for those voters all voter information that is provided to the political parties that are qualified for continued representation on the state ballot as prescribed by section 16-168.

B. The recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall thereafter safely keep the mail affidavits and early ballots in the recorder's or other officer's office and may deliver them for tallying pursuant to section 16-551.

C. Processing and tabulation of individual ballots may begin immediately after the envelope and completed mail affidavit are processed pursuant to this section and delivered to the early election board and shall continue without delay until completed.  Until election day, the early election board and the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall:

1. Not access an aggregated complete results file of early voting and vote by mail ballots that were processed and tabulated by the end of the early voting period.

2. Not produce for internal or external use an aggregated results report or associated files of complete results.

3. Only produce a partial results report or associated files if it is part of the internal preparation for the hand count pursuant to section 16-602 or for the logic and accuracy testing required pursuant to section 16-449.

4. Not publicly release complete or partial results, whether for internal or external use, until all precincts have reported or one hour after the closing of the polls on election day, whichever is earlier.

D. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall post on its website within forty-eight hours after all ballot tabulation is complete all system log files and other similar files from the election management system that verify compliance with subsection C of this section.

E. The county recorder shall send a list of all voters who were issued early ballots to the election board of the precinct in which the voter is registered.

F. For a county that uses early ballots, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall provide an early ballot tracking system that indicates whether the voter's early ballot has been received and whether the early ballot has been verified and sent to be tabulated or rejected.  The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall provide voters with access to the early ballot tracking system on the county's website.

G. This section does not apply to:

1. A special taxing district that is authorized pursuant to section 16-191 to conduct its own elections.

2. A special district mail ballot election that is conducted pursuant to article 8.1 of this chapter.
A.R.S. § 16-952 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 952
16-952 One-party-dominant legislative district
Status: in_force

16-952. One-party-dominant legislative district

(Caution:  1998 Prop 105 applies)

Upon applying for clean elections funding pursuant to section 16-950, a participating candidate for the legislature in a one-party-dominant legislative district who is qualified for clean elections funding for the party primary election of the dominant party may choose to reallocate a portion of funds from the general election period to the primary election period. At the beginning of the primary election period, the commission shall pay from the fund to the campaign account of a participating candidate who makes this choice an extra amount equal to fifty per cent of the original primary election spending limit, and the original primary election spending limit for the candidate who makes this choice shall be increased by the extra amount. If a participating candidate who makes this choice becomes qualified for clean elections funding for the general election, the amount the candidate receives at the beginning of the general election period shall be reduced by the extra amount received at the beginning of the primary election period, and the original general election spending limit for that candidate shall be reduced by the extra amount. For the purpose of this subsection, a one-party-dominant legislative district is a district in which the number of registered voters registered in the party with the highest number of registered voters exceeds the number of registered voters registered to each of the other parties by an amount at least as high as ten per cent of the total number of voters registered in the district.  The status of a district as a one-party-dominant legislative district shall be determined as of the beginning of the qualifying period.
A.R.S. § 16-564 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 564
16-564 Opening, exhibiting and locking ballot box before receipt of ballots; removal and opening of box
Status: in_force

16-564. Opening, exhibiting and locking ballot box before receipt of ballots; removal and opening of box

A. Before receiving any ballots the election board, in the presence of the persons assembled at the polling place, shall open, exhibit and lock the ballot box, and thereafter it shall not be removed from the polling place or presence of the bystanders until all ballots are counted, nor opened until after the polls are finally closed, except in the case of an emergency that renders the polling place unusable to the point where it can no longer function as a polling place because law enforcement or other emergency personnel have ordered that the polling place be evacuated or as determined by the officer in charge of elections to allow voting to continue while awaiting an evacuation order from law enforcement or other emergency personnel.

B. If a locked ballot box must be moved from a polling place due to an emergency, at least two members of the election board from that polling place who are not members of the same political party shall accompany the locked ballot box to a new polling place designated by the officer in charge of elections, subject to the following:

1. If practicable and available, a law enforcement officer shall aid in the transfer of the locked ballot box.

2. If two members of the election board from that polling place are not available, one member of the election board and one law enforcement officer may accompany the locked ballot box to the new polling place.

C. If a ballot box was moved due to an emergency, two additional board members shall verify whether the locked ballot box arrived at the new polling place location and that it was not opened or damaged.

D. All election board members who accompanied the locked ballot box to the new location and the one or two election board members who verified the ballot box's arrival shall file a report with the officer in charge of elections that describes the actions taken by the election board members. This report shall be filed on the day of the emergency.

E. On the day that an emergency occurs as prescribed in subsection A, all election board members, including those who aided in the transfer and verification of the locked ballot box, shall indicate on the official documents containing their oath whether they witnessed the transfer of the ballot box and whether the ballot box remained locked.

F. If during the course of an election day the ballot box can no longer accommodate additional ballots, the board members may remove a sufficient number of ballots from the ballot box and shall place the removed ballots into the case that will be used for the transfer of the ballots to the officer in charge of elections.  The inspector and both judges shall oversee the transfer and the following shall apply:

1. An immediate count of the number of ballots removed shall be made by the election board members and a sheet indicating the count and signed by the board members supervising the count shall be placed in the transfer case with the removed ballots and shall be kept sealed for the remainder of the election day.

2. Once the removed ballots are sealed in the transfer case, the original ballot box shall be relocked and voting may continue.

3. At the close of the polls, the removed ballots and the ballots in the locked ballot box shall be moved together to the tabulating place designated by the officer in charge of elections.

G. At the close of the polls, if a ballot box has been transferred to a new polling place or a ballot box has been opened, a report detailing those events and other pertinent information shall be made by the officer in charge of elections to the chairpersons of all recognized political parties in that county.
A.R.S. § 16-1011 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1011
16-1011 Counterfeiting election returns; violation; classification
Status: in_force

16-1011. Counterfeiting election returns; violation; classification

A. A person who knowingly forges or counterfeits returns of an election purporting to have been held at a precinct or place where no election was in fact held, or who knowingly substitutes, forges or counterfeits returns of election instead of the true returns for a precinct or place where an election was actually held, is guilty of a class 3 felony.

B. A person who knowingly substitutes, forges, counterfeits or tampers with ballot tabulations or totals or election results by electronic means or through the use of a computer, machine or other device is guilty of a class 3 felony.  This subsection does not apply to the casting or tallying of ballots as provided by law or to the substitution or duplication of ballots as prescribed by sections 16-573, 16-574 and 16-621.

C. Notwithstanding sections 13-907 and 13-908, a person who is convicted under this section shall not be automatically restored the right to vote.
A.R.S. § 16-404 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 404
16-404 Preparation of polling place; voting booths; ballot boxes for paper ballots
Status: in_force

16-404. Preparation of polling place; voting booths; ballot boxes for paper ballots

Each polling place shall be provided by the board of supervisors with a sufficient number of voting booths on which voters may conveniently mark their ballots screened from the observation of others. Each booth shall be at least three square feet in size. Each booth shall be supplied with such conveniences as will enable the voter to prepare his ballot for voting. The board of supervisors shall also furnish each polling place with ballot boxes, equipped with locks, large enough to properly receive and hold the ballots cast.
A.R.S. § 16-182 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 182
16-182 False registration; classification; cancellation of registration
Status: in_force

16-182. False registration; classification; cancellation of registration

A. A person who knowingly causes, procures or allows himself to be registered as an elector of any county, city, town, district or precinct, knowing that he is not entitled to such registration, or a person who knowingly causes or procures another person to be registered as an elector of any county, city, town, district or precinct, knowing that such other person is not entitled to such registration, or an officer who knowingly enters the name of any person not entitled to registration upon the register or roll of electors, is guilty of a class 6 felony.

B. If on the trial of a person charged with an offense under this section, it appears that the accused is registered as an elector of any county, city, town or precinct, without being qualified for such registration, the court shall order his registration canceled.
A.R.S. § 16-1005 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1005
16-1005 Ballot abuse; violation; classification
Status: in_force

16-1005. Ballot abuse; violation; classification

A. Any person who knowingly marks a voted or unvoted ballot or ballot envelope with the intent to fix an election for that person's own benefit or for that of another person is guilty of a class 5 felony.

B. It is unlawful to offer or provide any consideration to acquire a voted or unvoted early ballot. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class 5 felony.

C. It is unlawful to receive or agree to receive any consideration in exchange for a voted or unvoted ballot. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class 5 felony.

D. It is unlawful to possess a voted or unvoted ballot with the intent to sell the voted or unvoted ballot of another person. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class 5 felony.

E. A person or entity that knowingly solicits the collection of voted or unvoted ballots by misrepresenting itself as an election official or as an official ballot repository or is found to be serving as a ballot drop off site, other than those established and staffed by election officials, is guilty of a class 5 felony.

F. A person who knowingly collects voted or unvoted ballots and who does not turn those ballots in to an election official, the United States postal service or any other entity permitted by law to transmit post is guilty of a class 5 felony.

G. A person who engages or participates in a pattern of ballot fraud is guilty of a class 4 felony.  For the purposes of this subsection, "pattern of ballot fraud" means the person has offered or provided any consideration to three or more persons to acquire the voted or unvoted ballot of a person.

H. A person who knowingly collects voted or unvoted early ballots from another person is guilty of a class 6 felony.  An election official, a United States postal service worker or any other person who is allowed by law to transmit United States mail is deemed not to have collected an early ballot if the official, worker or other person is engaged in official duties.

I. Subsection H of this section does not apply to:

1. An election held by a special taxing district formed pursuant to title 48 for the purpose of protecting or providing services to agricultural lands or crops and that is authorized to conduct elections pursuant to title 48.

2. A family member, household member or caregiver of the voter.  For the purposes of this paragraph:

(a) "Caregiver" means a person who provides medical or health care assistance to the voter in a residence, nursing care institution, hospice facility, assisted living center, assisted living facility, assisted living home, residential care institution, adult day health care facility or adult foster care home.

(b) "Collects" means to gain possession or control of an early ballot.

(c) "Family member" means a person who is related to the voter by blood, marriage, adoption or legal guardianship.

(d) "Household member" means a person who resides at the same residence as the voter.
A.R.S. § 16-572 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 572
16-572 Delivery and custody of ballots at polling place
Status: in_force

16-572. Delivery and custody of ballots at polling place

A. On opening the polls, the inspector shall produce the sealed package of official ballots and publicly open it and deliver one book or block of ballots therein contained to the judges. The other blocks or books of ballots, if any, shall be retained by the inspector until called for by the judges and required for voting.

B. One of the judges of election shall keep the ballots within the polling place in plain view of the public and deliver them only to qualified voters.

C. A person shall not take or remove a ballot from the polling place before the polls are closed.
A.R.S. § 16-571 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 571
16-571 Poll lists to be kept by election clerk; posting
Status: in_force

16-571. Poll lists to be kept by election clerk; posting

A. In precincts in which electronic poll book systems are not used, at least one election board clerk shall keep a list in duplicate of persons voting, and the name of each person who votes shall be entered thereon and numbered in the order of voting.

B. In precincts in which electronic poll book systems are not used, the poll list as prescribed in section 16-516 shall be written on one side only, and triplicate copies may be provided. Immediately upon the completion of each page of the poll list and if copies are available, one copy shall, upon request, be given to a representative designated by each major political party.  In an election with nonpartisan candidates or ballot issues, the officer in charge of the jurisdiction that is conducting the election may designate who is to receive copies of the poll lists. For the purposes of this subsection, "major political party" means the two parties receiving the highest number of votes for governor or presidential electors at the last election.

C. In precincts in which electronic poll book systems are used, at least one list of persons voting shall be available by printed or electronic media.  The list shall be in substantially the same format as prescribed in section 16-516 and on request shall be given to a representative designated by each major political party.  The information contained in the list also may be provided electronically to a representative designated by each major political party by way of a secure electronic file transmittal format as prescribed by the secretary of state.
A.R.S. § 16-105 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 105
16-105 Registration required by city ordinance or charter
Status: in_force

16-105. Registration required by city ordinance or charter

The provisions of this chapter do not preclude the registration of electors required by the charter or ordinances of a city or town.
A.R.S. § 16-918 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.2 / Section 918
16-918 Earmarking prohibited
Status: in_force

16-918. Earmarking prohibited

A contributor shall not give and a committee shall not accept a contribution that has been earmarked for a candidate.
A.R.S. § 16-465 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 465
16-465 Arrangement of candidates' names at primary election
Status: in_force

16-465. Arrangement of candidates' names at primary election

A. When there are two or more candidates of the same political party on the ballot, the names of such candidates, except in the case of precinct committeemen, shall be so alternated on the ballots used in each election precinct that the name of each candidate shall appear substantially an equal number of times in each possible location. When there are fewer than or the same number of candidates seeking office as the number to be elected, rotation of names is not required and the names shall be placed in alphabetical order.

B. In a primary election where voting machines are used, names of candidates for precinct committeemen shall appear on the voting machine in alphabetical order according to the first letter of the surnames of the candidates.
A.R.S. § 16-510 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 510
16-510 Sample ballots; preparation and distribution
Status: in_force

16-510. Sample ballots; preparation and distribution

A. Before printing the sample ballots for the general election the board of supervisors shall send to each candidate whose name did not appear on the preceding primary election ballot and to the county chairperson of each political party a ballot proof of the sample ballot for the candidate's and chairperson's review.  Within two calendar days after receipt of the sample ballot, those candidates and the county chairperson of each political party shall suggest to the election officer any change the candidate or chairperson considers should be made to the ballot, and if on examination the election officer finds an error or omission on the ballot, the officer shall correct the error or omission.

B. The board of supervisors shall print and distribute, for the information of voters at each polling place, a number of sample ballots as it deems necessary.

C. The board of supervisors shall have printed mailer-type sample ballots for a general election and shall mail at least eleven days before the election one such sample ballot to each household in the county containing a registered voter unless that registered voter is on the active early voting list established pursuant to section 16-544.  Each sample ballot shall contain the following statement:  "This is a sample ballot and cannot be used as an official ballot under any circumstances". A certified claim shall be presented to the secretary of state by the board of supervisors for the actual cost of printing, labeling and postage of each sample ballot actually mailed, and the secretary of state shall direct payment of the authenticated claim from funds of the secretary of state's office.

D. For city and town elections, the governing body of a city or town may have printed mailer-type sample ballots for a general election. If the city or town has printed such sample ballots, the city or town shall provide for the distribution of such ballots and shall bear the expense of printing and distributing such sample ballots.

E. For special district elections, the governing body of a special district may have printed mailer-type sample ballots. If the special district has printed such sample ballots, the special district shall provide for the distribution of such ballots and shall bear the expense of printing and distributing such sample ballots.
A.R.S. § 16-441 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 441
16-441 Effective date of article; approval of counting equipment
Status: in_force

16-441. Effective date of article; approval of counting equipment

Provisions of this article shall become effective and operative when electronic or electromechanical vote recording and ballot counting equipment has been satisfactorily tested and has received the approval of the secretary of state.
A.R.S. § 16-125 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 125
16-125 Change of residence to different county during twenty-nine day period preceding election
Status: in_force

16-125. Change of residence to different county during twenty-nine day period preceding election

A registered elector who moves from one county to another county during the twenty-nine day period preceding either a primary, general or runoff election is deemed to be a resident and registered elector of the county from which the elector moved until the day after the primary, general or runoff election, whichever applies.
A.R.S. § 16-206 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 206
16-206 Election day
Status: in_force

16-206. Election day

A. The biennial primary election day on the first Tuesday in August in the year the general election is held and the biennial general election day on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year are not legal holidays.

B. Every public officer or employee is entitled to absence from service or employment for the purpose of voting pursuant to section 16-402 on the biennial primary and general election days.
A.R.S. § 16-916 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.2 / Section 916
16-916 Corporation, limited liability company and labor organization contributions; separate segregated fund; limits; requirements
Status: in_force

16-916. Corporation, limited liability company and labor organization contributions; separate segregated fund; limits; requirements

A. A corporation, limited liability company or labor organization shall not make contributions to a candidate committee.

B. A corporation, limited liability company or labor organization may make unlimited contributions to persons other than candidate committees.

C. A corporation, limited liability company or labor organization may sponsor a separate segregated fund. Employees, members, executives, stockholders and retirees and their families of a corporation, limited liability company or labor organization and any subsidiary or affiliate of a corporation, limited liability company or labor organization may make contributions to the separate segregated fund, subject to the following:

1. The separate segregated fund must register as a political action committee.

2. The sponsor or its affiliate may pay the administrative, personnel and fund-raising expenses of its separate segregated fund, which shall not be deemed contributions to the fund.

3. The sponsor or its separate segregated fund may solicit contributions from the sponsor's, sponsor's affiliates' or sponsor's subsidiaries' employees, members, executives, stockholders and retirees and their families. The following additional restrictions apply:

(a) With respect to an insurer, an insurer or its separate segregated fund may also solicit contributions from an insurance producer's employees, members, executives, stockholders and retirees and their families.

(b) With respect to a trade association or membership organization, the association or organization may solicit contributions from its members' employees, executives, stockholders, subsidiaries and retirees and their families.

4. A sponsor or its affiliate or a trade association or membership organization may facilitate the making of contributions to its separate segregated fund by establishing a payroll deduction system or other similar payment transfer method.

5. A sponsor, trade association, membership organization or separate segregated fund may rely on the federal election commission's written guidance interpreting 52 United States Code section 30118(b) and rules adopted under that section when interpreting this subsection, if otherwise consistent with this article and articles 1, 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 of this chapter.
A.R.S. § 16-164 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 164
16-164 Change of registration on new registration form effecting change of precinct, party, address or name
Status: in_force

16-164. Change of registration on new registration form effecting change of precinct, party, address or name

A. On receipt of a new registration form that effects a change of precinct, political party, address or name, the county recorder shall indicate electronically in the county voter registration database that the registration has been canceled and the date and reason for cancellation.  The county recorder may modify the record of registration to reflect any changes of address, name or party on receipt of a registration form reflecting such changes.

B. All records of cancelled registration shall be arranged and retained electronically in the voter registration database in like manner as voter registrations.
A.R.S. § 16-940 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 940
16-940 Findings and declarations
Status: in_force

16-940. Findings and declarations

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)

A. The people of Arizona declare our intent to create a clean elections system that will improve the integrity of Arizona state government by diminishing the influence of special-interest money, will encourage citizen participation in the political process, and will promote freedom of speech under the U.S. and Arizona Constitutions. Campaigns will become more issue-oriented and less negative because there will be no need to challenge the sources of campaign money.

B. The people of Arizona find that our current election-financing system:

1. Allows Arizona elected officials to accept large campaign contributions from private interests over which they have governmental jurisdiction;

2. Gives incumbents an unhealthy advantage over challengers;

3. Hinders communication to voters by many qualified candidates;

4. Effectively suppresses the voices and influence of the vast majority of Arizona citizens in favor of a small number of wealthy special interests;

5. Undermines public confidence in the integrity of public officials;

6. Costs average taxpayers millions of dollars in the form of subsidies and special privileges for campaign contributors;

7. Drives up the cost of running for state office, discouraging otherwise qualified candidates who lack personal wealth or access to special-interest funding; and

8. Requires that elected officials spend too much of their time raising funds rather than representing the public.
A.R.S. § 16-676 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 13 / Section 676
16-676 Time for hearing contest; continuance; findings of the court; judgment
Status: in_force

16-676. Time for hearing contest; continuance; findings of the court; judgment

A. In any contest brought under the provisions of section 16-672 or 16-674, upon the filing of the answer, or if no answer is filed, upon the expiration of the time specified in the summons, the court shall set a time for the hearing of the contest, not later than ten days after the date on which the statement of contest was filed, which may be continued for not to exceed five days for good cause shown.

B. The court shall continue in session to hear and determine all issues arising in contested elections. After hearing the proofs and allegations of the parties, and within five days after the submission thereof, the court shall file its findings and immediately thereafter shall pronounce judgment, either confirming or annulling and setting aside the election.

C. If in an election contest it appears that a person other than the contestee has the highest number of legal votes, the court shall declare that person elected and that the certificate of election of the person whose office is contested is of no further legal force or effect.
A.R.S. § 16-241 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 241
16-241 Presidential preference election; conduct of election
Status: in_force

16-241. Presidential preference election; conduct of election

A. A presidential preference election shall be held on the Tuesday immediately following March 15 of each year in which the President of the United States is elected to give qualified electors the opportunity to express their preference for the presidential candidate of the political party indicated as their preference by the record of their registration. No other election may appear on the same ballot as the presidential preference election.

B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the governor may issue a proclamation that the presidential preference election is to be held on a date later than the date prescribed in subsection A of this section.  The proclamation shall be issued no later than one hundred eighty days before the date of the election as set forth in the proclamation. The governor shall transmit a copy of the election proclamation to the clerks of the county boards of supervisors.

C. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the presidential preference election shall be conducted and canvassed in the same manner as prescribed in this title for the primary election held pursuant to section 16-201.  All provisions of other laws that govern elections and that are not in conflict with this article apply to a presidential preference election, including laws relating to registration and qualifications of electors.

D. Unless otherwise specifically prescribed by this article, the powers and duties conferred by law on boards of supervisors, officers in charge of elections, county recorders, precinct boards and central counting boards in connection with a primary election are conferred on those persons for purposes of a presidential preference election and shall be exercised by them for a presidential preference election.

E. Every act that is an offense pursuant to the election laws of this state is an offense for purposes of a presidential preference election, and a person is subject to the penalties prescribed by those laws.
A.R.S. § 16-614 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 10 / Section 614
16-614 Signing of tally lists after completion of tally
Status: in_force

16-614. Signing of tally lists after completion of tally

When the votes are counted and the ballots sealed in the envelope, as required by law, the tally lists shall be signed by the members of the board and attested by the clerks.
A.R.S. § 16-941 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 941
16-941 Limits on spending and contributions for political campaigns
Status: in_force

16-941. Limits on spending and contributions for political campaigns

(Caution:  1998 Prop 105 applies)

A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a participating candidate:

1. Shall not accept any contributions, other than a limited number of five-dollar qualifying contributions as specified in section 16-946 and early contributions as specified in section 16-945, except in the emergency situation specified in section 16-954, subsection F.

2. Shall not make expenditures of more than a total of five hundred dollars of the candidate's personal monies for a candidate for the legislature or more than one thousand dollars for a candidate for statewide office.

3. Shall not make expenditures in the primary election period in excess of the adjusted primary election spending limit.

4. Shall not make expenditures in the general election period in excess of the adjusted general election spending limit.

5. Shall comply with section 16-948 regarding campaign accounts and section 16-953 regarding returning unused monies to the citizens clean elections fund described in this article.

B. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a nonparticipating candidate shall not accept contributions in excess of an amount that is twenty per cent less than the limits specified in section 16-905, subsections A through E, as adjusted by the secretary of state pursuant to section 16-905, subsection H. Any violation of this subsection shall be subject to the civil penalties and procedures set forth in section 16-905, subsections J through M and section 16-924.

C. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a candidate, whether participating or nonparticipating:

1. If specified in a written agreement signed by the candidate and one or more opposing candidates and filed with the citizens clean elections commission, shall not make any expenditure in the primary or general election period exceeding an agreed-upon amount lower than spending limits otherwise applicable by statute.

2. Shall continue to be bound by all other applicable election and campaign finance statutes and rules, with the exception of those provisions in express or clear conflict with this article.

D. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any person who makes independent expenditures related to a particular office cumulatively exceeding five hundred dollars in an election cycle, with the exception of any expenditure listed in section 16-920 and any independent expenditure by an organization arising from a communication directly to the organization's members, shareholders, employees, affiliated persons and subscribers, shall file reports with the secretary of state in accordance with section 16-958 so indicating, identifying the office and the candidate or group of candidates whose election or defeat is being advocated and stating whether the person is advocating election or advocating defeat.
A.R.S. § 16-172 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 172
16-172 Use of county registration rolls by political subdivisions
Status: in_force

16-172. Use of county registration rolls by political subdivisions

A. Any political subdivision of this state conducting an election pursuant to the laws of this state, which lies within a county, may use the county registration rolls to conduct such an election. The governing body of such a political subdivision shall negotiate a contract with the county recorder to reimburse the county recorder for his actual expenses in preparing the necessary lists for use in the election. In no case shall the county recorder charge more than the actual additional cost that such preparation entails. Such contracts shall be negotiated at least sixty days in advance of the election.

B. After July 1, 1985 the county recorder of each county shall prepare, pursuant to the provisions of subsection A, the necessary lists for use in all city and town elections. The county recorder shall prepare such lists by city ward where applicable.
A.R.S. § 16-314 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 314
16-314 Filing and form of nomination petitions; definition
Status: in_force

16-314. Filing and form of nomination petitions; definition

A. Any person desiring to become a candidate at any election and to have the person's name printed on the official ballot shall file, not less than one hundred twenty nor more than one hundred fifty days before the primary election and with the same officer as provided by section 16-311, a nomination petition in addition to the nomination paper required.

B. For the purposes of this title, "nomination petition" means the form or forms used for obtaining the required number of signatures of qualified electors, which is circulated by or on behalf of the person wishing to become a candidate for a political office.

C. Nomination petitions shall be captioned "partisan nomination petition" or "nonpartisan nomination petition", followed by the language of the petition in substantially the following form, except that if the candidate does not have an actual residence address, the candidate may use a description of place of residence and post office address, or, if the candidate's actual residence address is protected pursuant to section 16-153, a post office box or private mailbox address in the candidate's political division or district from which the nomination is sought is sufficient:

Partisan Nomination Petition

I, the undersigned, a qualified elector of the county of ______________, state of Arizona, and of (here name political division or district from which the nomination is sought) and a member of the _______________ party or a person who is registered as no party preference or independent as the party preference or who is registered with a political party that is not qualified for representation on the ballot, hereby nominate ___________ who resides at _____________ in the county of ____________ for the party nomination for the office of _______________ to be voted at the primary election to be held _______________ as representing the principles of such party, and I hereby declare that I am qualified to vote for this office and that I have not signed, and will not sign, any nomination petition for more persons than the number of candidates necessary to fill such office at the next ensuing election. I further declare that if I choose to use a post office box address on this petition, my residence address has not changed since I last reported it to the county recorder for purposes of updating my voter registration file.

Nonpartisan Nomination Petition

I, the undersigned, a qualified elector of the county of _______________, state of Arizona, and of (here name political division or district from which the nomination is sought) hereby nominate _______________ who resides at _______________ in the county of _______________ for the office of ______________ to be voted at the _______________ election to be held _______________, and hereby declare that I am qualified to vote for this office and that I have not signed and will not sign any nomination petitions for more persons than the number of candidates necessary to fill such office at the next ensuing election.  I further declare that if I choose to use a post office box address on this petition, my residence address has not changed since I last reported it to the county recorder for purposes of updating my voter registration file.

D. The nomination petition of a person seeking to fill an unexpired vacant term for any public office shall designate the expiration date of the term following the name of the office being sought.
A.R.S. § 16-342 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 342
16-342 Special election nominations by delegate convention
Status: in_force

16-342. Special election nominations by delegate convention

Nominations entitling candidates to have their names printed on the official ballot for a special election held for the purpose of filling a vacancy in an office may be made by delegates assembled in convention if, in the judgment of the secretary of state and the attorney general, the time is too short in which to hold a primary election, or the cost of such primary election would be excessive or unnecessarily burdensome.
A.R.S. § 16-585 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 585
16-585 Spoiled ballots; disposition
Status: in_force

16-585. Spoiled ballots; disposition

If a voter spoils a ballot and obtains another, the inspector and one of the judges shall write on the back of the ballot the words "spoiled" and return it to the board or persons from whom the ballots were originally received.
A.R.S. § 16-121 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 121
16-121 Qualified elector; definition
Status: in_force

16-121. Qualified elector; definition

A. A person who is qualified to register to vote pursuant to section 16-101 and who is properly registered to vote, if the person is at least eighteen years of age on or before the date of the election and has provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship as prescribed in section 16-166, shall be deemed a qualified elector for any purpose for which such qualification is required by law, except as provided in section 16-126. A person continues to be a qualified elector until that person's registration is canceled pursuant to section 16-165 or until that person does not qualify as a resident as defined in section 16-101, subsection B.

B. For purposes of subsection A of this section, a person who does not reside at a fixed, permanent or private structure shall be properly registered to vote if that person is qualified pursuant to section 16-101 and if that person's registration address is any of the following places located in this state:

1. A homeless shelter to which the registrant regularly returns.

2. The place at which the registrant is a resident.

3. The county courthouse in the county in which the registrant resides.

4. A general delivery address for a post office covering the location where the registrant is a resident.

C. A person who is otherwise qualified to register to vote shall not be refused registration or declared not qualified to vote because the person does not live in a permanent, private or fixed structure.

D. For the purposes of this section, "homeless shelter" means a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations to individuals who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence.
A.R.S. § 16-227 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 227
16-227 Publication or posting of call of election for nonpartisan elections
Status: in_force

16-227. Publication or posting of call of election for nonpartisan elections

A. The governing body shall publish a call of election at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the election district in which a nonpartisan election is being held not less than one week apart during the six calendar weeks preceding one hundred fifty days before the election. If there is not a newspaper of general circulation in the election district, the governing body shall post the notice of election on the governing body's public website and at other locations at which the governing body customarily posts public notice of the governing body's public meetings. The call of election shall contain:

1. The purpose of the election.

2. The date of holding the election.

3. The last date and place for filing nomination petitions, if applicable.

4. The last date to register to vote in the election.

5. The name of the election district conducting the election.

6. The proposed boundaries of the election district, if for establishment or annexation.

7. If the election is a special district mail ballot election as described in chapter 4, article 8.1 of this title, the date the mail ballots will be mailed to qualified electors of the district.

B. In lieu of publishing the call described in subsection A of this section, the governing body may mail a call of election to each household in the district containing a qualified elector. The call shall contain the same information described in subsection A of this section and be mailed not later than one hundred fifty days before the election.
A.R.S. § 16-151 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 151
16-151 Forms for registration supplied by county recorder and secretary of state
Status: in_force

16-151. Forms for registration supplied by county recorder and secretary of state

A. Blank state voter registration forms for registration of electors shall be supplied by the county recorder.

B. The secretary of state shall make available for distribution through governmental and private entities the voter registration forms that are prescribed by the election assistance commission.
A.R.S. § 16-400 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 400
16-400 Definition of mark
Status: in_force

16-400. Definition of mark

For the purposes of this chapter, "mark" means a character or symbol which is distinguishable and noticeable to a reasonable person but which does not identify or reveal the voter in a primary, general or special election conducted by this state or any political subdivision of this state.
A.R.S. § 16-901.01 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 901.01
16-901.01 Limitations on certain unreported expenditures and contributions
Status: in_force

16-901.01. Limitations on certain unreported expenditures and contributions

(Caution:  1998 Prop 105 applies)

A. For the purposes of this chapter, "expressly advocates" means:

1. Conveying a communication containing a phrase such as "vote for," "elect," " reelect," "support," "endorse," "cast your ballot for," "(name of candidate) in (year)," "(name of candidate) for (office)," "vote against," "defeat," "reject" or a campaign slogan or words that in context can have no reasonable meaning other than to advocate the election or defeat of one or more clearly identified candidates.

2. Making a general public communication, such as in a broadcast medium, newspaper, magazine, billboard or direct mailer referring to one or more clearly identified candidates and targeted to the electorate of that candidate(s) that in context can have no reasonable meaning other than to advocate the election or defeat of the candidate(s), as evidenced by factors such as the presentation of the candidate(s) in a favorable or unfavorable light, the targeting, placement or timing of the communication or the inclusion of statements of the candidate(s) or opponents.

B. A communication within the scope of subsection A, paragraph 2 shall not be considered as one that expressly advocates merely because it presents information about the voting record or position on a campaign issue of three or more candidates, so long as it is not made in coordination with a candidate, political party, agent of the candidate or party or a person who is coordinating with a candidate or candidate's agent.
A.R.S. § 16-562 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 562
16-562 Preparation and arrangement of polling place with voting booths and ballot boxes
Status: in_force

16-562. Preparation and arrangement of polling place with voting booths and ballot boxes

A. The arrangement of the polling place shall be such that neither the ballot boxes nor the voting booths are hidden from the view of persons immediately outside the voting area.

B. No person other than the election officers, voters, party representatives and challengers shall be permitted within six feet of the ballot boxes or voting booths except by authority of the election officers for the purpose of keeping order and enforcing the law.
A.R.S. § 16-673 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 13 / Section 673
16-673 Statement of contest; verification; filing
Status: in_force

16-673. Statement of contest; verification; filing

A. The elector contesting a state election shall, within five days after completion of the canvass of the election and declaration of the result thereof by the secretary of state or by the governor, file in the court in which the contest is commenced a statement in writing setting forth:

1. The name and residence of the party contesting the election, and that he is an elector of the state and county in which he resides.

2. The name of the person whose right to the office is contested, or the title of the measure, or constitutional amendment, or other proposition as it appeared upon the official ballot.

3. The office the election to which is contested.

4. The particular grounds of the contest.

B. The statement shall be verified by the affidavit of the contestor that he believes the matters and things therein contained are true.
A.R.S. § 16-664 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 12 / Section 664
16-664 Recount of votes by automatic tabulating system
Status: in_force

16-664. Recount of votes by automatic tabulating system

A. In the event of a court-ordered recount of votes that were cast and tabulated on electronic voting equipment for a state primary, state general or state special election, the secretary of state shall order the ballots recounted on an automatic tabulating system to be furnished and programmed under the supervision of the secretary of state. In the event of a court-ordered recount for elections other than for the office of supervisor, the secretary of state may designate the county board of supervisors to perform the duties assigned to the secretary of state.

B. If the office of secretary of state is contested, the governor shall order the ballots recounted on an automatic tabulating system to be furnished and programmed under the supervision of the governor.

C. The programs to be used in the recount of votes pursuant to this section shall differ from the programs prescribed by section 16-445 and used in the initial tabulation of the votes.

D. The secretary of state shall conduct logic and accuracy testing on the automated tabulating system to be used in the recount of votes not more than two calendar days after the court orders a recount. Each team that is conducting a logic and accuracy test shall be supervised by a certified election officer.  A person is not eligible to serve as contract staff for logic and accuracy testing on the automated tabulating system to be used in a recount of votes if that person has been affiliated with or received any income in the preceding three years from a voting system vendor for a voting system that is used in that county.
A.R.S. § 16-144 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 144
16-144 Same day voter registration prohibited; violation; classification
Status: in_force

16-144. Same day voter registration prohibited; violation; classification

A. Except for a person who properly registers to vote as prescribed by section 16-103 or 16-543.02, an agency, department or division of this state or any person acting on its behalf and any political subdivision of this state or any person acting on its behalf may not register a person to vote on an election day and deem that person eligible to vote in that election.

B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 6 felony.
A.R.S. § 16-124 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 124
16-124 Public officer residing in county of post of duty
Status: in_force

16-124. Public officer residing in county of post of duty

Any public officer of the state, including a judge of the court of appeals, whose post of duty is located in a county other than in the county from which elected or appointed, and who is physically residing where his post of duty is located, shall be deemed a qualified elector and resident of the county from which elected or appointed if he registers, or remains registered, to vote in a precinct in such county. This section shall also apply to the spouse and any dependents of such public officer if otherwise qualified to vote and actually residing with the public officer.
A.R.S. § 16-581 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 581
16-581 Elderly persons; persons with disabilities; inaccessible polling places; definitions
Status: in_force

16-581. Elderly persons; persons with disabilities; inaccessible polling places; definitions

A. If the board of supervisors determines that a polling place is inaccessible to elderly persons or persons with disabilities, it shall provide for alternative voting according to procedures established by the chief election officer of the state pursuant to the voting accessibility for the elderly and handicapped act (P.L. 98-435; 98 Stat. 1678, 1984; 42 United States Code section 1973).

B. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Elderly" means sixty-five years of age or older.

2. "Persons with disabilities" means a person who has a temporary or permanent physical disability that substantially restricts or limits the person's access to polling places.