A.R.S. § 16-411 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 411
16-411 Designation of election precincts and polling places; voting centers; electioneering; wait times
Status: in_force

16-411. Designation of election precincts and polling places; voting centers; electioneering; wait times

A. The board of supervisors of each county, on or before October 1 of each year preceding the year of a general election, by an order, shall establish a convenient number of election precincts in the county and define the boundaries of the precincts as follows:

1. The election precinct boundaries shall be established so as to be included within election districts prescribed by law for elected officers of the state and its political subdivisions, including community college district precincts, except those elected officers provided for in titles 30 and 48.

2. If after October 1 of the year preceding the year of a general election the board of supervisors must further adjust precinct boundaries due to the redistricting of election districts as prescribed by law and to comply with this subsection, the board of supervisors shall adjust these precinct boundaries as soon as is practicable.

B. At least twenty days before a general or primary election, and at least ten days before a special election, the board shall designate one polling place within each precinct where the election shall be held, except that:

1. On a specific finding of the board, included in the order or resolution designating polling places pursuant to this subsection, that no suitable polling place is available within a precinct, a polling place for that precinct may be designated within an adjacent precinct.

2. Adjacent precincts may be combined if boundaries so established are included in election districts prescribed by law for state elected officials and political subdivisions including community college districts but not including elected officials prescribed by titles 30 and 48. The officer in charge of elections may also split a precinct for administrative purposes.  The polling places shall be listed in separate sections of the order or resolution.

3. On a specific finding of the board that the number of persons who are listed as early voters pursuant to section 16-544 and who are not expected to have their ballots tabulated at the polling place as prescribed in section 16-579.02 is likely to substantially reduce the number of voters appearing at one or more specific polling places at that election, adjacent precincts may be consolidated by combining polling places and precinct boards for that election. The board of supervisors shall ensure that a reasonable and adequate number of polling places will be designated for that election.  Any consolidated polling places shall be listed in separate sections of the order or resolution of the board.

4. On a specific resolution of the board, the board may authorize the use of voting centers in place of or in addition to specifically designated polling places. A voting center shall allow any voter in that county to receive the appropriate ballot for that voter on election day after presenting identification as prescribed in section 16-579 and to lawfully cast the ballot. Voting centers may be established in coordination and consultation with the county recorder, at other county offices or at other locations in the county deemed appropriate.

5. On a specific resolution of the board of supervisors that is limited to a specific election date and that is voted on by a recorded vote, the board may authorize the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections to use emergency voting centers as follows:

(a) The board shall specify in the resolution the location and the hours of operation of the emergency voting centers.

(b) A qualified elector voting at an emergency voting center shall provide identification as prescribed in section 16-579, except that notwithstanding section 16-579, subsection A, paragraph 2, for any voting at an emergency voting center, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections may allow a qualified elector to update the elector's voter registration information as provided for in the secretary of state's instructions and procedures manual adopted pursuant to section 16-452.

(c) If an emergency voting center established pursuant to this section becomes unavailable and there is not sufficient time for the board of supervisors to convene to approve an alternate location for that emergency voting center, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections may make changes to the approved emergency voting center location and shall notify the public and the board of supervisors regarding that change as soon as practicable. The alternate emergency voting center shall be as close in proximity to the approved emergency voting center location as possible.

C. If the board fails to designate the place for holding the election, or if it cannot be held at or about the place designated, the justice of the peace in the precinct, two days before the election, by an order, copies of which the justice of the peace shall immediately post in three public places in the precinct, shall designate the place within the precinct for holding the election. If there is no justice of the peace in the precinct, or if the justice of the peace fails to do so, the election board of the precinct shall designate and give notice of the place within the precinct of holding the election. For any election in which there are no candidates for elected office appearing on the ballot, the board may consolidate polling places and precinct boards and may consolidate the tabulation of results for that election if all of the following apply:

1. All affected voters are notified by mail of the change at least thirty-three days before the election.

2. Notice of the change in polling places includes notice of the new voting location, notice of the hours for voting on election day and notice of the telephone number to call for voter assistance.

3. All affected voters receive information on early voting that includes the application used to request an early voting ballot.

D. The board is not required to designate a polling place for special district mail ballot elections held pursuant to article 8.1 of this chapter, but the board may designate one or more sites for voters to deposit marked ballots until 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election.

E. Except as provided in subsection F of this section, a public school shall provide sufficient space for use as a polling place for any city, county or state election when requested by the officer in charge of elections.

F. The principal of the school may deny a request to provide space for use as a polling place for any city, county or state election if, within two weeks after a request has been made, the principal provides a written statement indicating a reason the election cannot be held in the school, including any of the following:

1. Space is not available at the school.

2. The safety or welfare of the children would be jeopardized.

G. Beginning in 2026, the department of administration shall coordinate with state agencies and counties to provide available and appropriate state-owned facilities for use as a voting location for any city, county or state election when requested by the officer in charge of elections.

H. The board shall make available to the public as a public record a list of the polling places for all precincts in which the election is to be held.

I. Except in the case of an emergency, any facility that is used as a polling place on election day or that is used as an early voting site during the period of early voting shall allow persons to electioneer and engage in other political activity outside of the seventy-five foot limit prescribed by section 16-515 in public areas and parking lots used by voters. This subsection does not allow the temporary or permanent construction of structures in public areas and parking lots or the blocking or other impairment of access to parking spaces for voters.  The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall post on its website at least two weeks before election day a list of those polling places in which emergency conditions prevent electioneering and shall specify the reason the emergency designation was granted and the number of attempts that were made to find a polling place before granting an emergency designation. If the polling place is not on the website list of polling places with emergency designations, electioneering and other political activity shall be allowed outside of the seventy-five foot limit. If an emergency arises after the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections' initial website posting, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall update the website as soon as is practicable to include any new polling places, shall highlight the polling place location on the website and shall specify the reason the emergency designation was granted and the number of attempts that were made to find a polling place before granting an emergency designation.

J. For the purposes of this section, a county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall designate a polling place as an emergency polling place and thus prohibit persons from electioneering and engaging in other political activity outside of the seventy-five foot limit prescribed by section 16-515 but inside the property of the facility that is hosting the polling place if any of the following occurs:

1. An act of God renders a previously set polling place as unusable.

2. A county recorder or other officer in charge of elections has exhausted all options and there are no suitable facilities in a precinct that are willing to be a polling place unless a facility can be given an emergency designation.

K. The secretary of state shall provide through the instructions and procedures manual adopted pursuant to section 16-452 the maximum allowable wait time for any election that is subject to section 16-204 and provide for a method to reduce voter wait time at the polls in the primary and general elections. The method shall consider at least all of the following for primary and general elections in each precinct:

1. The number of ballots voted in the prior primary and general elections.

2. The number of registered voters who voted early in the prior primary and general elections.

3. The number of registered voters and the number of registered voters who cast an early ballot for the current primary or general election.

4. The number of registered voters whose early ballots were tabulated on-site as prescribed in section 16-579.02 in the prior primary and general elections.

5. The number of election board members and clerks and the number of rosters that will reduce voter wait time at the polls.
A.R.S. § 16-468 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 468
16-468 Form of ballot; optical scanning system; sample ballots
Status: in_force

16-468. Form of ballot; optical scanning system; sample ballots

For any ballots intended for use in an optical scanning system, the following apply:

1. As nearly as is practicable, ballots shall have material printed in the same order as provided for paper ballots, except that material may be printed in vertical or horizontal rows or on separate pages.

2. Ballots shall be printed in plain clear type in black ink, and for a general election, on clear white materials, and shall be of a size and arrangement to fit the construction of the vote tabulating equipment or other voting device. For a primary election, ballots shall have a different color indicator for each political party that is represented. Ballots may contain printed code marks that may be used for placing the ballots in the correct position for tabulating devices. The code marks shall not be printed or used in any manner that will disclose the identity of the voter who votes that ballot.

3. The titles of offices may be arranged in vertical columns or in a series of separate pages and shall be printed above or at the side of the names of candidates in order to clearly indicate the candidates for each office and the number to be elected. If there are more candidates for an office than can be printed in one column or on one ballot page, the ballot shall be clearly marked to indicate that the list of candidates is continued on the following column or page and, as nearly as is practicable, so that the same number of names is printed in each column or on each page.

4. As nearly as is practicable, in primary and nonpartisan elections, the names of candidates for each office shall appear on the ballot so that each candidate occupies each position on the ballot the same number of times.  If there are fewer or the same number of candidates seeking office than the number to be elected, rotation of names is not required and the names shall be placed in alphabetical order.

5. As nearly as is practicable, in a primary election for a judicial office, if there are two or more candidates of the same political party, the candidate names shall be alternated on the ballot so that the name of each candidate appears an equal number of times in each possible location on the ballot.

6. Two sample ballots shall be provided for each polling place and shall be posted at the polling place on election day. Sample ballots may be printed on a single page or on a number of pages that are assembled together. A sample ballot shall be a facsimile copy of the official ballot.
A.R.S. § 16-957 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 957
16-957 Enforcement procedure
Status: in_force

16-957. Enforcement procedure

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)

A. If the commission finds that there is reason to believe that a person has violated any provision of this article, the commission shall serve on that person an order stating with reasonable particularity the nature of the violation and requiring compliance within fourteen days. During that period, the alleged violator may provide any explanation to the commission, comply with the order, or enter into a public administrative settlement with the commission.

B. Upon expiration of the fourteen days, if the commission finds that the alleged violator remains out of compliance, the commission shall make a public finding to that effect and issue an order assessing a civil penalty in accordance with section 16-942, unless the commission publishes findings of fact and conclusions of law expressing good cause for reducing or excusing the penalty. The violator has fourteen days from the date of issuance of the order assessing the penalty to appeal to the superior court as provided in title 12, chapter 7, article 6.

C. Any candidate in a particular election contest who believes that any opposing candidate has violated this article for that election may file a complaint with the commission requesting that action be taken pursuant to this section. If the commission fails to make a finding under subsection A of this section within thirty days after the filing of such a complaint, the candidate may bring a civil action in the superior court to impose the civil penalties prescribed in this section.
A.R.S. § 16-517 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 517
16-517 Form of tally list
Status: in_force

16-517. Form of tally list

The tally list shall be in the following form:

We hereby certify the following to be a true tally of the votes for the candidates and offices shown herein cast at the election held on the   day of  , 20  in   election precinct,   county, Arizona:

Names of offices       Tally of votes

and candidates:     (to be tallied in blocks    Total vote

of five as:)         (as:)

For

representative

in Congress:

John Doe  ////                     Ninety-nine

We further certify that the total vote set opposite the name of each candidate is the total number of votes received by that candidate in the precinct of election.

(Leaving lines with designation, for signatures of clerks and board of election or tally board.)
A.R.S. § 16-223 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 223
16-223 Issuance of proclamation for special election by governor; publication by clerks of boards of supervisors
Status: in_force

16-223. Issuance of proclamation for special election by governor; publication by clerks of boards of supervisors

A. Within ten days after a vacancy occurs in the office of representative in Congress, if a special primary and special general election are required by section 16-222, the governor shall issue a proclamation containing a statement of the time of the special primary election and the special general election and the offices to be filled.

B. The governor shall transmit a copy of the election proclamation to the officer in charge of elections and the clerk of each board of supervisors of each county that is required to participate in the special election.

C. The clerk of the board of supervisors of each county that is required to participate in the special election, within five days after receiving the proclamation prescribed in subsection B of this section, shall publish a copy of the election proclamation in an official newspaper of the county at least five days before the special primary election and at least five days before the special general election and shall post on a county-operated website a notice stating the dates of the special primary election and the special general election.
A.R.S. § 16-320 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 320
16-320 Candidate withdrawal statements
Status: in_force

16-320. Candidate withdrawal statements

A candidate who wishes to withdraw as a candidate shall submit a signed notarized statement of withdrawal to the filing officer for the candidate's office.
A.R.S. § 16-316 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 316
16-316 Secure online signature collection; candidate petitions; five dollar contributions; statewide and legislative candidates
Status: in_force

16-316. Secure online signature collection; candidate petitions; five dollar contributions; statewide and legislative candidates

(Added with a 1998 Prop. 105 clause pursuant to L14, Ch. 45)

A. Notwithstanding any other statute in this title, the secretary of state shall provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition and to sign and submit a citizens clean elections five dollar contribution qualification form for a candidate 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 only those qualified electors who are eligible to give a qualifying contribution to that candidate to do so and shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified. A candidate may choose to collect up to an amount equal to the full number of required nomination petition signatures or up to an amount equal to the full number of required contribution qualification forms, or both, by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section.

B. This section applies only to candidates for statewide and legislative offices.
A.R.S. § 16-403 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 403
16-403 City or town elections; duties of officers
Status: in_force

16-403. City or town elections; duties of officers

In city or town elections, the duties devolving on the secretary of state in other elections shall devolve on the mayor or similar governing officer, board or commission, and the duties prescribed in this chapter devolving on the clerk of the board of supervisors shall devolve on the city or town clerk.
A.R.S. § 16-583 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 583
16-583 Voter not on precinct register; inactive voter list; procedure
Status: in_force

16-583. Voter not on precinct register; inactive voter list; procedure

A. On or before election day, the county recorder shall provide to each precinct the names of electors on the inactive voter list. If a person whose name is not on the precinct register appears at a polling place, an election official shall determine whether the person is on the inactive voter list.  If the person is on the inactive voter list, the registrant, on affirmation by the registrant before an election official at the polling place that the registrant continues to reside at the address indicated on the inactive voter list, shall be permitted to vote at that polling place. The elector's name shall be entered on a separate signature roster page at the end of the signature roster, and voters' names shall be numbered consecutively.  If the registrant indicates that the registrant lives at a new residence, the election official shall direct the registrant to the polling place for the new address.

B. Following the election, the county recorder shall remove from inactive status all electors who voted pursuant to subsection A, shall place the electors' names back on the general register and shall return the electors' status to active.
A.R.S. § 16-803 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 803
16-803 Filing petition for recognition; submission of petitions to county recorder for signature verification
Status: in_force

16-803. Filing petition for recognition; submission of petitions to county recorder for signature verification

A. A petition for recognition of a new political party shall be filed with the secretary of state, the officer in charge of elections of the county or the city or town clerk, as the case may be, not less than two hundred fifty days before the primary election for which the party seeks recognition. A new party that seeks both state and county recognition may file the original petition with the officer in charge of elections for the county and a certified copy of the petition with the secretary of state. Any signature sheet for a new party petition that contains one or more signatures that are collected more than twenty-four months before the primary election for which the party seeks recognition is null and void and the filing officer shall remove that signature sheet from the petition and may not accept that signature sheet for filing.

B. Within seven business days after receiving a petition for statewide recognition, the secretary of state shall:

1. Review each sheet to determine the county of the majority of the signers and shall:

(a) Place a three or four letter abbreviation designating that county in the upper right-hand corner of the face of the petition.

(b) Remove all signatures of those not in the county of the majority on each sheet by marking an "SS" in red ink in the margin to the right of the signature line.

(c) Cause all signature sheets to be grouped together by county of registration of the majority of those signing.

2. Remove the following signatures that are not eligible for verification by marking an "SS" in red ink in the margin to the right of the signature line:

(a) If the signature of the qualified elector is missing.

(b) If the residence address or the description of residence location is missing.

(c) If the date on which the petitioner signed is missing.

3. After the removal of petition sheets and signatures, count the number of signatures for verification on the remaining petition sheets and note that number in the upper right-hand corner of the face of each petition sheet immediately above the county designation.

4. Number the remaining petition sheets that were not previously removed and that contain signatures eligible for verification in consecutive order on the front side of each petition sheet in the upper left-hand corner.

5. Count all remaining petition sheets and signatures not previously removed and issue a receipt to the applicant of this total number eligible for verification.

C. The secretary of state, during the same seven business day period provided in subsection B of this section, shall select, at random, twenty percent of the total signatures eligible for verification by the county recorders of the counties in which the persons signing the petition claim to be qualified electors.  The random sample of signatures to be verified shall be drawn in such a manner that every signature eligible for verification has an equal chance of being included in the sample. The random sample produced shall identify each signature selected by petition page and line number. The signatures selected shall be marked according to the following procedure:

1. Using red ink, mark the selected signature by circling the line number and drawing a line from the base of the circle extending into the left margin.

2. If a signature line selected for the random sample is found to be blank or was removed from the verification process pursuant to subsection B of this section, then the next line down, even if that requires going to the next petition sheet in sequence, on which an eligible signature appears shall be selected as a substitute if that line has not already been selected for the random sample. If the next eligible line is already being used in the random sample, the secretary of state shall proceed back up the page from the signature line originally selected for the random sample to the next previous signature line eligible for verification. If that line is already being used in the random sample, the secretary of state shall continue moving down the page or to the next page from the line originally selected for the random sample and shall select the next eligible signature as its substitute for the random sample. The secretary of state shall use this process of alternately moving forward and backward until a signature eligible for verification and not already included in the random sample can be selected and substituted.

D. After the selection of the random sample, the secretary of state shall reproduce a facsimile of the front of each signature sheet on which a signature included in the random sample appears. The secretary of state shall clearly identify those signatures marked for verification by color highlighting or other similar method and shall transmit by personal delivery or certified mail to each county recorder a facsimile sheet of each signature sheet on which a signature appears of any individual who claims to be a qualified elector of that county and whose signature was selected for verification as part of the random sample.

E. Within ten business days after receiving the facsimile signature sheets from the secretary of state, the county recorder shall determine which signatures of individuals whose names were transmitted shall be disqualified for any of the following reasons:

1. No residence address or description of residence location is provided.

2. No date of signing is provided.

3. The signature is illegible and the signer is otherwise unidentifiable.

4. The address provided is illegible or nonexistent.

5. The individual was not a qualified elector on the date of signing the petition.

6. The individual was a registered voter but was not at least eighteen years of age on the date of signing the petition or affidavit.

7. The signature was disqualified after comparison with the signature on the affidavit of registration.

8. If a petitioner signed more than once, all but one otherwise valid signature shall be disqualified.

9. For the same reasons any signatures could have been removed by the secretary of state pursuant to this section.

F. Within the same time period provided in subsection E of this section, the county recorder shall certify to the secretary of state the following:

1. The name of any individual whose signature was included in the random sample and disqualified by the county recorder together with the petition page and line number of the disqualified signature.

2. The total number of signatures selected for the random sample and transmitted to the county recorder for verification and the total number of random sample signatures disqualified.

G. At the time of the certification, the county recorder shall:

1. Return the facsimile signature sheets to the secretary of state.

2. Send notice of the results of the certification by mail to the person or organization that submitted the petitions and to the secretary of state.

H. Within seventy-two hours after receiving the facsimile signature sheets and the certification of each county recorder, the secretary of state shall determine the total number of valid signatures by subtracting from the total number of eligible signatures in the following order:

1. All signatures that were found ineligible by the county recorders.

2. After determining the percentage of all signatures found to be invalid in the random sample, a like percentage from those signatures remaining after the subtractions performed pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection.

I. If the number of valid signatures as projected from the random sample pursuant to subsection H of this section is at least one hundred percent of the minimum number required by this section, the party shall be recognized.  If the number of valid signatures as projected from the random sample is less than one hundred percent of the minimum number, the party shall not be recognized.
A.R.S. § 16-143 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 143
16-143 Federal only voters; attorney general; investigation; report
Status: in_force

16-143. Federal only voters; attorney general; investigation; report

A. The secretary of state and each county recorder shall make available to the attorney general a list of all individuals who are registered to vote and who have not provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship pursuant to section 16-166 and shall provide, on or before October 31, 2022, the applications of individuals who are registered to vote and who have not provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship pursuant to section 16-166.

B. The attorney general shall use all available resources to verify the citizenship status of the applicant and at a minimum shall compare the information available on the application for registration with the following:

1. The department of transportation databases of Arizona driver licenses or nonoperating identification licenses.

2. The social security administration databases.

3. The United States citizenship and immigration services systematic alien verification for entitlements program, if practicable.

4. A national association for public health statistics and information systems electronic verification of vital events system.

5. Any other state, city, town, county or federal database and any other database relating to voter registration to which the county recorder or officer in charge of elections has access, including an electronic registration information center database.

C. The secretary of state shall provide the attorney general access to the United States citizenship and immigration services systematic alien verification for entitlements program for the purposes of this section.

D. The attorney general shall prosecute individuals who are found to not be United States citizens pursuant to section 16-182.

E. The attorney general shall submit a report to the secretary of state, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives on or before March 31, 2023 detailing all findings relating to the citizenship status of individuals who are registered to vote and who have not provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship pursuant to section 16-166.
A.R.S. § 16-911 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.2 / Section 911
16-911 Exemption from definition of contribution
Status: in_force

16-911. Exemption from definition of contribution

A. A person may make any contribution not otherwise prohibited by law.

B. The following are not contributions:

1. The value of an individual's volunteer services or expenses that are provided without compensation or reimbursement, including the individual's:

(a) Travel expenses.

(b) Use of real or personal property.

(c) Cost of invitations, food or beverages.

(d) Use of e-mail, internet activity or social media messages, only if the individual's use is not paid for by the individual or any other person and if the e-mails, social media messages or other internet activities do not contain or include transmittal of a paid advertisement or paid fund-raising solicitation.

2. The costs incurred for covering or carrying a news story, commentary or editorial by a broadcasting station or cable television operator, video service provider, an internet website, a newspaper or another periodical publication, including an internet-based or electronic publication, if the cost for the news story, commentary or editorial is not paid for by and the medium is not owned or under the control of a candidate or committee.

3. Any payment to defray the expense of an elected official meeting with constituents or attending an informational tour, conference, seminar or presentation, if the payor or the elected official does not attempt to influence the result of an election and the payment is reported if required pursuant to title 38, chapter 3.1 or title 41, chapter 7, article 8.1, or both.

4. The payment by a political party to support its nominee, including:

(a) The printing or distribution of, or postage expenses for, voter guides, sample ballots, pins, bumper stickers, handbills, brochures, posters, yard signs and other similar materials distributed through the party.

(b) Coordinated party expenditures.

5. The payment by any person to defray a political party's operating expenses or party-building activities, including:

(a) Party staff and personnel.

(b) Studies and reports.

(c) Voter registration, recruitment, polling and turnout efforts.

(d) Party conventions and party meetings.

(e) Construction, purchase or lease of party buildings or facilities.

6. The value of any of the following to a committee:

(a) Interest earned on the committee's deposits or investments.

(b) Transfers between committees to reimburse expenses and distribute monies raised through a joint fund-raising effort, if the transfers comply with an agreement to reimburse and distribute monies that was executed before the joint fund-raising effort occurred.

(c) Payment of a committee's legal or accounting expenses by any person.

(d) An extension of credit for goods and services on a committee's behalf by a creditor if the terms are substantially similar to extensions of credit to nonpolitical debtors that are of similar risk and size of obligation. The creditor must make a commercially reasonable attempt to collect the debt, except that if an extension of credit remains unsatisfied by the committee after six months the committee is deemed to have received a contribution but the creditor is not deemed to have made a contribution.

7. The value of nonpartisan communications that are intended to encourage voter registration and turnout efforts.

8. Any payment to a filing officer for arguments in a publicity pamphlet.

9. The payment by any sponsor or its affiliate for the costs of establishing, administering and soliciting contributions from its employees, members, executives, stockholders and retirees and their families to the sponsor's separate segregated fund.

10. Any payment by any entity for the costs of communicating with its employees, members, executives, stockholders and retirees and their families about any subject, without regard to whether those communications are made in coordination with any candidate or candidate's agent.

11. The value of allowing a candidate or a committee's representative to appear at any private residence or at the facilities of any entity to speak about the candidate's campaign or about a ballot measure, if the venue is furnished by the venue's owner, is not paid for by a third party and is not a sports stadium, coliseum, convention center, hotel ballroom, concert hall or other similar arena that is generally open to the public.

12. The costs of hosting a debate or candidates' forum, if at least two opposing candidates, with respect to any given office sought, or representatives of at least two opposing ballot measure campaigns, with respect to any measure on the ballot, are invited with the same or similar advance notice and method of invitation.

13. The preparation and distribution of voter guides, subject to the following:

(a) A featured candidate or ballot measure shall not receive greater prominence or substantially more space in the voter guide than any other candidate or ballot measure.

(b) The voter guide shall not include any message that constitutes express advocacy.

14. Monies that are loaned by a financial institution in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of influencing the results of an election, except that the loan is deemed a pro rata contribution by any endorser or guarantor, other than the candidate's spouse.

15. The costs of publishing a book or producing a documentary, if the publication and production are for distribution to the general public through traditional distribution mechanisms or a fee is obtained for the purchase of the publication or viewing of the documentary.

C. This section does not imply that any transactions that are not specifically listed in subsection B of this section are contributions unless those transactions otherwise meet the definition of contribution as defined in section 16-901.
A.R.S. § 16-136 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 136
16-136 Change of political party
Status: in_force

16-136. Change of political party

An elector desiring to state a preference for a political party or organization other than the one indicated by the record of his registration shall reregister.
A.R.S. § 16-163 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 163
16-163 Assignment of registrations to general county register; exception; notification to elector; electronic storage of registration forms
Status: in_force

16-163. Assignment of registrations to general county register; exception; notification to elector; electronic storage of registration forms

A. The county recorder, on receipt of a registration in proper form, shall assign the registration record to its proper precinct and alphabetical arrangement in the general county register. The general county register shall be preserved permanently to reflect the registration as of each general election. After the general county register is revised to reflect the valid registrations for the general election, the county recorder shall provide the Arizona state library, archives and public records with a copy of the revised county register.

B. After placing the record of registration in the county general register, the county recorder shall notify the elector within thirty days in writing that the elector's name appears in the general register.

C. If the notice that is sent is returned undeliverable, the county recorder may send an additional notice as prescribed by section 16-166, subsection A and that notice shall indicate that the elector must respond not later than thirty-five days after the mailing of the notice.

D. Images of original registration forms shall be stored electronically in the voter registration database. All original registration forms that are canceled, and all original applications for cancellation of registration received since the preceding general election, also shall be maintained in the voter registration database.  Computer output microfilm, listings or other electronic format media containing the information from the general county register after each general election shall be provided to the Arizona state library, archives and public records and shall serve to fulfill the requirements of this section and section 16-164, subsection A.

E. When the county recorder makes a change to the information prescribed by section 16-152 for an existing registered voter:

1. The county recorder shall notify the elector of any changes made to the information prescribed by section 16-152 for the elector by sending a text message or email alert within twenty-four hours after making the change as requested by the elector's subscription preferences.

2. If the elector has not subscribed to the voter registration alert system, the county recorder shall notify the elector in writing within ten days after the change in the information prescribed by section 16-152 for the elector. The notice shall include instructions on how the elector may check the elector's voter registration status, make any revisions to the elector's voter registration information and notify the county recorder if the elector did not request or authorize the change to the information prescribed by section 16-152 for the elector's voter registration.
A.R.S. § 16-908 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.1 / Section 908
16-908 Mega PAC status qualification
Status: in_force

16-908. Mega PAC status qualification

A. A political action committee may apply to the secretary of state for mega PAC status.

B. A political action committee qualifies for mega PAC status if it receives at least ten dollars in contributions from at least five hundred individuals in the four-year period immediately before application to the secretary of state.

C. If the applicant demonstrates it has met the requirements for mega PAC status, the secretary of state shall provide written certification to the political action committee of its mega PAC status, which status is valid for four years.
A.R.S. § 16-128 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 128
16-128 Clerk of the court; secretary of state; county recorder; notice of conviction
Status: in_force

16-128. Clerk of the court; secretary of state; county recorder; notice of conviction

Each month the clerk of the superior court shall transmit to the secretary of state without charge a record of every felony conviction in that county within the preceding month. This record shall include only the name of the person convicted and the person's date of birth, social security number, if available, usual legal residence and, if available, father's name or mother's maiden name.  The secretary of state shall use the record for the sole purpose of canceling the names of convicted felons from the statewide voter registration database and shall notify the appropriate county recorder, and that county recorder shall cancel the voter registration of the convicted felon.
A.R.S. § 16-566 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 566
16-566 Opening and closing of polling place; unused ballots
Status: in_force

16-566. Opening and closing of polling place; unused ballots

A. At least thirty minutes before the opening of the polls the precinct election officers shall arrive at the polling place and set up the voting booths so that they will be in clear view of the election officers.  They shall open and check the ballots, supplies, records and forms and post the sample ballots and instructions to voters.

B. As soon as the polls have been closed and the last qualified voter has voted, the voting or marking devices shall be sealed against further voting. All unused ballots shall be placed in a container and sealed for return to the board of supervisors or other officer in charge of elections.
A.R.S. § 16-961 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 961
16-961 Definitions
Status: in_force

16-961. Definitions

(Caution:  1998 Prop 105 applies)

A. The terms "candidate's campaign committee," "contribution," "expenditures," "exploratory committee," "independent expenditure," "personal monies," "political committee" and "statewide office" are defined in section 16-901.

B. 1. "Election cycle" means the period between successive general elections for a particular office.

2. "Exploratory period" means the period beginning on the day after a general election and ending the day before the start of the qualifying period.

3. "Qualifying period" means the period beginning on the first day of August in a year preceding an election and ending one week before the primary election.

4. "Primary election period" means the nine-week period ending on the day of the primary election.

5. "General election period" means the period beginning on the day after the primary election and ending on the day of the general election.

6. For any recall election, the qualifying period shall begin when the election is called and last for thirty days, there shall be no primary election period and the general election period shall extend from the day after the end of the qualifying period to the day of the recall election.  For recall elections, any reference to "general election" in this article shall be treated as if referring to the recall election.

C. 1. "Participating candidate" means a candidate who becomes certified as a participating candidate pursuant to section 16-947.

2. "Nonparticipating candidate" means a candidate who does not become certified as a participating candidate pursuant to section 16-947.

3. Any limitation of this article that is applicable to a participating candidate or a nonparticipating candidate shall also apply to that candidate's campaign committee or exploratory committee.

D. "Commission" means the citizens clean elections commission established pursuant to section 16-955.

E. "Fund" means the citizens clean elections fund defined by this article.

F. 1. "Party nominee" means a person who has been nominated by a political party pursuant to section 16-301 or 16-343.

2. "Independent candidate" means a candidate who has properly filed nominating papers and nominating petitions with signatures pursuant to section 16-341.

3. "Unopposed" means with reference to an election for:

(a) A member of the house of representatives, opposed by no more than one other candidate who has qualified for the ballot and who is running in the same district.

(b) A member of the corporation commission, opposed by a number of candidates who have qualified for the ballot that is fewer than the number of corporation commission seats open at that election and for which the term of office ends on the same date.

(c) All other offices, opposed by no other candidate who has qualified for the ballot and who is running in that district or running for that same office and term.

G. "Primary election spending limits" means:

1. For a candidate for the legislature, twelve thousand nine hundred twenty-one dollars.

2. For a candidate for mine inspector, forty-one thousand three hundred forty-nine dollars.

3. For a candidate for treasurer, superintendent of public instruction or the corporation commission, eighty-two thousand six hundred eighty dollars.

4. For a candidate for secretary of state or attorney general, one hundred sixty-five thousand three hundred seventy-eight dollars.

5. For a candidate for governor, six hundred thirty-eight thousand two hundred twenty-two dollars.

H. "General election spending limits" means amounts fifty per cent greater than the amounts specified in subsection G of this section.

I. 1. "Original" spending limit means a limit specified in subsections G and H of this section, as adjusted pursuant to section 16-959, or a special amount expressly set for a particular candidate by a provision of this title.

2. "Adjusted" spending limit means an original spending limit as further adjusted pursuant to section 16-952.
A.R.S. § 16-565 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 565
16-565 Hours polls opened and closed; proclamation of opening and closing polls
Status: in_force

16-565. Hours polls opened and closed; proclamation of opening and closing polls

A. For any election called pursuant to the laws of this state, the polls shall be opened in every precinct at 6:00 a.m. on the day of election and shall be closed at 7:00 p.m.

B. Before the election board receives any ballots, it shall proclaim aloud at the place of election that the polls are open and voting may thereupon commence and continue during the time the polls remain open.

C. The election marshal shall proclaim the opening of the polls at 6:00 a.m. and shall proclaim the closing of the polls at one hour, at thirty minutes, at fifteen minutes and at one minute before closing and again at the moment of closing. The inspector and two judges shall determine when the hour for closing the polls has arrived.

D. Any qualified voter who at the moment of closing is in the line of waiting voters shall be allowed to vote.
A.R.S. § 16-451 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 451
16-451 Cost; means of financing
Status: in_force

16-451. Cost; means of financing

The board of supervisors may provide for the payment of the cost of vote tabulating equipment in such manner and by such method as it may deem for the best local interests and also may for that purpose issue bonds, certificates of indebtedness or other obligations which shall be a charge on the county or city. The bonds, certificates or other obligations may be issued with or without interest, payable at such time as the authorities may determine, but shall not be issued or sold at less than par. The board of supervisors may enter into lease agreements or lease purchase agreements for the use of vote tabulating equipment.
A.R.S. § 16-608 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 10 / Section 608
16-608 Delivery of ballots; electronic voting system
Status: in_force

16-608. Delivery of ballots; electronic voting system

A. After the close of the polls and after compliance with section 16-602 the members of the election board shall prepare a report in duplicate of the number of voters who have voted, as indicated on the poll list, and place this report in the ballot box or metal container, in which the voted ballots have been placed, which thereupon shall be sealed with a numbered seal and delivered promptly by two members of the election board of different political parties to the central counting place or other receiving station designated by the board of supervisors or officer in charge of elections, which shall not be more than fifty miles from the polling place from which the ballots are delivered. The person in charge of receiving ballots shall give a numbered receipt acknowledging receipt of such ballots to the person in charge who delivers such ballots.

B. The chairman of the county committee of each political party represented on the ballot may designate a member of his party to accompany the ballots from each polling place to the central counting place. Such party representative shall serve without compensation.
A.R.S. § 16-121.01 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 121.01
16-121.01 Requirements for proper registration; violation; classification
Status: in_force

16-121.01. Requirements for proper registration; violation; classification

A. A person is presumed to be properly registered to vote on completion of a registration form as prescribed by section 16-152 that contains at least the name, the residence address or the location, proof of location of residence as prescribed by section 16-123, the date and place of birth and the signature or other statement of the registrant as prescribed by section 16-152, subsection A, paragraph 20 and a checkmark or other appropriate mark in the "yes" box next to the question regarding citizenship. Any application for registration, including an application on a form prescribed by the United States election assistance commission, must contain a checkmark or other appropriate mark in the "yes" box next to the question regarding citizenship as a condition of being properly registered to vote as either a voter who is eligible to vote a full ballot or a voter who is eligible to vote only with a ballot for federal offices. The completed registration form must also contain the person's Arizona driver license number, the nonoperating identification license number issued pursuant to section 28-3165, the last four digits of the person's social security number or the person's affirmation that if an Arizona driver license number, a nonoperating identification license number or the last four digits of the person's social security number is not provided, the person does not possess a valid Arizona driver or nonoperating identification license or a social security number and the person is hereby requesting that a unique identifying number be assigned by the secretary of state pursuant to section 16-152, subsection A, paragraph 12, subdivision (c).  Any application that does not include all of the information required to be on the registration form pursuant to section 16-152 and any application that is not signed is incomplete, and the county recorder shall notify the applicant pursuant to section 16-134, subsection B and shall not register the voter until all of the information is returned.

B. The presumption in subsection A of this section may be rebutted only by clear and convincing evidence of any of the following:

1. That the registrant is not the person whose name appears on the register.

2. That the registrant has not resided in this state for twenty-nine days next preceding the election or other event for which the registrant's status as properly registered is in question.

3. That the registrant is not properly registered at an address permitted by section 16-121.

4. That the registrant is not a qualified registrant under section 16-101.

C. Except for a form produced by the United States election assistance commission, any application for registration shall be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of citizenship as prescribed in section 16-166, subsection F, and the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall reject any application for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory evidence of citizenship. A county recorder or other officer in charge of elections who knowingly fails to reject an application for registration as prescribed by this subsection is guilty of a class 6 felony. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall send a notice to the applicant as prescribed in section 16-134, subsection B.

D. Within ten days after receiving an application for registration on a form produced by the United States election assistance commission that is not accompanied by satisfactory evidence of citizenship, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall use all available resources to verify the citizenship status of the applicant and at a minimum shall compare the information available on the application for registration with the following, provided the county has access:

1. The department of transportation databases of Arizona driver licenses or nonoperating identification licenses.

2. The social security administration databases.

3. The United States citizenship and immigration services systematic alien verification for entitlements program, if practicable.

4. A national association for public health statistics and information systems electronic verification of vital events system.

5. Any other state, city, town, county or federal database and any other database relating to voter registration to which the county recorder or officer in charge of elections has access, including an electronic registration information center database.

E. After complying with subsection D of this section, if the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections matches the applicant with information that verifies the applicant is a United States citizen, is otherwise qualified as prescribed by section 16-101 and has met the other requirements of this section, the applicant shall be properly registered. If the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections matches the applicant with information that the applicant is not a United States citizen, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall reject the application, notify the applicant that the application was rejected because the applicant is not a United States citizen and forward the application to the county attorney and attorney general for investigation.  If the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections is unable to match the applicant with appropriate citizenship information, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall notify the applicant that the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections could not verify that the applicant is a United States citizen and that the applicant will not be qualified to vote in a presidential election or by mail with an early ballot in any election until satisfactory evidence of citizenship is provided.

F. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall record the efforts made to verify an applicant's citizenship status as prescribed in subsections D and E of this section.  If the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections fails to attempt to verify the citizenship status of an applicant pursuant to subsections D and E of this section and the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections knowingly causes the applicant to be registered and it is later determined that the applicant was not a United States citizen at the time of registration, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections is guilty of a class 6 felony.
A.R.S. § 16-615 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 10 / Section 615
16-615 Delivery of returns
Status: in_force

16-615. Delivery of returns

A. Before it adjourns, the election board shall enclose and seal in a strong envelope provided for that purpose one of the poll lists, signed as required.

B. The envelope containing the poll list shall constitute the official returns of the election and, together with the envelope containing the voted ballots, shall be delivered to one of the members of the election board, previously determined by lot, unless otherwise agreed on, and such member shall by himself, or by an agent agreed on by the board and sworn by a member thereof, in the presence of the board to faithfully perform the duties of election messenger, without delay, and by the most expeditious means and route, deliver the packages and envelopes, without opening them, to the officer in charge of the election at his office, or to the nearest postmaster or sworn express agent, who shall endorse on the packages and envelopes the name of the person delivering them, and the hour and date of the delivery, and forward the packages and envelopes by the first mail or express to the officer in charge of the election at the county seat.
A.R.S. § 16-443 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 443
16-443 Authorization of use at all elections
Status: in_force

16-443. Authorization of use at all elections

At all state, county, city or town elections, agricultural improvement district elections and primary elections, ballots or votes may be cast, recorded and counted by voting or marking devices and vote tabulating devices as provided in this article.
A.R.S. § 16-516 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 516
16-516 Form of poll lists
Status: in_force

16-516. Form of poll lists

A. The following form of poll lists shall be kept by boards and clerks of election:

"Poll lists.

Of the election held in the precinct of ____________ in the county of ____________ on the ____________ day of ____________ ____________, the officers of the election, were respectively sworn or affirmed, as the law directs, previous to their entering on the duties of their respective offices, and the following is the number and name of electors voting:

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

Register          Name

No.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

We hereby certify that the number of electors voting at this election was

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

Clerks

_________________________

_________________________

_________________________

Board of election."

B. The paper used for poll lists is exempt from the paper size restrictions prescribed by section 39-103.
A.R.S. § 16-543 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 543
16-543 Application for ballot; United States service; emergency procedures
Status: in_force

16-543. Application for ballot; United States service; emergency procedures

A. Any absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter as defined in the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act of 1986 (P.L. 99-410; 42 United States Code section 1973ff-6), as amended by the Ronald W. Reagan national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2005 (P.L. 108-375), may request an early ballot with a federal postcard application that contains both an early voter registration application and an early ballot application. The secretary of state shall provide for a centralized system for receiving federal postcard applications by way of the internet or fax and shall provide for transmitting appropriate ballot materials in response to fax, telephone and internet requests for federal postcard applications. The absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter shall designate the means of communication for receiving voting materials, whether by way of the internet, fax transmittal or other electronic means or by mail, and the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall provide responses and materials in the format designated by the requesting voter.  On receipt of such application, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall determine whether or not the elector is registered. If the applicant is so registered, the recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall forward to the applicant an official early ballot using the means of communication designated by the voter pursuant to this section.  If no means of communication is designated, the ballot shall be transmitted as provided in the instructions and procedures manual issued pursuant to section 16-452. For all requests received from registered absent uniformed services voters or overseas voters on or before the forty-eighth day before the election, the ballot shall be transmitted no later than the forty-fifth day before the election.  If the applicant is not registered, and the request is for a ballot for use in a county election but the federal postcard application is complete, the recorder shall forward an official early ballot to the applicant within twenty-four hours after receipt of the request, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and other legal holidays. If the applicant is not registered to vote and the federal postcard application is not used or complete, the recorder shall forward an affidavit of registration as provided in section 16-103 and shall forward at the same time to the unregistered applicant an official early ballot and affidavit within twenty-four hours after receipt of the request, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and other legal holidays.  For any voter who is sent an official early ballot by electronic means pursuant to this section, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections is not required to send a paper ballot for the same election.

B. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall transmit by fax or by other electronic format approved by the secretary of state early ballot request forms, unvoted ballots and ballot information to eligible absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall provide for receipt of completed early ballot requests and voted early ballots by fax or other electronic format as prescribed by the secretary of state in the instructions and procedures manual issued pursuant to section 16-452.  The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall provide for a method for the voter to verify at no cost to the voter that the voter's ballot has been received.

C. The secretary of state shall provide in the instructions and procedures manual issued pursuant to section 16-452 for emergency procedures regarding the early balloting process for persons who are subject to the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act of 1986 (P.L. 99-410; 42 United States Code section 1973ff), as amended by the Ronald W. Reagan national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2005 (P.L. 108-375).  These emergency procedures may be implemented only on the occurrence of a national or local emergency that makes substantial compliance with the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act impracticable, including occurrences of natural disasters or armed conflict or mobilization of the national guard or military reserve units of this state.

D. This section applies only to any absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter as defined in the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act of 1986 (P.L. 99-410; 42 United States Code section 1973ff-6), as amended by the Ronald W. Reagan national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2005 (P.L. 108-375).
A.R.S. § 16-978 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6.1 / Article 1 / Section 978
16-978 Legislative, county and municipal provisions
Status: in_force

16-978. Legislative, county and municipal provisions

(Caution:  1998 Prop. 105 applies)

A. Nothing in this act prevents the legislature, a county board of supervisors or a municipal government from enacting or enforcing additional or more stringent disclosure provisions for campaign media spending than those contained in this chapter. Additional or more stringent disclosure requirements for campaign media spending further the purposes of this chapter.

B. To the extent the provisions of this chapter conflict with any state law, this chapter governs.
A.R.S. § 16-214 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 214
16-214 Issuance of proclamation for general election by governor; publication by clerks of boards of supervisors
Status: in_force

16-214. Issuance of proclamation for general election by governor; publication by clerks of boards of supervisors

A. At least thirty days before a general election, the governor shall issue a proclamation containing a statement of the time of election and the offices to be filled.

B. The governor shall transmit a copy of the election proclamation to the officer in charge of elections and the clerk of each board of supervisors of the several counties.

C. The clerk of the board of supervisors shall publish a copy of the proclamation in an official newspaper of the county at least ten days before a general election.
A.R.S. § 16-913 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.2 / Section 913
16-913 Candidate committee contribution limits; requirements
Status: in_force

16-913. Candidate committee contribution limits; requirements

A. A candidate committee shall not make contributions to a candidate committee for another candidate.

B. A candidate committee may transfer unlimited contributions to any one or more other candidate committees for that same candidate under the following conditions:

1. A candidate committee for a city or town candidate shall not transfer contributions to that same candidate's committee for a statewide or legislative office.

2. If a candidate committee for a city or town office transfers contributions to a candidate committee for a county office for that same candidate, the candidate committee for the county office shall not transfer contributions to a statewide or legislative candidate committee for that same candidate during the twenty-four months immediately following that transfer of contributions to the county candidate committee.

3. Contributions originally made to the transferring candidate committee are deemed to be contributions to the receiving candidate committee. On transfer, an individual's aggregate contributions to both candidate committees during the election cycle shall not exceed the individual's contribution limit for that candidate.

C. A candidate committee shall not knowingly accept contributions in excess of the contribution limits prescribed by law. A candidate committee that unknowingly accepts an excess contribution shall refund or reattribute any excess contribution within sixty days after receipt of the contribution. A candidate committee may reattribute an excess contribution only if both of the following apply:

1. The excess contribution was received from an individual contributor.

2. The individual contributor authorizes the candidate committee to reattribute the excess amount to another individual who was identified as a joint account holder in the original instrument used to make the excess contribution.

D. A candidate committee may accept contributions only from an individual, a partnership, a candidate committee, a political action committee or a political party.

E. A candidate committee may make unlimited contributions to a person other than a candidate's committee.

F. A candidate may contribute unlimited personal monies to the candidate's own candidate committee.
A.R.S. § 16-711 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 14 / Section 711
16-711 Congressional provisions as superseding article
Status: in_force

16-711. Congressional provisions as superseding article

If at or about the time of submitting such amendment, Congress, either in the resolution submitting the amendment or by statute, prescribes the manner in which the conventions shall be constituted, and does not except from the provisions of the statute or resolution the states which theretofore have provided for constituting such conventions, this article shall be inoperative. The convention shall in such event be constituted and shall operate as the resolution or act of Congress directs, and all officers of the state who are by the resolution or statute authorized or directed to take any action to constitute a convention for this state are authorized and directed to act thereunder and in obedience thereto with the same force and effect as if acting under a statute of this state.
A.R.S. § 16-543.02 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 543.02
16-543.02 Federal write-in early ballots; procedure; registration form
Status: in_force

16-543.02. Federal write-in early ballots; procedure; registration form

A. 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 1973ff-6), as amended by the Ronald W. Reagan national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2005 (P.L. 108-375), who is absent from the place of residence in this state where the voter is otherwise qualified to vote may use a federal write-in early ballot in a primary, general or special election for the offices of presidential elector and United States senator and representative in Congress if the voter applies for an early ballot by 7:00 p.m. on election day and does not receive that early ballot.

B. A federal write-in early ballot of an overseas voter shall not be counted if either of the following conditions is met:

1. The application of the overseas voter for an early ballot is received by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections after 7:00 p.m. on election day.

2. An early ballot from the overseas voter is received by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

C. An overseas voter who completes a federal write-in early ballot may designate a candidate by writing in the name of the candidate or by writing in the name of a political party, in which case the ballot shall be counted for the candidate of that political party.  In the case of the offices of president and vice-president, a vote for a named candidate or in the name of the political party shall be counted as a vote for that candidate's or party's presidential electors.  Any abbreviation, misspelling or other minor variation in the form of the name of a candidate or political party shall be disregarded in determining the validity of the ballot if the intention of the voter can be ascertained.

D. For an overseas voter who completes a federal write-in early ballot transmission envelope with the federal write-in early ballot request, the transmission envelope shall serve as a voter registration form and the voter is registered to vote on completion and receipt of the transmission envelope and the federal write-in early ballot if all of the following apply:

1. The information submitted on the transmission envelope includes the information prescribed in section 16-121.01.

2. The voter is otherwise eligible to register and vote in this state.

3. The request is received by the county recorder by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

E. For any request received after 7:00 p.m. on election day, an otherwise valid transmission envelope constitutes a voter registration form that is valid for any subsequent election.
A.R.S. § 16-245 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 245
16-245 Form and content of ballot
Status: in_force

16-245. Form and content of ballot

A. Ballots and ballot labels for the presidential preference election shall be printed on different colored paper or white paper with a different colored stripe for each party represented on the presidential preference election ballot. Only one party may be represented on each ballot. At the top shall be printed "official ballot of the ______________ party, presidential preference election (date), county of _______, state of Arizona".

B. The order of the names of certified candidates on the ballot shall be determined by lots drawn at a public meeting called by the secretary of state for that purpose. Rotation of candidate names is prohibited. The certified candidates shall be listed under the title "_______________ party candidates for President of the United States". Immediately below shall be printed "vote for not more than one". The ballot may also contain printed instructions to voters as prescribed for other elections.

C. The officer in charge of elections shall provide a sample ballot proof to the state committee chairman of each qualified candidate's state committee no later than five days after receipt of the certification from the secretary of state.

D. The officer in charge of elections shall mail one sample ballot of each party represented on the presidential preference election ballot to each household that contains a registered voter of that political party unless that registered voter is on the active early voting list established pursuant to section 16-544. The return address on the sample ballot mailer shall not contain the name of any elected or appointed official, and the name of an appointed or elected official shall not be used to indicate who produced the sample ballot.

E. The mailing face of each sample ballot shall be imprinted with the great seal of the state of Arizona with the words "official voting materials — presidential preference election". The polling place for that household may also be designated on the mailing face of the sample ballot.
A.R.S. § 16-407 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 407
16-407 Election officers; qualifications; certificates; certification programs; plan; exemption; election training fund
Status: in_force

16-407. Election officers; qualifications; certificates; certification programs; plan; exemption; election training fund

A. Except as provided in subsection E of this section, a person may not perform the duties or exercise the authority of an election officer or of the clerk of the board of supervisors or the county recorder in performance of election duties in or on behalf of any county unless, for persons who are certified in odd-numbered years, the person is the holder of an election officer's certificate issued by the secretary of state before January 1 of each general election year and, for persons who are certified in even-numbered years, the person is certified before June 1 of that even-numbered year. An election officer's certificate expires on December 31 in the year after the general election.

B. The secretary of state shall provide for the examination of applicants for election officer certificates.  The secretary of state may not issue a certificate to a person who has not demonstrated to the satisfaction of the secretary of state that the person is competent to perform the work of an election officer or of the clerk of the board of supervisors or the county recorder in the performance of election duties.

C. The secretary of state shall provide for election officer certification programs of which successful completion by a person attests to the attendance at, participation in and completion of a course of instruction in the technical, legal and administrative aspects of conducting elections within this state.

D. On or before December 31 of each year, the secretary of state shall submit an election officer education, training and certification plan to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.  The plan shall outline the achievements and problems of the period since the most recent report and specify the expected education, training and certification activities of the coming year.

E. Subsection A of this section does not apply to elected officials, clerical and secretarial personnel, counting center personnel and precinct election board members and election officials in cities or towns.

F. For city and town employees who work on elections, the city or town may train its own employees if the city or town training program is approved by the secretary of state or, if the city or town chooses to enroll the city or town employees in the certification program prescribed by this section, the city or town shall reimburse the secretary of state for the costs of conducting the training.  An election training fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to this subsection.  The secretary of state shall administer the fund.  Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and the secretary of state shall use monies in the fund to pay the costs of training officials from cities and towns pursuant to this subsection.
A.R.S. § 16-646 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 646
16-646 Statement, contents and mailing of official canvass
Status: in_force

16-646. Statement, contents and mailing of official canvass

A. When the result of the canvass is determined, a statement, known and designated as the official canvass, shall be entered on the official record of the election district that shall show:

1. The number of ballots cast in each precinct and in the county.

2. The number of ballots rejected in each precinct and in the county.

3. The titles of the offices voted for and the names of the persons, together with the party designation, if any, of each person voted for to fill the offices.

4. The number of votes by precincts and county received by each candidate.

5. For each candidate race in each political subdivision prescribed by section 16-204.01, the number of ballots cast and the number of active registered voters in each political subdivision and portion of a political subdivision for which a candidate may be elected.

6. The numbers and a brief title of each proposed constitutional amendment and each initiated or referred measure voted on.

7. The number of votes by precincts and county for and against such proposed amendment or measure.

B. The certified permanent copy of the official canvass for all offices and ballot measures, except offices and ballot measures in a city or town election and nonpartisan election returns, shall be mailed immediately to the secretary of state who shall maintain and preserve it as a permanent public record.

C. The board of supervisors shall first mail with a postmark or other similar date and time indicator, then deliver electronically a copy of the official canvass for all offices and ballot measures in the primary and general elections to the secretary of state in a uniform electronic computer media format that shall be agreed on between the secretary of state and all county election officials. The uniform format shall be designed to facilitate the computer analysis of election results for offices and ballot measures that are statewide or are common to more than one county.  The electronic copy of the official canvass from the board of supervisors is sufficient for the secretary of state to conduct and issue the statewide canvass if the electronic copy includes a scan or other similar evidence that the paper official canvass was mailed before the electronic version was sent.

D. The certified permanent copy of the official canvass for all offices and ballot measures in a city or town election shall be filed with the appropriate city or town clerk, or in a special district election with the clerk of the board of supervisors, who shall maintain and preserve it as a permanent public record.
A.R.S. § 16-1003 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1003
16-1003 False endorsement, knowing destruction or delay in delivery of ballot; classification
Status: in_force

16-1003. False endorsement, knowing destruction or delay in delivery of ballot; classification

A person who knowingly forges or falsely makes the official endorsement of a ballot, knowingly destroys or defaces a ballot, or knowingly delays the delivery of a ballot, is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 16-511 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 511
16-511 Duty of board of supervisors to furnish election supplies to precinct officers
Status: in_force

16-511. Duty of board of supervisors to furnish election supplies to precinct officers

A. If paper signature rosters are used in a polling place, the necessary printed blanks for poll lists, lists of voters, ballots, oath and returns, together with envelopes in which to enclose the returns, shall be furnished by the board of supervisors to the officers of each election precinct at the expense of the county. For those elections over which the board of supervisors has no responsibility, the governing body of each election district is responsible for furnishing the necessary supplies for elections that it calls.

B. If electronic poll book systems are used in a precinct, the board of supervisors shall furnish at least two electronic poll book systems for each polling place, each of which shall be capable of printing poll lists and lists of voters.

C. For any election that is not held under the supervision of the board of supervisors, the governing body of each election district is responsible for furnishing the necessary supplies for that election.
A.R.S. § 16-464 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 464
16-464 Rotation of names on ballots
Status: in_force

16-464. Rotation of names on ballots

A. When there are two or more candidates for a nomination, except in the case of precinct committeemen, the names of all candidates for the nomination 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 at the top, at the bottom and in each intermediate place of the list or group of candidates in which they belong. 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. The position of the names of candidates for precinct committeemen shall be alphabetical by surname for appearance on the ballot when there are more candidates than positions available.

C. When there are two or more precincts in a political subdivision that hold an all mail ballot election, candidate name rotation shall be the presumed method of ballot organization, unless candidate name rotation is found to be impracticable.  When candidate name rotation is found to be impracticable, the position of the names of candidates shall be drawn by lot at a public meeting.

D. The provisions of this section do not apply where voting machines are used.
A.R.S. § 16-610 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 10 / Section 610
16-610 Uncertainty of voter's choice as cause for rejection
Status: in_force

16-610. Uncertainty of voter's choice as cause for rejection

If on any ballot the names of more persons are designated for the same office than are to be chosen, or if for any reason it is impossible to positively determine the voter's choice, all the names designated for that office shall be rejected.
A.R.S. § 16-112 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.1 / Section 112
16-112 Driver license voter registration
Status: in_force

16-112. Driver license voter registration

A. Every person who is applying for a driver license or renewal and who is otherwise qualified to register to vote, at the same time and place, shall be allowed to register to vote by providing the information prescribed by section 16-152.  The method used to register voters shall require only the minimum information necessary to prevent duplicate registrations, to enable elections officials to determine voter eligibility and to administer voter registration and election laws.  A registration form shall be included for a person who is applying for a driver license renewal by mail.  On completing a form that contains at least the information prescribed by section 16-121.01 and that may contain the information prescribed by section 16-152 and on receipt of that form by the county recorder from the department of transportation as prescribed by subsection D of this section, the applicant is presumed to be properly registered to vote. That presumption may be rebutted as provided in section 16-121.01.

B. The director of the department of transportation and the secretary of state shall consult at least every two years regarding voter registration at driver license offices.  The director of the department of transportation and the secretary of state, after consultation with all county recorders, shall adopt rules to implement a system allowing driver license applicants to register to vote at the same time and place as they apply for driver licenses.  The rules shall:

1. Bring the license application and voter registration application forms into substantial conformity.

2. Allow the transfer of driver license applications, including renewal and change of address, and voter registration information from the department of transportation to the voter registration rolls.

3. Respect all rules and statutes of this state concerning the confidentiality of driver license application information.

4. Provide for the manual or electronic generation and transmittal of voter registrations and provide for electronic generation of changes in voter registration information, including address, in conformity with the confidentiality requirements of the national voter registration act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31; 107 Stat. 77; 52 United States Code sections 20501 through 20511).

C. The department of transportation shall provide to applicants a statement that provides each eligibility requirement for voting, including citizenship, an attestation that the applicant meets each requirement, for the signature of the applicant under penalty of perjury and, in print that is identical to that used in the attestation, the following:

1. A description of the penalties provided by law for the submission of a false voter registration application.

2. A statement that if an applicant declines to register to vote the fact that the applicant has declined to register will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes.

3. A statement that if an applicant does register to vote the office at which the applicant submits a voter registration application will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes.

D. The department of transportation shall return or mail completed registrations to the county recorder of the county in which the applicant resides within five days after receipt of a completed registration.
A.R.S. § 16-1024 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1024
16-1024 Deepfakes; candidates; exemptions; civil liability; definitions
Status: in_force

16-1024. Deepfakes; candidates; exemptions; civil liability; definitions

A. Within ninety days before an election at which a candidate for elected office will appear on the ballot, a person that acts as a creator shall not create and distribute a synthetic media message that the person knows is a deceptive and fraudulent deepfake of that candidate who is on that ballot unless the synthetic media message includes a clear and conspicuous disclosure that conveys to a reasonable person that the media includes content generated by artificial intelligence.

B. This section does not apply to:

1. Media that constitutes satire or parody.

2. An interactive computer service as defined in 47 United States Code section 230.

C. A person who fails to make the disclosure required under this section is liable for the civil penalty prescribed by section 16-937, subsection B, for each day that they distribute the deceptive and fraudulent deepfake without such disclosure.

D. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Creator":

(a) Means any person that uses artificial intelligence or other digital technology to generate synthetic media.

(b) Does not include the provider of any technology used in the creation of synthetic media.

2. "Deceptive and fraudulent deepfake" means synthetic media that depicts a candidate with knowledge of its falsity and the intent to injure the reputation of the candidate and that is intentionally calculated to mislead a reasonable person into concluding that a real individual said or did something that they did not say or do in reality.

3. "Synthetic media" means an image, audio recording or video recording of an individual's appearance, speech or conduct that has been created or intentionally manipulated with the use of digital technology in a manner to create a realistic but false image, audio or video.
A.R.S. § 16-134 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 134
16-134 Return of registrations made outside office of county recorder; incomplete or illegible forms
Status: in_force

16-134. Return of registrations made outside office of county recorder; incomplete or illegible forms

A. A county recorder shall authorize persons to accept registration forms, shall designate places for receipt of registration forms and shall designate additional locations for distribution of voter registration forms. Public assistance agencies and disabilities agencies as defined in section 16-140 shall return or mail completed voter registrations to the county recorder of the county in which the applicant resides within five days after receipt of those registrations.

B. If the information on the registration form is incomplete or illegible and the county recorder is not able to process the registration form, the county recorder shall notify the applicant within ten business days of receipt of the registration form, shall specify the missing or illegible information and, if the missing or illegible information includes any of the information prescribed by section 16-121.01, subsection A or C, shall state that the registration cannot be completed until the information is supplied. If the missing or illegible information is supplied before 7:00 p.m. on election day, that person is deemed to have been registered on the date the registration was first received.

C. In the case of registration by mail, a voter registration is valid for an election if it complies with either of the following:

1. The form is postmarked twenty-nine days or more before an election and is received by the county recorder by 7:00 p.m. on the day of that election.

2. The registration is dated twenty-nine days or more before an election and is received by the county recorder by first class mail within five days after the last day to register to vote in that election.

D. The date of registration entered for registration forms that are received by the county recorder from persons, groups or agencies that are not authorized to accept registrations pursuant to subsection A of this section and that do not bear a legible postmark date or an otherwise reliable date shall be the date that those forms are received by the county recorder.
A.R.S. § 16-917 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.2 / Section 917
16-917 Partnership contribution limits; requirements
Status: in_force

16-917. Partnership contribution limits; requirements

A. A partnership 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. A partnership may make unlimited contributions to persons other than candidate committees.

C. Partnership contributions are subject to the following:

1. Partnership contributions shall be attributed to each contributing partner as designated by the partnership.  The partnership shall provide the recipient committee written notice identifying the contributing partners and the amount attributed to each.

2. Partnership contributions shall count against both the partnership's and the individual partners' contribution limits to a recipient. The portion attributed to each partner shall be aggregated with the individual partner's nonpartnership contributions to that recipient and shall not exceed the individual partner's contribution limit.

3. The partnership shall not attribute any contribution to a partner that is a corporation, limited liability company or labor organization.

4. Partnership contributions need not be accompanied by the signature of each contributing partner.

D. A partnership may establish a separate segregated fund as prescribed in section 16-916.
A.R.S. § 16-705 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 14 / Section 705
16-705 Determination of delegates; vacancies; delegate bound to vote in accordance with pre-election statement; classification
Status: in_force

16-705. Determination of delegates; vacancies; delegate bound to vote in accordance with pre-election statement; classification

A. The fifteen candidates who receive the highest number of votes shall be the delegates to the convention.

B. If there is a vacancy in the convention caused by the death or disability of a delegate, or any other cause, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the majority vote of the delegates comprising the group from which the delegate was elected, and if the convention contains no other delegate of that group, shall be filled by the governor.

C. Delegates elected upon a platform or nomination petition statement as favoring or opposing ratification shall vote at the convention in accordance with that platform or nomination petition statement, and upon an intentional failure to do so any such delegate is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor, his vote shall not be considered, and his office shall be deemed vacant to be filled as provided by this article for filling vacancies.
A.R.S. § 16-828 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 828
16-828 Proxies
Status: in_force

16-828. Proxies

A. A political party may choose, through its bylaws, to allow the use of proxies at its meetings, in which event the following shall be minimum regulations:

1. No proxy shall be given by a member of the state committee for use at a meeting of the committee except to a qualified elector of the county where the member resides.

2. No proxy shall be given by a member of the county committee for use at a meeting of the committee except to a qualified elector of the precinct where the member resides.

B. The duration of any proxy so given shall extend only for the length of the meeting for which it is given.

C. Every proxy shall be attested by a notary public or two witnesses.
A.R.S. § 16-140 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 140
16-140 Voter registration assistance agencies; definitions
Status: in_force

16-140. Voter registration assistance agencies; definitions

A. All public assistance agencies and disabilities agencies in this state shall provide the opportunity to register to vote for those persons who apply for benefits or appear at the agency to renew, recertify or change address information.  The voter registration form shall be accompanied by a statement form that includes substantially the following:

1. The statement "If you are not registered to vote where you live now, would you like to apply to register to vote here today?

{ } Yes            { } No

If you do not check either box, you will be considered to have decided not to register to vote at this time."

2. If the agency provides public assistance, the statement "Applying to register or declining to register to vote will not affect the amount of assistance that you will be provided by this agency."

3. The statement "If you would like help in filling out the voter registration application form, we will help you. The decision to seek or accept help is yours. You may fill out the application form in private."

4. The statement "If you believe that someone has interfered with your right to register or to decline to register to vote, or your right to choose your own political party or other political preference, you may file a complaint with the secretary of state."  This statement shall be followed by the name, address and telephone number of the secretary of state.

B. Each public assistance agency or disabilities agency shall provide to each person who applies for that agency's services the same degree of assistance for voter registration that it provides for the completion of the agency's own forms, unless that person refuses assistance. Each public assistance or disabilities agency shall accept completed registration forms from persons who receive a registration form from that office.

C. If a person indicates "no" or fails to indicate either "yes" or "no" on the form prescribed by subsection A, the form shall be deemed to indicate a declination to register to vote.  All declination forms shall be preserved as a confidential record and shall be forwarded periodically to the Arizona state library, archives and public records for retention for two years. Declination forms are exempt from title 39, chapter 1 and may be disclosed only for voter registration purposes.

D. Voter registration information that is generated pursuant to this section and that is public information as otherwise provided by law shall not provide any public indication of the source of these registrations. Registration forms may bear a unique, coded marking that does not publicly or readily disclose the voter registration agency or additional voter registration volunteer that was the source of the registration. The coded markings for a form may be translated or otherwise read only by election officials and only for purposes permitted by the national voter registration act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31; 107 Stat. 77; 42 United States Code section 394).

E. A county recorder may designate additional voter registration volunteers. These additional voter registration volunteers may provide state mail in registration forms to persons who wish to register to vote.

F. For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Additional voter registration volunteer" means a person, group or entity that is not a public assistance or disabilities agency and that is designated by a county recorder as another voter registration provider pursuant to section 7(a)(3)(A) of the national voter registration act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31; 107 Stat. 77; 42 United States Code section 394) and may include governmental, nonprofit or other private organizations.

2. "Disabilities agency" means all offices of an agency in this state that provide state funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities.

3. "Public assistance agency" means all offices of an agency in this state that provide public assistance.
A.R.S. § 16-141 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 141
16-141 Armed forces recruiting offices; voter registration assistance
Status: in_force

16-141. Armed forces recruiting offices; voter registration assistance

Armed forces recruiting offices shall provide each person who applies to enter the armed forces the opportunity to register to vote. The county recorder for the county in which the office is located shall provide the office with state mail in voter registration forms. The recruiting office shall mail or deliver to the county recorder within five days all completed voter registrations. The chief state election officer, the county recorder and the federal voting assistance office shall coordinate voter registration training of armed forces recruiting office personnel.
A.R.S. § 16-504 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 504
16-504 Antifraud ballot paper; vendor certification; antifraud measures
Status: in_force

16-504. Antifraud ballot paper; vendor certification; antifraud measures

(L21, Ch. 405, sec. 5)

Notwithstanding any other statute, any vendor that provides fraud countermeasures that are contained in and on the paper used for ballots shall be ISO 27001 certified, ISO 17025 certified or ISO 9001:2015 certified. Ballot fraud countermeasures shall include the use of at least three of the following:

1. Unique, controlled-supply watermarked clearing bank specification 1 security paper.

2. Secure holographic foil that acts as a visual deterrent and anti-copy feature.

3. Branded overprint of any hologram that personalizes the hologram with customer logo.

4. Custom complex security background designs with banknote-level security.

5. Secure variable digital infill.

6. Thermochromic, tri-thermochromic, photochromic or optically variable inks.

7. Stealth numbering in ultraviolet, infrared or taggant inks.

8. Multicolored micro-numismatic invisible ultraviolet designs.

9. Unique forensic fraud detection technology that is built into security inks.

10. Unique bar code or QR code that is accessible only to the voter and that tracks the voter's ballot as it is processed.
A.R.S. § 16-331 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 331
16-331 Election of superior court judges by declared divisions of court
Status: in_force

16-331. Election of superior court judges by declared divisions of court

A. In any election at which two or more judges of the superior court are to be voted for or elected for the same term, it shall be deemed that there are as many separate offices to be filled as there are judges of the superior court to be elected. Each separate office shall be designated by the distinguishing number of the division of the court occupied on January 1 preceding the primary election by the respective judges whose terms expire after the general election and on or before the first Monday in January next succeeding such election.

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 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. § 16-708 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 14 / Section 708
16-708 Journal of proceedings
Status: in_force

16-708. Journal of proceedings

A. The convention shall keep a journal of its proceedings in which shall be recorded the vote of each delegate on the question of ratification of the proposed amendment.

B. Upon final adjournment the journal shall be filed with the secretary of state.
A.R.S. § 16-407.01 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 407.01
16-407.01 Election administration; private monies prohibited
Status: in_force

16-407.01. Election administration; private monies prohibited

Notwithstanding any other law, this state and a city, town, county, school district or other public body that conducts or administers elections may not receive or expend private monies for preparing for, administering or conducting an election, including registering voters.
A.R.S. § 16-645 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 645
16-645 Canvass and return of precinct vote; declaring nominee of party; certificate of nomination; write-in candidates
Status: in_force

16-645. Canvass and return of precinct vote; declaring nominee of party; certificate of nomination; write-in candidates

A. When the board of supervisors, or the governing body of a city or town, has completed its canvass of precinct returns, the person having the largest number of votes, or if more than one candidate is necessary, those candidates to the required number who have received the largest number of votes for the nomination for an office in the political party of which the person was set forth on the ballot as a candidate for the nomination, shall be declared the nominee of the party for that office and shall be given a certificate of nomination for that office by the board or governing body, which shall entitle the person to have the person's name placed on the official ballot at the ensuing election as the nominee of the party for the office. When canvassing write-in votes the apparent intent of the voter shall be taken into consideration to the extent possible and the standard prescribed for federal write-in candidates in section 16-543.02, subsection C applies.

B. The board of supervisors shall deliver the official canvass by electronic means to the secretary of state within thirteen calendar days after the primary election, and the secretary of state shall on or before the third Thursday following the primary election canvass the return and issue a letter declaring nomination as provided in this section to the nominees who filed nominating petitions and papers with the secretary of state pursuant to section 16-311, subsection D. For any partisan primary election, the governing body or officer in charge of elections shall prepare and transmit to the secretary of state along with the official canvass the total by party of partisan ballots selected in that primary election by voters who registered as no party preference, as independents or as members of a political party that is not qualified for representation on the ballot.

C. A certificate of election shall not be issued to a write-in candidate for precinct committeeman or a write-in candidate for a nonpartisan office unless the candidate receives a number of votes equivalent to at least the same number of signatures required by section 16-322 for nominating petitions for the same office.

D. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, a letter declaring nomination shall not be issued to a write-in candidate of a party that has not qualified for continued representation on the official ballot pursuant to section 16-804 unless the candidate receives a plurality of the votes of the party for the office for which the candidate is a candidate.

E. Except as provided by subsection C of this section, a letter declaring nomination shall not be issued to a write-in candidate of a party qualified for continued representation on the official ballot unless the candidate receives a number of votes equivalent to at least the same number of signatures required by section 16-322 for nominating petitions for the same office.

F. A certificate of election shall not be issued to presidential electors who are pledged to a write-in candidate for president unless that candidate received the highest number of votes cast for the office of president.
A.R.S. § 16-592 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 592
16-592 Proceedings on challenge; disposition of ballot
Status: in_force

16-592. Proceedings on challenge; disposition of ballot

A. Upon challenge being made, if the person challenged appears to be registered, the person shall take and subscribe to the oath prescribed in the "affidavit of registration" and, if the person so elects, may be at once sworn to answer fully and truly all questions material to the challenge as are put to the person by the inspector. Any returned United States mail addressed to the person challenged or the spouse of the person challenged, or both, and to the address appearing on the precinct register or affidavit shall be considered as sufficient grounds to proceed under this section.

B. If after the examination on the challenge, a majority of the election board is satisfied that the challenge is not valid, the person challenged shall be permitted to vote.

C. If the person challenged refuses to be sworn or affirmed, or refuses to answer questions material to the challenge or if a majority of the election board finds that the challenge is valid, the person challenged shall be permitted to vote a provisional ballot pursuant to section 16-584.
A.R.S. § 16-617 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 10 / Section 617
16-617 Transmittal of signature roster and precinct registers after election
Status: in_force

16-617. Transmittal of signature roster and precinct registers after election

The election board, at the close of the election, shall return the signature roster and copies of the precinct registers along with the other election supplies to the board of supervisors or officer in charge of elections.
A.R.S. § 16-161 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 161
16-161 Official record of registration; federal form; reporting
Status: in_force

16-161. Official record of registration; federal form; reporting

A. When the registration form is filled out, signed by the elector and received by the county recorder, it shall constitute an official public record of the registration of the elector.

B. On the dates prescribed by section 16-168, subsection G, the county recorder shall report to the secretary of state and shall prominently post on the recorder's website the number of persons who are registered to vote using the federal or state voter registration form and who have not provided proof of citizenship to the county recorder and, after each general election, shall post on the recorder's website the number of ballots cast by those persons who were eligible to vote a ballot containing federal offices only.
A.R.S. § 16-211 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 211
16-211 General election
Status: in_force

16-211. General election

On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year, a general election shall be held for the election of representatives in Congress, members of the legislature, and state, county and precinct officers whose terms expire at the end of the year in which the election is being held or in the following year.
A.R.S. § 16-956 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 956
16-956 Voter education and enforcement duties
Status: in_force

16-956. Voter education and enforcement duties

(Caution: 1998 Prop 105 applies)

A. The commission shall:

1. Develop a procedure for publishing a document or section of a document having a space of predefined size for a message chosen by each candidate. For the document that is delivered before the primary election, the document shall contain the names of every candidate for every statewide, legislative district and countywide office, including the board of supervisors, in that primary election without regard to whether the candidate is a participating candidate or a nonparticipating candidate. For the document that is delivered before the general election, the document shall contain the names of every candidate for every statewide, legislative district and countywide office, including the board of supervisors, in that general election without regard to whether the candidate is a participating candidate or a nonparticipating candidate. The commission shall deliver one copy of each document to every household that contains a registered voter. For the document that is delivered before the primary election, the delivery may be made over a period of days but shall be sent in time to be delivered to households before the earliest date for receipt by registered voters of any requested early ballots for the primary election.  The commission may deliver the second document over a period of days but shall send the second document in order to be delivered to households before the earliest date for receipt by registered voters of any requested early ballots for the general election. The primary election and general election documents published by the commission shall comply with all of the following:

(a) For any candidate who does not submit a message pursuant to this paragraph, the document shall include with the candidate's listing the words "no statement submitted".

(b) The document shall have printed on its cover the words "citizens clean elections commission voter education guide" and the words "primary election" or "general election" and the applicable year.  The document shall also contain at or near the bottom of the document cover in type that is no larger than one-half the size of the type used for "citizens clean elections commission voter education guide" the words "paid for by the citizens clean elections fund".

(c) In order to prevent voter confusion, the document shall be easily distinguishable from the publicity pamphlet that is required to be produced by the secretary of state pursuant to section 19-123.

2. Sponsor debates among candidates, in the manner determined by the commission. The commission shall require participating candidates to attend and participate in debates and may specify by rule penalties for nonparticipation. The commission shall invite and permit nonparticipating candidates to participate in debates.

3. Prescribe forms for reports, statements, notices and other documents required by this article. The commission shall not require a candidate to use a reporting system other than the reporting system jointly approved by the commission and the office of the secretary of state.

4. Prepare and publish instructions setting forth methods of bookkeeping and preservation of records to facilitate compliance with this article and explaining the duties of persons and committees under this article.

5. Produce a yearly report describing the commission's activities and any recommendations for changes of law, administration or funding amounts and accounting for monies in the fund.

6. Adopt rules to implement the reporting requirements of section 16-958, subsections D and E.

7. Enforce this article, ensure that money from the fund is placed in candidate campaign accounts or otherwise spent as specified in this article and not otherwise, monitor reports filed pursuant to this chapter and financial records of candidates as needed and ensure that money required by this article to be paid to the fund is deposited in the fund.  The commission shall not take action on any external complaint that is filed more than ninety days after the postelection report is filed or ninety days after the completion of the canvass of the election to which the complaint relates, whichever is later.

B. The commission may subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance and testimony, administer oaths and affirmations, take evidence and require by subpoena the production of any books, papers, records or other items material to the performance of the commission's duties or the exercise of its powers.

C. The commission may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this article and to govern procedures of the commission.  The commission shall propose and adopt rules in public meetings, with at least sixty days allowed for interested parties to comment after the rules are proposed. The commission shall also file the proposed rule in the format prescribed in section 41-1022 with the secretary of state's office for publication in the Arizona administrative register.  After consideration of the comments received in the sixty day comment period, the commission may adopt the rule in an open meeting.  Any rules given final approval in an open meeting shall be filed in the format prescribed in section 41-1022 with the secretary of state's office for publication in the Arizona administrative register. Any rules adopted by the commission shall only be applied prospectively from the date the rule was adopted.

D. Rules adopted by the commission are not effective until January 1 in the year following the adoption of the rule, except that rules adopted by unanimous vote of the commission may be made immediately effective and enforceable.

E. If, in the view of the commission, the action of a particular candidate or committee requires immediate change to a commission rule, a unanimous vote of the commission is required.  Any rule change made pursuant to this subsection that is enacted with less than a unanimous vote takes effect for the next election cycle.

F. Based on the results of the elections in any quadrennial election after 2002, and within six months after such election, the commission may adopt rules changing the number of qualifying contributions required for any office from those listed in section 16-950, subsection D by no more than twenty percent of the number applicable for the preceding election.
A.R.S. § 16-145 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 145
16-145 Automatic voter registration prohibited
Status: in_force

16-145. Automatic voter registration prohibited

Unless otherwise provided by law, 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 unless the person affirmatively requests to register to vote.
A.R.S. § 16-1022 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1022
16-1022 Campaign finance violations; classification
Status: in_force

16-1022. Campaign finance violations; classification

A. It is unlawful for a corporation, limited liability company or labor organization to make a contribution to a candidate committee. A corporation, limited liability company or labor organization that violates this subsection is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.  The individual through whom the violation is effected is guilty of a class 6 felony. This subsection does not apply to a committee that is incorporated or organized for limitation of liability.

B. It is unlawful for any person to make a contribution in the name of another person, knowingly permit a person's name to be used to effect a contribution in the name of another person or knowingly accept a contribution made by a person in the name of another person.  A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class 6 felony.

C. It is unlawful for any person to make a contribution or expenditure using money or anything of value secured by physical force, job discrimination or financial reprisal, including threats of any force, discrimination or reprisal.  A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class 6 felony.

D. It is unlawful for any person to make a contribution or expenditure using dues, fees or other monies required as a condition of membership in a labor organization or as a condition of employment.  A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class 6 felony.
A.R.S. § 16-513 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 513
16-513 Instructions for voters and election officers; overvote notice; ballot delivery notice
Status: in_force

16-513. Instructions for voters and election officers; overvote notice; ballot delivery notice

A. The board of supervisors shall prepare instructions for the guidance of voters and election officers at the election, according to which the election shall be conducted and which shall govern the voters and election officers as provided in the secretary of state's instructions and procedures manual.  The board of supervisors shall furnish to the inspector in each election precinct at least two instruction cards, at the time and in the same manner as the printed ballots are furnished.

B. If the voting equipment used for the election provides for the rejection of overvoted ballots or ballots that contain other irregularities, the board of supervisors shall provide for a written notice advising the voter that if the voter chooses to override the overvoted office or measure or override any other ballot irregularity, the voter's vote for that office or measure will not be tallied.  The notice shall be posted on or near the voting equipment so that the voter has a clear view of the notice.

C. The instructions prescribed by subsection A of this section shall also include the following information regarding section 16-1005, subsections H and I in substantially the following form:

A person may only handle or return their own ballot or the ballot of family members, household members or persons for whom they are a caregiver. It is unlawful under section 16-1005 to handle or return the ballot of any other person.
A.R.S. § 16-590 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 590
16-590 Appointment of challengers and party representatives
Status: in_force

16-590. Appointment of challengers and party representatives

A. The county chairman of each party may, for each precinct, by written appointment addressed to the election board, designate a party agent or representative and alternates for a polling place in the precinct who may act as challengers for the party which appointed him.

B. At each voting place, one challenger for each political party may be present and act, but no challenger may enter a voting booth except to mark his ballot.

C. Not more than the number of party representatives for each party which were mutually agreed upon by each political party represented on the ballot shall be in the polling place at one time. If such agreement cannot be reached, the number of representatives shall be limited to one in the polling place at one time for each political party.

D. A challenger or party representative shall be a resident of this state and registered to vote in this state.
A.R.S. § 16-514 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 514
16-514 Notice to voters; form
Status: in_force

16-514. Notice to voters; form

The board of supervisors shall furnish, to be placed in each voting booth, unless the information is printed on the sample ballot, a card or poster printed in large plain type containing the following:

Notice to Voters.

Section one of this ballot is comprised of partisan candidates. To vote for the candidates for the partisan offices, mark the ballot next to the name of the candidate for each partisan office for whom you wish to vote.  If you wish to vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot, write such name in the blank space provided and mark the ballot next to the name according to the instructions.

Section two of this ballot is comprised of nonpartisan candidates including judicial candidates, school district candidates and initiative or referendum propositions.  To vote for the candidates for the nonpartisan offices, mark the ballot opposite the name of the candidate for each nonpartisan office for which you wish to vote.  If you wish to vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot, write such name in the blank space provided and mark the ballot next to the name according to the instructions. Mark the ballot by the word "yes" or "for" for each proposition or question that you wish to be adopted.  Mark the ballot by the word "no" or "against" for each proposition or question that you wish not to be adopted.
A.R.S. § 16-960 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 960
16-960 Severability
Status: in_force

16-960. Severability

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)

If a provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. In any court challenge to the validity of this article, the commission and Arizonans for clean elections shall have standing to intervene.
A.R.S. § 16-552 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 552
16-552 Early ballots; processing; challenges
Status: in_force

16-552. Early ballots; processing; challenges

A. In a jurisdiction that uses optical scan ballots, the officer in charge of elections may use the procedure prescribed by this section or may request approval from the secretary of state for a different method for processing early ballots. The request shall be made in writing at least ninety days before the election for which the procedure is intended to be used.  After the election official has confirmed with the secretary of state that all election equipment passes the logic and accuracy test, the election official may begin to count early ballots.  No early ballot results may be released except as prescribed by section 16-551.

B. The early election board shall check the voter's mail ballot affidavit on the envelope containing the early ballot. If it is found to be sufficient, the vote shall be allowed. If the mail ballot affidavit is insufficient, the vote shall not be allowed. Beginning in 2026, for an early ballot that is received and verified as prescribed by section 16-579, subsection A, paragraph 4, additional signature verification is not required.

C. The county chairman of each political party represented on the ballot, by written appointment addressed to the early election board, may designate party representatives and alternates to act as early ballot challengers for the party. No party may have more than the number of such representatives or alternates that were mutually agreed on by each political party to be present at one time. If such agreement cannot be reached, the number of representatives shall be limited to one for each political party.

D. An early ballot may be challenged on any grounds set forth in section 16-591. All challenges shall be made in writing with a brief statement of the grounds before the early ballot is placed in the ballot box. A record of all challenges and resulting proceedings shall be kept in substantially the same manner as provided in section 16-594. If an early ballot is challenged, it shall be set aside and retained in the possession of the early election board or other officer in charge of early ballot processing until a time that the early election board sets for determination of the challenge, subject to the procedure in subsection E of this section, at which time the early election board shall hear the grounds for the challenge and shall decide what disposition shall be made of the early ballot by majority vote. If the early ballot is not allowed, it shall be handled pursuant to subsection G of this section.

E. Within twenty-four hours of receipt of a challenge, the early election board or other officer in charge of early ballot processing shall mail, by first class mail, a notice of the challenge including a copy of the written challenge, and also including the time and place at which the voter may appear to defend the challenge, to the voter at the mailing address shown on the request for an early ballot or, if none was provided, to the mailing address shown on the registration rolls.  Notice shall also be mailed to the challenger at the address listed on the written challenge and provided to the county chairman of each political party represented on the ballot. The board shall meet to determine the challenge at the time specified by the notice but, in any event, not earlier than ninety-six hours after the notice is mailed, or forty-eight hours if the notifying party chooses to deliver the notice by overnight or hand delivery, and not later than 5:00 p.m. on the Monday following the election. The board shall provide the voter with an informal opportunity to make, or to submit, brief statements regarding the challenge. The board may decline to permit comments, either in person or in writing, by anyone other than the voter, the challenger and the party representatives. The burden of proof is on the challenger to show why the voter should not be permitted to vote. The fact that the voter fails to appear shall not be deemed to be an admission of the validity of the challenge. The early election board or other officer in charge of early ballot processing is not required to provide the notices described in this subsection if the written challenge fails to set forth at least one of the grounds listed in section 16-591 as a basis for the challenge. In that event, the challenge will be summarily rejected at the meeting of the board.  Except for election contests pursuant to section 16-672, the board's decision is final and may not be appealed.

F. If the vote is allowed, the board shall open the envelope containing the ballot in such a manner that the mail ballot affidavit thereon is not destroyed, take out the ballot without unfolding it or permitting it to be opened or examined and show by the records of the election that the elector has voted.

G. If the vote is not allowed, the mail ballot affidavit envelope containing the early ballot shall not be opened and the board shall mark across the face of such envelope the grounds for rejection. The mail ballot affidavit envelope and its contents shall then be deposited with the opened mail ballot affidavit envelopes and shall be preserved with official returns.  If the voter does not enter an appearance, the board shall send the voter a notice stating whether the early ballot was disallowed and, if disallowed, providing the grounds for the determination. The notice shall be mailed by first class mail to the voter's mailing address as shown on the registration rolls within three days after the board's determination.

H. Party representatives and alternates may be appointed as provided in subsection C of this section to be present and to challenge the verification of questioned ballots pursuant to section 16-584 on any grounds allowed by this section. Questioned ballots that are challenged shall be presented to the early election board for decision under the provisions of this section.
A.R.S. § 16-580 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 580
16-580 Manner of voting; assistance for certain electors
Status: in_force

16-580. Manner of voting; assistance for certain electors

A. Except as prescribed by subsection E of this section, only one person per voting booth shall be permitted at any one time to sign for the receipt of a ballot and to wait for an opportunity to vote.

B. On receiving a ballot the voter shall promptly and without leaving the voting area retire alone, except as provided in subsection E of this section, to one of the voting booths that is not occupied, prepare the ballot in secret and vote in the manner and substantial form as required by the instruction to voters.

C. The voter shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box, or if the voter so requests, hand the ballot to the election board official and permit the election board official to deposit the ballot in the ballot box.

D. After the ballot is deposited, the voter shall then proceed outside the voting area and shall not again enter the voting area unless the voter is an authorized election official or an official observer or is assisting another voter.

E. Any registered voter, at the voter's option, may be accompanied by a minor who is permitted in the voting booth pursuant to section 16-515, subsection E, be accompanied and assisted by a person of the voter's own choice or be assisted by two election officials, one from each major political party, during any process relating to voting or during the actual process of voting on a paper ballot, machine or electronic voting system. A person who is a candidate for an office in that election other than the office of precinct committeeman is not eligible to assist any voter.
A.R.S. § 16-825 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 825
16-825 State committee
Status: in_force

16-825. State committee

The state committee of each party shall consist, in addition to the chairman of the several county committees, of one member of the county committee for every three members of the county committee elected pursuant to section 16-821. The state committeemen shall be chosen at the first meeting of the legislative district committee as prescribed by section 16-823 or, if there is no legislative district committee, at the first meeting of the county committee from the committee's elected membership.
A.R.S. § 16-806 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 806
16-806 Proscription of Communist Party of United States, its successors, and subsidiary organizations
Status: in_force

16-806. Proscription of Communist Party of United States, its successors, and subsidiary organizations

The Communist Party of the United States, or any successors of such party regardless of the assumed name, the object of which is to overthrow by force or violence the government of the United States, or the government of the state of Arizona, or its political subdivisions shall not be entitled to be recognized or certified as a political party under the laws of the state of Arizona and shall not be entitled to any of the privileges, rights or immunities attendant upon legal political bodies recognized under the laws of the state of Arizona, or any political subdivision thereof; whatever rights, privileges or immunities shall have heretofore been granted to said Communist Party of the United States as defined in this section, or to any of its subsidiary organizations, by reason of the laws of the state of Arizona, or of any political subdivision thereof, are hereby terminated and shall be void.
A.R.S. § 16-677 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 13 / Section 677
16-677 Inspection of ballots before trial; petition; bond; appointment of inspectors
Status: in_force

16-677. Inspection of ballots before trial; petition; bond; appointment of inspectors

A. After the statement of contest has been filed and the action is at issue, either party may have the ballots inspected before preparing for trial.

B. The party applying for the inspection of ballots shall file with the clerk of the court a verified petition stating that he cannot properly prepare for trial without an inspection of the ballots and shall file with the petition a bond, approved by the clerk, with two sureties, in the principal amount of three hundred dollars, conditioned that he will pay the costs and expenses of the inspection if he fails to maintain the contest. Thereupon the court shall appoint three persons, one selected by each of the parties and one by the court, by whom the inspection shall be made. If either party fails to name a person to act in making the inspection, the court shall make the appointment.

C. The inspection of the ballots shall be made in the presence of the legal custodian of the ballots, and the compensation of the inspectors shall be fixed by the court and taxed as costs against the losing party.
A.R.S. § 16-401 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 401
16-401 Applicability of general election law to primary elections
Status: in_force

16-401. Applicability of general election law to primary elections

A. A primary election shall be held, the voters shall vote therein, the method of voting shall be followed, the votes shall be counted and canvassed, the returns shall be made, all in the same manner as provided for a general election and shall otherwise conform to the laws governing general elections except as otherwise specifically provided. All provisions of other laws governing elections not in conflict and including registrations and qualifications of voters are made applicable to and shall govern primary elections.

B. The powers and duties conferred by law upon boards and clerks of elections, registration officers, canvassing boards and other public officials in connection with general elections are conferred upon all such officers of primary elections and, unless such powers or duties are otherwise specifically conferred, shall be exercised by them in connection with primary elections.

C. Every act declared to be an offense by the general election law shall be an offense under the primary election law and the offender shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by such general election law.
A.R.S. § 16-509 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 509
16-509 Delivery of ballots to election officers
Status: in_force

16-509. Delivery of ballots to election officers

The board of supervisors, city or town clerk or governing body of a special district shall deliver, by mail or other reliable method, to each voting precinct or to the inspector of each election board as determined by the officer in charge of elections one package containing the required number of ballots, at least forty-eight hours before the hour for opening the polls on election day, unless prevented by some unavoidable delay or accident which shall be established by affidavit of election officers or bearers of ballots. The official ballots shall be sent in sealed packages with marks on the outside of the package clearly designating the polling place for which they are intended and the number of ballots enclosed.  Upon delivery of the package to him, the inspector shall return receipts therefor to the person from whom received.
A.R.S. § 16-181 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 181
16-181 Return of registration; violation; classification
Status: in_force

16-181. Return of registration; violation; classification

An intentional failure of an authorized person to return the completed registration materials as provided in this chapter is a class 2 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 16-173 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 173
16-173 County recorder to file data processing system or program
Status: in_force

16-173. County recorder to file data processing system or program

In each county in which an electronic data processing system or program is used for voter registration, the county recorder shall prepare a detailed and complete explanation of such data processing system or program and any subsequent revision. The county recorder shall retain one copy of this explanation and shall file one copy with the secretary of state.
A.R.S. § 16-321 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 321
16-321 Signing and certification of nomination petition; definition
Status: in_force

16-321. Signing and certification of nomination petition; definition

A. Each signer of a nomination petition shall sign only one petition for the same office unless more than one candidate is to be elected to such office, and in that case not more than the number of nomination petitions equal to the number of candidates to be elected to the office.  A signature shall not be counted on a nomination petition unless the signature is on a sheet bearing the form prescribed by section 16-314.

B. For the purposes of petitions filed pursuant to sections 16-312, 16-313, 16-314 and 16-341, each signer of a nomination petition shall be a voter who at the time of signing is a registered voter in the electoral district of the office the candidate is seeking.

C. If an elector signs more nomination petitions than permitted by subsection A of this section, the earlier signatures of the elector are deemed valid, as determined by the date of the signature as shown on the petitions.  If the signatures by the elector are dated on the same day, all signatures by that elector on that day are deemed invalid.  Any signature by that elector on a nomination petition on or after the date of the last otherwise valid signature is deemed invalid and shall not be counted.

D. The person before whom the signatures were written on the signature sheet is not required to be a resident of this state but otherwise shall be qualified to register to vote in this state pursuant to section 16-101 and, if not a resident of this state, shall register as a circulator with the secretary of state.  A circulator shall verify that each of the names on the petition was signed in his presence on the date indicated, and that in his belief each signer was a qualified elector who resides at the address given as the signer's residence on the date indicated and, if for a partisan election, that each signer is a qualified signer.  The way the name appears on the petition shall be the name used in determining the validity of the name for any legal purpose pursuant to the election laws of this state. Signature and handwriting comparisons may be made.

E. A person who signs a nominating petition must use that person's actual residence address unless there is no actual residence address assigned by an official governmental entity or the person's actual residence is protected pursuant to section 16-153.  The signature of a person who signs a nominating petition and who uses only a description of the place of residence or an Arizona post office box address is valid if the person is otherwise properly registered to vote, has not moved since registering to vote and is eligible to sign the nominating petition.

F. For the purposes of this article, "qualified signer" means any of the following:

1. A qualified elector who is a registered member of the party from which the candidate is seeking nomination.

2. A qualified elector who is a registered member of a political party that is not entitled to continued representation on the ballot pursuant to section 16-804.

3. A qualified elector who is registered as independent or no party preferred.
A.R.S. § 16-139 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 139
16-139 Registration expenses as county charge
Status: in_force

16-139. Registration expenses as county charge

Necessary expenses incurred by the county recorder in carrying out the provisions of this title relating to the registration of electors shall be a county charge.
A.R.S. § 16-445 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 445
16-445 Filing of computer election programs with secretary of state
Status: in_force

16-445. Filing of computer election programs with secretary of state

A. For any state, county, school district, special district, city or town election, including primary elections, that uses vote tabulating devices as provided in this article, there shall be filed with the secretary of state at least seventeen days before the date of the election a copy of each computer program for each election.  The secretary of state shall hold all computer program software filed pursuant to this section in escrow for three years.  The secretary of state shall securely destroy the software filed pursuant to this section on the expiration of the three-year period.

B. A copy of any subsequent revision of the computer program shall be filed in the same manner within forty-eight hours following the revision.

C. Any tape or disc used in the programming or operation of a vote tabulating device on which votes are counted and any tape used in compiling vote totals shall be kept under lock and seal, and if there is a retally of votes, the officer entrusted with the tapes or discs shall submit the officer's affidavit stating that they are the tapes or discs, or both, used in the election and have not been altered.

D. All materials submitted to the secretary of state shall be used by the secretary of state or attorney general to preclude fraud or any unlawful act under the laws of this title and title 19 and shall not be disclosed or used for any other purpose.
A.R.S. § 16-558.02 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 8.1 / Section 558.02
16-558.02 Replacement ballots
Status: in_force

16-558.02. Replacement ballots

A. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall determine a central location in the district and shall provide for a ballot replacement center that is as near to that location as is practicable for electors to obtain a replacement ballot or for an elector who is listed as inactive to confirm or revise the elector's voter registration information and receive a ballot. The location shall be open from 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. of the day of the election. An elector may obtain a replacement ballot until 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election on presenting a signed, sworn statement that the ballot was lost, spoiled, destroyed or not received.

B. The recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall keep a record of each replacement ballot provided pursuant to this section.

C. If an elector to whom a replacement ballot is issued votes more than once, only the first ballot received shall be counted.
A.R.S. § 16-709 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 14 / Section 709
16-709 Certificate of ratification
Status: in_force

16-709. Certificate of ratification

If the convention agrees by vote of a majority of the total number of delegates to ratification of the proposed amendment, a certificate to that effect shall be executed by the president and secretary of the convention and transmitted to the secretary of state of Arizona, who shall transmit the certificate under his hand and the great seal of the state to the secretary of state of the United States.
A.R.S. § 16-317 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 317
16-317 Secure online signature collection; municipal, county, justice of the peace, constable and precinct committeeman offices
Status: in_force

16-317. Secure online signature collection; municipal, county, justice of the peace, constable and precinct committeeman 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 candidates for city or town office, county office, justice of the peace, constable and the office of precinct committeeman 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, shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified and shall provide for the secretary of state to transmit those filings or a facsimile of those filings to the officer in charge of elections for the appropriate office. Through 2024, a candidate may choose to collect up to the minimum number of required nomination petition signatures by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section. Beginning in 2025, a candidate may choose to collect up to one hundred ten percent of the minimum 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 city or town elected office, county office, justice of the peace, constable and the office of precinct committeeman.
A.R.S. § 16-642 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 642
16-642 Canvass of election; postponements
Status: in_force

16-642. Canvass of election; postponements

A. The governing body holding an election shall meet and canvass the election as follows:

1. The governing board of a county shall meet and canvass as follows:

(a) For the primary election, not later than the second Monday after the election.

(b) For the general election, not later than the third Thursday after the election.

2. The secretary of state shall canvass as follows:

(a) For the primary election, not later than the third Thursday after the election.

(b) For the general election, not later than the third Monday after the election.

3. The governing body of a city, town or special district shall meet and canvass the election not less than six days and not more than twenty days following the election.

B. The governing body of a special district as defined in title 48 shall present to the board of supervisors a certified copy of the official canvass of the election at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board of supervisors. For purposes of contesting a special district election as described in section 16-673, the canvass is not complete until the presentation to the board of supervisors is made.

C. If, at the time of the meeting of the governing body, the returns from any polling place in the election district where the polls were opened and an election held are found to be missing, the canvass shall be postponed from day to day until all the returns are received or until six postponements have been had.  The subsection does not apply to the county board of supervisors' canvass of the primary and general election.
A.R.S. § 16-409 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 409
16-409 Certain cities, towns and school districts; mail ballot elections; report
Status: in_force

16-409. Certain cities, towns and school districts; mail ballot elections; report

A. Notwithstanding section 16-558, a city, town or school district may conduct a mail ballot election. A mail ballot election shall be conducted as otherwise prescribed by article 8.1 of this chapter.

B. Cities, towns or school districts that conduct mail ballot elections pursuant to subsection A of this section shall report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives by January 1 of each year immediately following a mail ballot election. The report shall include the following:

1. Changes in voter turnout.

2. Relative costs of mail ballot elections compared to traditional elections.

3. Suggestions for improvements or refinements in the mail ballot program.

4. Frequency and severity of mail ballot irregularities.

5. Voter satisfaction with the election process.

6. Number of nondeliverable ballots.
A.R.S. § 16-137 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 137
16-137 Change of name
Status: in_force

16-137. Change of name

An elector desiring to register under a new name, resulting either from a court order or marriage, shall reregister and shall state on the new affidavit of registration the elector's former legal name.  An elector may also correct the voter registration record by providing the new name while voting a provisional ballot pursuant to section 16-584 at the appropriate polling place.
A.R.S. § 16-203 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 203
16-203 Primary election for nomination of candidates in municipalities
Status: in_force

16-203. Primary election for nomination of candidates in municipalities

A primary election for nominations of candidates entitling the nominated candidates to have their names printed on the official ballots at municipal elections in incorporated cities and towns shall be held not less than thirty days prior to the elections.
A.R.S. § 16-958 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 958
16-958 Manner of filing reports
Status: in_force

16-958. Manner of filing reports

(Caution:  1998 Prop 105 applies)

A. Any person who has previously reached the dollar amount specified in section 16-941, subsection D for filing an original report shall file a supplemental report each time previously unreported independent expenditures specified by that subsection exceeds one thousand dollars. Such reports shall be filed at the times specified in subsection B of this section and shall identify the dollar amount being reported, the candidate and the date, and no other detail is required in reports made pursuant to this section.

B. Any person who must file an original report pursuant to section 16-941, subsection D or who must file a supplemental report for previously unreported amounts pursuant to subsection A of this section shall file as follows:

1. Before the beginning of the primary election period, the person shall file a report on the first of each month, unless the person has not reached the dollar amount for filing an original or supplemental report on that date.

2. Thereafter, except as stated in paragraph 3 of this subsection, the person shall file a report on any Tuesday by which the person has reached the dollar amount for filing an original or supplemental report.

3. During the last two weeks before the primary election and the last two weeks before the general election, the person shall file a report within one business day of reaching the dollar amount for filing an original or supplemental report.

C. Any filing under this article on behalf of a candidate may be made by the candidate's campaign committee. All candidates shall deposit any check received by and intended for the campaign and made payable to the candidate or the candidate's campaign committee, and all cash received by and intended for the campaign, in the candidate's campaign account before the due date of the next report specified in subsection B of this section. No candidate or person acting on behalf of a candidate shall conspire with a donor to postpone delivery of a donation to the campaign for the purpose of postponing the reporting of the donation in any subsequent report.

D. The secretary of state shall immediately notify the commission of the filing of each report under this section and deliver a copy of the report to the commission, and the commission shall promptly mail or otherwise deliver a copy of each report filed pursuant to this section to all participating candidates opposing the candidate identified in section 16-941, subsection D.

E. Any report filed pursuant to this section or section 16-916, subsection A, paragraph 1 or subsection B shall be filed in electronic format. The secretary of state shall distribute computer software to political committees to accommodate such electronic filing.

F. During the primary election period and the general election period, all candidates shall make available for public inspection all bank accounts, campaign finance reports and financial records relating to the candidate's campaign, either by immediate disclosure through electronic means or at the candidate's campaign headquarters, in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.
A.R.S. § 16-550.01 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 550.01
16-550.01 Signature verification; procedures; exemption; intent; definitions
Status: in_force

16-550.01. Signature verification; procedures; exemption; intent; definitions

A. Except for early ballots tabulated as prescribed in section 16-579.02, on receipt of the envelope containing the early ballot and the ballot affidavit, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall conduct signature verification as prescribed by this section.

B. The evaluator shall examine all the broad characteristics of the signature.  If the broad characteristics of the signature on the ballot affidavit are clearly consistent with the broad characteristics of the voter's signature in the voter's registration record, the evaluator may accept the signature as valid.

C. If the evaluator finds discrepancies between the signature on the ballot affidavit and the voter's signature in the voter's registration record, the evaluator shall examine the local characteristics of the signature.  If the local characteristics of the signature on the ballot affidavit are clearly consistent with the local characteristics of the voter's signature in the voter's registration record, the evaluator may accept the signature as valid.

D. If the evaluator finds a combination of broad and local characteristic differences between the signature on the ballot affidavit and the voter's signature in the voter's registration record, the evaluator shall denote the signature for a second review that shall be conducted by an evaluator using the same standards prescribed by this section.

E. Electronic signatures shall be evaluated as prescribed by this section, except that electronic signatures that use a typed font shall be rejected.

F. The legislature intends that the illustrations of broad and local characteristics in the 2020 secretary of state's signature verification guide be used as reference.

G. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Broad characteristics" means all of the following:

(a) The type of writing.

(b) The speed of writing.

(c) Overall spacing.

(d) Overall size and proportions.

(e) Position of the signature.

(f) Spelling and punctuation.

2. "Evaluator" means the individual who is designated by the county recorder or officer in charge of elections and who conducts signature verification.

3. "Local characteristics" means all of the following:

(a) Internal spacing.

(b) The size or proportions of a letter or letter combination.

(c) Curves, loops and cross points.

(d) The presence or absence of pen lifts.

(e) Beginning and ending strokes.

4. "Signature verification" means the process of manually comparing the signature on a voter's affidavit envelope or ballot affidavit with the voter's signature in the voter's registration record.

H. The legislature intends by this section to codify procedures based on the 2020 secretary of state signature verification guide, provided that in the event of any conflict between the guide and this section, this section controls. This section is not intended to modify the grounds on which a party-appointed challenger may challenge an early ballot. This section does not require signature evaluators to examine broad or local characteristics one at a time. This section is not intended to require an exact match.
A.R.S. § 16-351 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 351
16-351 Limitations on appeals of validity of nomination petitions; disqualification of candidate
Status: in_force

16-351. Limitations on appeals of validity of nomination petitions; disqualification of candidate

A. Any elector filing any court action challenging the nomination of a candidate as provided for in this chapter shall do so not later than 5:00 p.m. of the tenth day, excluding Saturday, Sunday and other legal holidays, after the last day for filing nomination papers and petitions.  The elector shall specify in the action the petition number, line number and basis for the challenge for each signature being challenged.  Failure to specify this information shall result in the dismissal of the court action. Within ten days after the filing of the action, the superior court shall hear and render a decision on the matter.  The decision is appealable only to the supreme court, and notice of appeal shall be filed within five days after the decision of the superior court in the action.  The supreme court shall hear and render a decision on the appeal promptly.

B. Any elector may challenge a candidate for any reason relating to qualifications for the office sought as prescribed by law, including age, residency, professional requirements or failure to fully pay fines, penalties or judgments as prescribed in sections 16-311, 16-312 and 16-341, if applicable.

C. In any action challenging a nomination petition, the following persons are indispensable parties to the action and shall be named and served as defendants:

1. The candidate whose petition is the subject of the challenge.

2. The officer with whom the petitions are required to be filed.

3. The board of supervisors and the recorder of each county or the clerk of each city or town who is responsible for preparing the ballots that contain the challenged candidate's name.

D. For the purposes of an action challenging nomination petitions, the board of supervisors and the recorder of each county or the clerk of each city or town responsible for preparing the ballots that contain the challenged candidate's name and each person filing a nomination petition under this chapter appoints the officer with whom the candidate files the nomination paper and petitions as the person's agent to receive service of process. In an action challenging a nomination petition process shall be served immediately after the action is filed and in no event more than twenty-four hours after filing the action, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and other legal holidays. Immediately on receipt of process served on the officer as agent for a person filing a nomination petition, the officer shall mail the process to the person and shall notify the person by telephone of the filing of the action.

E. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall perform petition signature verifications for nomination petition challenges for signatures of qualified electors who are residents of that county and shall provide testimony and other evidence on request of any of the parties to the challenge.

F. Notwithstanding the system used pursuant to section 16-163, subsection D, the most current version of the general county register at the time of filing of a court action challenging a nomination petition constitutes the official record to be used to determine on a prima facie basis by the challenger that the signer of a petition was not registered to vote at the residence address given, or at the address on the general county register if a mailing address was given, on the date of signing of the petition. This subsection does not preclude the challenged candidate from introducing into evidence a certified copy of the registration form of any signer of a petition dated on or before the date of the signing of the petition if the registration form is in the possession of the county recorder but has not yet been filed in the general county register.

G. In addition to the procedures set forth in this section, all petitions that have been submitted by a candidate who is found guilty of petition forgery shall be disqualified and that candidate shall not be eligible to seek election to a public office for a period of not less than five years.
A.R.S. § 16-666 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 12 / Section 666
16-666 Expenses of recount
Status: in_force

16-666. Expenses of recount

The expenses of the recount of the votes as provided in this article, if for an office to be filled by state electors, or if upon an initiative or referendum measure, or proposal to amend the constitution, shall be a state charge, and if for an office to be filled by the electors of a county or a subdivision of a county, or precinct, shall be a county charge.  In the case of an office to be filled by the electors of a city or town, the expenses of the recount shall be a city or town charge.
A.R.S. § 16-104 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 104
16-104 Registration in incorporated cities and towns
Status: in_force

16-104. Registration in incorporated cities and towns

A. This chapter, except as it applies to registration of absent electors, is applicable to cities and towns incorporated under a common council government.

B. In the registration of electors other than absent electors in a city or town incorporated under a common council government, the city or town clerk shall have the same duties as to registration as are imposed on the county recorder by this chapter.
A.R.S. § 16-702 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 14 / Section 702
16-702 Number of delegates
Status: in_force

16-702. Number of delegates

The number of delegates to be chosen for the convention is fifteen who shall be elected from the state at large.
A.R.S. § 16-132 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 132
16-132 Voter registration assistance; hunting, fishing, trapping licenses; definitions
Status: in_force

16-132. Voter registration assistance; hunting, fishing, trapping licenses; definitions

A. The department shall provide assistance with voter registration when accepting applications for a license. The department shall provide to the applicant with any online applications for a license a link to the department of transportation's voter registration webpage. Each department office that accepts applications for a license in person shall provide a voter registration form to the applicant.

B. The secretary of state shall provide to the department voter registration forms and instructions to applicants to mail completed voter registration forms to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall forward the completed voter registration forms to the appropriate county recorder to determine the eligibility of the applicant and, if found eligible, to add the applicant's name to the voter registration rolls.

C. Voter registration information that is generated pursuant to this section and that is public information as otherwise provided by law shall not provide any public indication of the source of these registrations.

D. Persons who act pursuant to this section are not considered to be deputy registrars under this title or any rules adopted under its authority.

E. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Department" means the Arizona game and fish department.

2. "License" means a hunting, fishing or trapping license issued by the Arizona game and fish department pursuant to title 17, chapter 3.
A.R.S. § 16-938 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.7 / Section 938
16-938 Enforcement authority; investigation; reasonable cause; notice of violation; appeal
Status: in_force

16-938. Enforcement authority; investigation; reasonable cause; notice of violation; appeal

A. Notwithstanding section 16-1021, on receipt of a complaint from a third party, a filing officer is the sole public officer who is authorized to initiate an investigation into alleged violations of this article and articles 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 of this chapter, including the alleged failure to register as a committee. A filing officer shall limit an investigation to violations that are within the filing officer's jurisdiction. If the filing officer declares a conflict of interest, the filing officer may refer the investigation to any other filing officer in this state who agrees to accept the referral. A filing officer shall not accept a complaint from a third party unless the complaint is filed by an individual who submits evidence that the individual is an identifiable human being.  Any third-party complaint that is submitted by an entity shall be submitted by an individual on behalf of that entity and shall include evidence that the individual is an identifiable human being.

B. The secretary of state shall establish guidelines in the instructions and procedures manual adopted pursuant to section 16-452 that outline the procedures, timelines and other processes that apply to investigations by all filing officers in this state.

C. If after providing the subject of an investigation a reasonable opportunity to respond, the filing officer has reasonable cause to believe a person violated this article or article 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6 of this chapter, the filing officer shall refer the matter to the enforcement officer as follows:

1. For matters investigated by the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall notify the attorney general.

2. For matters investigated by a county filing officer, the county filing officer shall notify the county attorney.

3. For matters investigated by a city or town filing officer, the city or town filing officer shall notify the city or town attorney.

D. Before a reasonable cause determination is made as prescribed in subsection C of this section, a filing officer, an enforcement officer and any other public officer or employee may not order a person to register as a committee and do not have audit or subpoena powers to compel the production of evidence or the attendance of witnesses concerning a potential campaign finance violation. A filing officer may request the voluntary production of evidence or attendance of witnesses in making a reasonable cause determination.

E. Only after receiving a referral from the filing officer, the enforcement officer may:

1. Conduct an investigation using the enforcement officer's subpoena powers, except that the enforcement officer shall not compel a person to file campaign finance reports unless the enforcement officer has determined that the person is a committee.

2. Serve the alleged violator with a notice of violation. The notice shall state with reasonable particularity the nature of the violation, shall specify the penalty imposed and shall require compliance within twenty days after the date of issuance of the notice. The enforcement officer shall impose a presumptive civil penalty equal to the value or amount of money that has been received, spent or promised in violation of this article and articles 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 of this chapter, except that after a finding of special circumstances, the enforcement officer may impose a penalty of up to three times the amount of the presumptive civil penalty, based on the severity, extent or wilful nature of the alleged violation. If the notice of violation requires a person to file campaign finance reports, the reports are not required to be filed until the enforcement officer's notice of violation has been upheld after any timely appeal.

3. Keep any nonpublic information gathered by the enforcement officer in the course of the committee status investigation confidential until the final disposition of any appeal of the enforcement order.

F. The enforcement officer has the sole and exclusive authority to initiate any applicable administrative or judicial proceedings to enforce an alleged violation of this article and articles 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 of this chapter that have been referred by the filing officer.

G. If the alleged violator:

1. Takes corrective action within twenty days after the date of the issuance of the notice of violation by the enforcement officer, the alleged violator is not subject to any penalty.

2. Does not take corrective action within twenty days after the date of issuance of the notice of violation by the enforcement officer, the enforcement officer shall impose the penalty set forth in the notice and shall provide formal notice that the imposition of the penalty may be appealed to the superior court.

H. Within thirty days after receiving the notice of the penalty from the enforcement officer, the alleged violator may file a notice of appeal in the superior court.  The alleged violator shall provide a copy of the notice of appeal to the enforcement officer.

I. At the hearing on an appeal filed pursuant to subsection H of this section, the superior court shall conduct a trial de novo and the enforcement officer has the burden of proving any alleged violation by a preponderance of the evidence.

J. Any complaint that is filed pursuant to this section is deemed dismissed if the filing officer does not resolve or rule on the complaint within one hundred eighty days after the complaint is filed and does not extend the deadline for resolving or ruling on the complaint.
A.R.S. § 16-648 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 648
16-648 Canvass for state offices, amendments and measures
Status: in_force

16-648. Canvass for state offices, amendments and measures

A. On the third Monday following a general election, the secretary of state, in the presence of the governor and the attorney general, shall canvass all offices for which the nominees filed nominating petitions and papers with the secretary of state pursuant to section 16-311, subsection E.

B. The secretary of state, in the presence of the governor and the chief justice of the supreme court, shall canvass all proposed constitutional amendments and initiated or referred measures, as shown by the electronic or certified copies of the official canvass received from the several counties, and forthwith certify the result to the governor.
A.R.S. § 16-170 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 170
16-170 Transmittal of signature roster to county recorder; comparison of names by recorder
Status: in_force

16-170. Transmittal of signature roster to county recorder; comparison of names by recorder

Upon return of the signature rosters to the board of supervisors after the election, the board shall immediately return them to the county recorder, who may compare the names and signatures with the names and signatures in corresponding precincts in the general county register, and if the recorder discovers that any person has voted in violation of any provision of this title he shall report the violation to the county attorney.
A.R.S. § 16-224 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 224
16-224 Proclamation by governor; time for electing delegates to convention for ratification of amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Status: in_force

16-224. Proclamation by governor; time for electing delegates to convention for ratification of amendment to the Constitution of the United States

A. When Congress proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and proposes that it be ratified by conventions in the several states, the governor shall fix by proclamation the date of an election for the purpose of electing delegates to the convention to be held in this state.

B. The election may be a special election, or it may be held at the same time as a general election, but the election shall be held at least as soon as the next special or general election occurring more than three months after the amendment has been proposed by Congress.
A.R.S. § 16-644 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 644
16-644 Effect of want of form in precinct returns
Status: in_force

16-644. Effect of want of form in precinct returns

No list, tally, certificates or endorsement returned from any precinct shall be set aside or rejected for want of form, or for not being strictly in accordance with the explicit provisions of this title, if they can be clearly understood, nor shall any declaration of result, commission or certificate be withheld or denied by reason of any defect or informality in making the returns of the election in any precinct, if the facts which the returns should disclose can be definitely ascertained.
A.R.S. § 16-825.01 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 825.01
16-825.01 State committee; vacancy; filling of vacancy
Status: in_force

16-825.01. State committee; vacancy; filling of vacancy

A. In counties with populations of less than five hundred thousand persons, a vacancy shall exist in the state committee when a member moves from the county from which elected. In counties with populations of five hundred thousand or more persons, a vacancy shall exist in the state committee when a member moves from the legislative district from which elected. All members must be a member of their county committee.

B. In the event of a vacancy in the office of state committeeman, in counties with populations of less than five hundred thousand persons, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment made by the state chairman with the advice and consent of the county chairman of the county in which the vacancy occurred. In counties with populations of five hundred thousand or more persons, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment made by the state chairman with the advice and consent of the county chairman of the county in which the vacancy occurred and the district chairman of the district in which the vacancy occurred, and shall be filled by a person who resides in the same district in which the vacancy occurred.
A.R.S. § 16-225 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 225
16-225 Special district election dates
Status: in_force

16-225. Special district election dates

A. Special districts as described in title 48, chapters 5, 6, 8, 10 and 13 through 16 shall not hold any election except on a date prescribed by section 16-204.

B. The board of supervisors of the county in which the special district or greater portion of the assessed valuation of the property in the district is located shall call the election for the formation of special districts in accordance with subsection A of this section.

C. The governing body of a special district shall call all other elections for the district in accordance with subsection A of this section and shall notify the board of supervisors and the officer in charge of elections of the county in which the special district or greater portion of the assessed valuation of the property in the district is located of the purpose of the election.

D. On notification of the officer in charge of elections and approval of the county board of supervisors, the governing body of a special district may authorize any special district election that is not held on a date prescribed by section 16-204 to be conducted by mail pursuant to chapter 4, article 8.1 of this title.
A.R.S. § 16-501 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 501
16-501 Compliance with primary election law as prerequisite to printing name on ballot
Status: in_force

16-501. Compliance with primary election law as prerequisite to printing name on ballot

Except as provided in chapter 3, article 5 of this title, no person shall have his name printed on the official ballot as a candidate in a general election unless he has complied fully with the provisions of law applicable to primary elections, which, for a candidate who appeared on the primary election ballot as a write-in candidate, shall include compliance with the primary election provisions of section 16-312.
A.R.S. § 16-548 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 548
16-548 Preparation and transmission of ballot
Status: in_force

16-548. Preparation and transmission of ballot

A. The early voter shall make and sign the affidavit and shall then mark his ballot in such a manner that his vote cannot be seen.  The early voter shall fold the ballot, if a paper ballot, so as to conceal the vote and deposit the voted ballot in the envelope provided for that purpose, which shall be securely sealed and, together with the affidavit, delivered or mailed to the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections of the political subdivision in which the elector is registered or deposited by the voter or the voter's agent at any polling place in the county.  In order to be counted and valid, the ballot must be received by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections or deposited at any polling place in the county no later than 7:00 p.m. on election day.

B. If the early voter is an overseas citizen, a qualified elector absent from the United States or in the United States service, a spouse or dependent residing with the early voter or a qualified elector of a special district mail ballot election as provided in article 8.1 of this chapter, the early voter may subscribe to the affidavit before and obtain the signature and military identification number or passport number, if available, of any person who is a United States citizen eighteen years of age or older.
A.R.S. § 16-542 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 542
16-542 Request for ballot; civil penalties; violation; classification
Status: in_force

16-542. Request for ballot; civil penalties; violation; classification

A. Within ninety-three days before any election called pursuant to the laws of this state, an elector may make a verbal or signed request to the county recorder, or other officer in charge of elections for the applicable political subdivision of this state in whose jurisdiction the elector is registered to vote, for an official early ballot. In addition to name and address, the requesting elector shall provide the date of birth and state or country of birth or other information that if compared to the voter registration information on file would confirm the identity of the elector. If the request indicates that the elector needs a primary election ballot and a general election ballot, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall honor the request.  For any partisan primary election, if the elector is not registered as a member of a political party that is entitled to continued representation on the ballot pursuant to section 16-804, the elector shall designate the ballot of only one of the political parties that is entitled to continued representation on the ballot and the elector may receive and vote the ballot of only that one political party, which also shall include any nonpartisan offices and ballot questions, or the elector shall designate the ballot for nonpartisan offices and ballot questions only and the elector may receive and vote the ballot that contains only nonpartisan offices and ballot questions. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall process any request for an early ballot for a municipal election pursuant to this subsection. The county recorder may establish on-site early voting locations at the recorder's office, which shall be open and available for use beginning the same day that a county begins to send out the early ballots. The county recorder may also establish any other early voting locations in the county the recorder deems necessary.  Any on-site early voting location or other early voting location shall require each elector to present identification as prescribed in section 16-579 before receiving a ballot.  Notwithstanding section 16-579, subsection A, paragraph 2, at any on-site early voting location or other early voting location the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections may provide for a qualified elector to update the elector's voter registration information as provided for in the secretary of state's instructions and procedures manual adopted pursuant to section 16-452.

B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, a request for an official early ballot from an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter as defined in the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act (P.L. 99-410; 52 United States Code section 20310) or a voter whose information is protected pursuant to section 16-153 that is received by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections more than ninety-three days before the election is valid. If requested by the absent uniformed services or overseas voter, or a voter whose information is protected pursuant to section 16-153, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall provide to the requesting voter early ballot materials through the next regularly scheduled general election for federal office immediately following receipt of the request unless a different period of time, which does not exceed the next two regularly scheduled general elections for federal office, is designated by the voter.

C. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall mail the early ballot and the envelope for its return postage prepaid to the address provided by the requesting elector within five days after receipt of the official early ballots from the officer charged by law with the duty of preparing ballots pursuant to section 16-545, except that early ballot distribution shall not begin more than twenty-seven days before the election. If an early ballot request is received on or before the thirty-first day before the election, the early ballot shall be distributed not earlier than the twenty-seventh day before the election and not later than the twenty-fourth day before the election.

D. Only the elector may be in possession of that elector's unvoted early ballot. If a complete and correct request is made by the elector within twenty-seven days before the election, the mailing must be made within forty-eight hours after receipt of the request. Saturdays, Sundays and other legal holidays are excluded from the computation of the forty-eight-hour period prescribed by this subsection.  If a complete and correct request is made by an absent uniformed services voter or an overseas voter before the election, the regular early ballot shall be transmitted by mail, by fax or by other electronic format approved by the secretary of state within twenty-four hours after the early ballots are delivered pursuant to section 16-545, subsection B, excluding Sundays.

E. In order to be complete and correct and to receive an early ballot by mail, an elector's request that an early ballot be mailed to the elector's residence or temporary address must include all of the information prescribed by subsection A of this section and must be received by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections not later than 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh day preceding the election. An elector who appears personally not later than 7:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election at an on-site early voting location that is established by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall be given a ballot after presenting identification as prescribed in section 16-579 and shall be allowed to vote at the on-site location.  Notwithstanding section 16-579, subsection A, paragraph 2, at any on-site early voting location the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections may provide for a qualified elector to update the elector's voter registration information as provided for in the secretary of state's instructions and procedures manual adopted pursuant to section 16-452. If an elector's request to receive an early ballot is not complete and correct but complies with all other requirements of this section, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall attempt to notify the elector of the deficiency of the request.

F. Unless an elector specifies that the address to which an early ballot is to be sent is a temporary address, the recorder may use the information from an early ballot request form to update voter registration records.

G. The county recorder or other officer in charge of early balloting shall provide an alphabetized list of all voters in the precinct who have requested and have been sent an early ballot to the election board of the precinct in which the voter is registered not later than the day before the election.

H. As a result of experiencing an emergency between 7:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election and 5:00 p.m. on the Monday preceding the election, qualified electors may request to vote in the manner prescribed by the board of supervisors of their respective county. Before voting pursuant to this subsection, an elector who experiences an emergency shall provide identification as prescribed in section 16-579 and shall sign a statement under penalty of perjury that states that the person is experiencing or experienced an emergency after 7:00 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election and before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday immediately preceding the election that would prevent the person from voting at the polls.  Signed statements received pursuant to this subsection are not subject to inspection pursuant to title 39, chapter 1, article 2.  For the purposes of this subsection, "emergency" means any unforeseen circumstances that would prevent the elector from voting at the polls.

I. Notwithstanding section 16-579, subsection A, paragraph 2, for any voting pursuant to subsection H of this section, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections may allow a qualified elector to update the elector's voter registration information as provided for in the secretary of state's instructions and procedures manual adopted pursuant to section 16-452.

J. A candidate, political committee or other organization may distribute early ballot request forms to voters. If the early ballot request forms include a printed address for return, the addressee shall be the political subdivision that will conduct the election. Failure to use the political subdivision as the return addressee is punishable by a civil penalty of up to three times the cost of the production and distribution of the request.

K. All original and completed early ballot request forms that are received by a candidate, political committee or other organization shall be submitted within six business days after receipt by a candidate, political committee or other organization or eleven days before the election day, whichever is earlier, to the political subdivision that will conduct the election. Any person, political committee or other organization that fails to submit a completed early ballot request form within the prescribed time is subject to a civil penalty of up to $25 per day for each completed form withheld from submittal. Any person who knowingly fails to submit a completed early ballot request form before the submission deadline for the election immediately following the completion of the form is guilty of a class 6 felony.

L. Except for a voter who is on the active early voting list prescribed by section 16-544, a voter who requests a onetime early ballot pursuant to this section or for an election conducted pursuant to section 16-409 or article 8.1 of this chapter, a county recorder, city or town clerk or other election officer may not deliver or mail an early ballot to a person who has not requested an early ballot for that election.  An election officer who knowingly violates this subsection is guilty of a class 5 felony.
A.R.S. § 16-1008 — Arizona Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1008
16-1008 Election officer changing vote of elector by menace or reward; classification
Status: in_force

16-1008. Election officer changing vote of elector by menace or reward; classification

An officer of an election who, while acting as such, knowingly induces an elector, either by menace, reward or promise thereof, to vote differently than the elector intended or desired to vote, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.