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AZ Rev Stat § 48-2386 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2386 - Counting votes; election returns; recount

48-2386.  Counting votes;  election returns;  recount A. When the board of election has counted the votes it shall make a certificate on each of the documents containing the poll list and tally lists,  or attached thereto,  stating the number of votes received by each person voted for at the election and designating the office for which each person was voted for. Such number shall be written in figures and words. Each certificate shall be signed by the clerk,  judge and inspector. One of the certificates with the poll list and one of the tally lists shall be retained by the inspector and preserved by him for at least six months. B. The ballots shall be strung on a string by the inspector during the counting thereof in the order in which they are entered upon the tally lists by the clerks. The ballots,  together with the certificates,  poll list and tally list,  shall be sealed by the inspector in the presence of the judge and clerks,  and endorsed " election returns (naming the precinct,  if there is more than one precinct in the district) of election held in (name of district) agricultural improvement district the ____ day of _____,  19___"  and directed to the secretary of the board of directors,  and shall be immediately delivered by the inspector,  or by some other responsible carrier designated by the inspector,  to the secretary. C. The ballots shall be kept unopened for at least six months,  but if any elector of the district is of the opinion that the vote of any precinct has not been correctly counted,  he may appear on the day appointed for the board of directors to open and canvass the returns,  and demand a count of the votes of the precinct in which it is claimed the vote was incorrectly counted.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2387 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2387 - Applicability of general election laws

48-2387.  Applicability of general election laws The conduct of the election,  including opening the polls,  voting,  closing the polls,  counting the ballots and making return of the election shall,  except as otherwise provided by this article,  be as nearly as practicable in accordance with the general election laws of the state.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2388 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2388 - Canvass of election returns; declaration of result

48-2388.  Canvass of election returns;  declaration of result A. A poll list,  tally list or certificate from an election held under the provisions of this article shall not be set aside or rejected for want of form if it can be satisfactorily understood. B. The board of directors shall meet at the district office on the first Monday after the election to canvass the returns. If at the time of meeting the returns from each precinct in the district in which the polls were opened have been received,  the board of directors shall canvass the returns,  or if all the returns have not been received,  the canvass shall be postponed from day to day until the returns have been received,  or until six postponements have been granted. The canvass shall be made in public by opening the returns and determining from the tally lists the vote of the district for each person voted for. The board of directors shall thereupon declare the result of the election.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2389 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2389 - Statement of results of election; certificate of election

48-2389.  Statement of results of election;  certificate of election A. The secretary of the board of directors,  as soon as the result is declared,  shall enter in the minutes of the board a statement of the result,  which shall show: 1. The whole number of votes cast in the district and in each precinct thereof,  if there is more than one precinct. 2. The names of the persons voted for. 3. The office for which each person was voted for. 4. The number of votes cast in each precinct for each candidate. 5. The number of votes cast in each division for the office of director. B. The board of directors shall declare elected the persons receiving the highest number of votes returned for each office. The secretary shall immediately make out and deliver to each person elected a certificate of election,  signed by him and authenticated with the seal of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2390 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2390 - Qualification of directors; bond; appointment to fill vacancy

48-2390.  Qualification of directors;  bond;  appointment to fill vacancy A. Within ten days after receiving their respective certificates of election,  the president and each director shall qualify for his respective office by taking and subscribing the official oath and filing a bond as provided in this section. B. The president and each director shall execute an official bond in the amount of one thousand dollars which shall be approved by the judge of the superior court of the county where the organization of the district was effected and recorded in the office of the county recorder of such county. The bond together with the official oath shall be filed with the secretary of the board of directors. All official bonds provided for by this article shall be in the form prescribed by law for the official bonds of county officers. C. If a vacancy occurs in the office of president or director,  it shall be filled by majority vote of the remaining members of the board of directors. A president or director so appointed shall qualify within ten days after receiving notice of his appointment in the same manner as provided for directors elected to such office,  and shall hold office only until the next regular election of the district and until his successor is elected and qualified.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2391 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2391 - Affidavit of electors

48-2391.  Affidavit of electors A. Prior to voting in a district election an elector shall sign an affidavit that he has all of the qualifications of an elector,  as provided for in section 48-2309.  B. The district may impose reasonable standards and rules for the registration of voters,  the determination of voter qualifications,  the verification of voter qualifications and definition of family member as prescribed in section 48-2309. These requirements may include a requirement that a trust voter produce at or before the time of voting a document from the trustee or trustees appointing the person as the voter for the trust. C. A voter is subject to challenge as prescribed in title 16,  chapter 4. If a trust voter is subjected to a challenge,  the trust voter may be required to produce documents as may be appropriate to prove the voter's qualifications,  including a certification of trust.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2392 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2392 - Tie vote; primary and general election

48-2392.  Tie vote;  primary and general election A. If,  at any election held as provided in this article,  there are two or more candidates who are tied for the highest number of votes cast for a single office,  then as to that office the election shall be considered to be a primary election for the nomination of candidates for that office,  and a second or general election shall be held not less than thirty days following the canvassing of election returns,  to vote for a candidate to fill that office. The candidates who were not elected at the first election and who were tied for the highest number of votes for the office at the first election shall be the only candidates at the second election. B. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes at the second election held pursuant to subsection A shall be declared elected to such office.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2681 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2681 - Election of directors; qualification; vacancies

48-2681.  Election of directors;  qualification;  vacancies A. In each district organized under this chapter an election shall be held on the first Wednesday in October of the calendar year next succeeding that in which the organization of the district is completed,  and on the first Wednesday in October each second year thereafter,  at which one or more directors for the district as provided in section 48-2607 shall be elected to fill the vacancy or vacancies occurring on the board by expiration of the term of office of one or more members of the board as provided in section 48-2615. The persons receiving the highest number of votes for the offices to be filled at the election shall be declared elected thereto. B. Within ten days after receiving their respective certificates of election,  each of the persons elected shall qualify as a director by taking and subscribing the official oath and filing a bond as provided by this section. Each director shall execute an official bond in the amount of one thousand dollars,  which shall be approved by the judge of the superior court in the county where the organization of the district was affected,  and recorded in the office of the county recorder of such county. The official bond together with the official oath shall be filed with the secretary of the board of directors. Official bonds shall be in the form prescribed by law for official bonds of county officers. C. If a vacancy occurs on the board of directors,  it shall be filled by appointment by the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is organized. A director so appointed shall qualify within ten days after receiving notice of his appointment in the same manner as provided for directors elected to the office,  and shall hold office only until the next regular election for the district and until his successor is elected and qualified.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2682 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2682 - Change in number of directors; petition

48-2682.  Change in number of directors;  petition The board of directors may,  upon the presentation of a petition by a majority of the holders of title or evidence of title of the district,  evidenced as provided in this chapter,  order that on and after the next ensuing regular election for the district there shall be either three or five directors,  as the board may order,  and that they shall be elected by the district at large,  or by divisions,  as so petitioned and ordered.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2683 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2683 - Notice of election; election officers; polling places

48-2683.  Notice of election;  election officers;  polling places A. Fifteen days before any election held under this article,  the secretary of the board of directors shall cause notices to be posted in three public places in each election precinct of the time and place of holding the election,  and shall post a similar notice in the office of the board,  specifying the polling places of each precinct and the names of the members of the boards of election for each precinct. B. Prior to the time for posting the notices,  the board of directors shall appoint for each precinct from the electors thereof one inspector,  one judge and one clerk,  who shall constitute a board of election for the precinct. If the board fails to appoint a board of election,  or if the persons appointed,  or any of them,  do not attend at the opening of the polls on the morning of election,  the electors of the precinct present at that hour may appoint the election board or fill the places of the absent members thereof. C. The board of directors shall in its order appointing the board of election designate the place in each precinct where the election shall be held.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2684 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2684 - Duties of election officers; time of election; form of ballots

48-2684.  Duties of election officers;  time of election;  form of ballots A. The inspector shall be chairman of the election board and may administer all oaths required during the election,  and appoint judges and clerks if,  during the election any judge or clerk fails to act. Any member of the board of election or any clerk thereof may administer and certify oaths required to be administered during the election. B. The board of election for each precinct may,  before opening the polls,  appoint two persons to act as clerks of the election. Before opening the polls each member of the board and each clerk shall take and subscribe an oath to perform faithfully the duties imposed upon them by law. Any elector of the precinct may administer and certify the oath. C. The polls shall be opened at nine o'clock in the morning and be kept open until four o'clock in the afternoon on the day of election,  when they shall be closed. D. The provisions of the general election laws of the state prescribing the form of ballots to be used shall not apply to elections held under this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2685 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2685 - Counting votes; election returns; recount

48-2685.  Counting votes;  election returns;  recount A. When the board of election has counted the votes it shall make a certificate on each of the documents containing the poll list and tally lists,  or attached thereto,  designating the office and stating the number of votes received by the person who was a candidate for such office. The number of votes shall be written in figures and words. Each certificate shall be signed by the inspector,  judge and clerk. One of the certificates with the poll list and one of the tally lists shall be retained by the inspector and preserved by him for at least six months. B. The ballots shall be strung on a string by the inspector during the counting thereof in the order in which they are entered upon the tally lists by the clerks. The ballots,  together with the certificates,  poll list and tally list,  shall be sealed by the inspector in the presence of the judge and clerks,  and endorsed " election returns (naming the precinct,  if there is more than one precinct in the district) of election held in (name of district) drainage district the ______ day of _______,  19__"  and directed to the secretary of the board of directors,  and shall be immediately delivered by the inspector,  or by some other responsible carrier designated by the inspector,  to the secretary. C. The ballots shall be kept unopened for at least six months,  but if any elector of the district,  is of the opinion that the vote of any precinct has not been correctly counted,  he may appear on the day appointed for the board of directors to open and canvass the returns,  and demand a recount of the votes of the precinct in which it is claimed the vote was incorrectly counted.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2686 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2686 - Applicability of general election laws

48-2686.  Applicability of general election laws The conduct of the election,  including opening the polls,  voting,  closing the polls,  counting the ballots and making the returns of the election shall,  except as otherwise provided in this article,  be as nearly as practicable in accordance with the general election laws of the state.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2687 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2687 - Canvass of returns; declaration of result

48-2687.  Canvass of returns;  declaration of result A. A poll list,  tally list or certificate from an election held under the provisions of this article shall not be set aside or rejected for want of form if it can be satisfactorily understood. B. The board of directors shall meet at the district office on the first Monday after the election to canvass the returns. If at the time of meeting the returns from each precinct in the district in which the polls were opened have been received,  the board of directors shall canvass the returns,  or if all the returns have not been received,  the canvass shall be postponed from day to day until the returns have been received,  or until six postponements have been granted. The canvass shall be made in public by opening the returns and determining from the tally lists the vote of the district for each person voted for. The board of directors shall thereupon declare the result of the election.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2688 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2688 - Statement of results of election; certificate of election

48-2688.  Statement of results of election;  certificate of election A. The secretary of the board of directors shall,  as soon as the result is declared,  enter in the minutes of the board a statement of the result,  which shall show: 1. The whole number of votes cast in the district,  and in each precinct thereof,  if there is more than one precinct. 2. The names of the persons voted for. 3. The office for which each person was voted for. 4. The number of votes cast in each precinct for each candidate. 5. The number of votes cast in each division for the office of director. B. The board of directors shall declare elected the persons receiving the highest number of votes returned for each office. The secretary shall immediately make out and deliver to each person elected a certificate of election,  signed by the secretary and authenticated with the seal of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3011 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3011 - Election of directors; term; qualifications; vacancies

48-3011.  Election of directors;  term;  qualifications;  vacancies A. An election shall be held in the district each year in which the term of office of a director at large expires and in each division of the district in which the term of office of a director from a division expires. The election shall be held on the second Tuesday after the first Monday of November. Not less than ten days before the election ten or more electors in the district may file with the board of directors a petition requesting that the name of the person specified in the petition be placed on the ballot as candidate for the office of director and indicating whether the candidate would represent a division or serve at large. Only the names proposed by the various petitions filed shall be printed on the ballots,  but a blank space shall be left in which electors may write other names if they desire. The one director to be elected from a division shall be elected by the general electors of the division of the district in which the election is held. The candidate for director from a division receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected,  and,  for appropriate districts,  the two candidates for director at large receiving the highest numbers of votes shall be elected. A tie vote between two or more persons shall be decided by lot between them under the direction of the chairman of the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is organized. B. The directors elected or chosen,  upon qualifying as provided in this article,  shall hold office for three years beginning on January 1 following. Directors representing a division shall be qualified electors of the division of the district from which they are elected,  and directors at large must be qualified electors of the district. C. If a vacancy occurs in the board of directors by death,  removal from the district,  resignation or inability from any cause to properly discharge the duties of director,  the vacancy shall be filled by appointment made by the remaining members of the board of directors or,  upon their failure or inability to appoint within thirty days after the vacancy occurs,  upon petition of five electors of the district the board of supervisors of the county in which the office of the district is located shall by appointment fill the vacancy or vacancies. A director appointed as provided by this subsection shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term and until his successor is elected at a regular election and qualified.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3012 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3012 - Division of district into divisions; representation of district; redivision

48-3012.  Division of district into divisions;  representation of district;  redivision If the district has been divided into divisions by the board of supervisors,  the board of directors by an order entered in its proceedings not less than thirty days prior to the first district election shall establish,  define and divide the district into three divisions as nearly equal in acreage as practicable to be known and designated as division no. one,  division no. two and division no. three. In addition to any directors elected at large,  and except as provided by section 48-2914,  each division shall be represented by one director on the board,  and unless the acreage of the division is substantially changed by the inclusion or exclusion of district lands,  the divisions shall remain as so established. If a substantial change is made by such inclusion or exclusion,  the board of directors shall redivide the district and define new divisions thereof,  maintaining in the redivision as nearly as practicable the boundaries of each division as formerly established. Notice of such redivision shall be included in the notice of the next regular election.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3013 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3013 - Election of directors in a district not divided into divisions

48-3013.  Election of directors in a district not divided into divisions If the district has not been divided into divisions by the board of supervisors as provided by section 48-2915,  the board of directors shall not divide the district into divisions,  and three directors of the district shall be elected at large from the qualified electors of the district. Such election shall be held and conducted and all questions to be voted upon shall be submitted as nearly in conformity with the provisions of this article as practicable.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3014 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3014 - Election in district having nine-member board

48-3014.  Election in district having nine-member board Irrigation districts having a board of directors of nine members shall elect one director in each division each year in accordance with section 48-2914. In all other respects the election shall be held and conducted as provided in this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-3015 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-3015 - Registration of voters

48-3015.  Registration of voters A. The board of directors of an irrigation district using the personal and individual system of voting shall provide for and require a registration of the voters of the irrigation district. The registration books shall be opened for a period beginning on the thirtieth day after an election and closing on the fiftieth day before the date of the next election,  and the place of registration shall be the business office of the district. The registration books shall include the full name and sex of the registrant,  and the certificate of the registrant that he is a qualified elector of the district as provided by section 48-2917. B. A person not registered as provided in this section shall not be entitled to vote,  but a qualified and registered elector who voted at the last preceding district election and who continues to possess the qualifications of a qualified elector in the district shall not be required to reregister. Following the close of registration,  the board of directors shall prepare lists of the qualified electors of the several divisions,  and shall deliver the list to the judges of election in each division.