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AZ Rev Stat § 11-134 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-134 - Notice of intention to circulate petitions

11-134.  Notice of intention to circulate petitions A. Before circulating a petition for the formation of new counties,  the proponents shall file a notice of intention to do so with the secretary of state who shall transmit a copy to the clerk of the board of supervisors of each affected county. The notice shall include a written statement which does not exceed five hundred words and states the objectives to be achieved by forming the new counties. B. The secretary of state shall immediately cause the notice to be published once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in each affected county. The clerk of the board of supervisors in each affected county shall also post the notice in a public location in the county seat. C. The petition for the formation of new counties shall not be circulated for signatures until thirty days after the notice of intention is filed with the secretary of state.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-135 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-135 - Filing of petition; review; certification of results

11-135.  Filing of petition;  review;  certification of results A. Completed petitions shall be filed with the secretary of state. All copies and counterparts of the petition shall be filed at the same time. B. The secretary of state shall not accept the petition unless the signatures have been obtained and the petition is submitted for filing,  within two hundred seventy days after the filing of the notice of intention to circulate petitions. If the petition does not meet this requirement,  the petition is insufficient and the secretary of state shall file it as a public record without prejudice to the filing of a new petition and immediately notify the person or organization proposing the new counties stating the reason for the insufficiency. C. On receipt of a petition which meets the requirements of subsection B,  the secretary of state shall immediately transmit a copy to the county recorder of each affected county with an order to examine the signatures from his respective county within twenty days. The recorder shall compare the names of a random sampling of at least five per cent of the persons from his county signing the petition with the county registration records and certify the results to the secretary of state. D. After the secretary of state receives the results from all affected county recorders,  he shall determine whether the petition is sufficient. If the petition is insufficient,  the secretary of state shall immediately notify by certified mail the person or organization proposing the formation of the new counties and the clerk of the board of supervisors of each affected county stating the reason for the insufficiency and file the petition as a public record without prejudice to the filing of a new petition. If the petition is sufficient,  the secretary of state shall immediately transmit copies of his certification to the person or organization proposing the new counties,  the clerk of the board of supervisors of each affected county,  the president of the senate,  the speaker of the house of representatives,  each legislator whose district is in an affected county,  the attorney general and the governor. E. A petition may not be filed under this section within three years of the date of certification of a prior petition which included in its description of boundaries for a proposed county any territory which is the subject of the new petition.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-138 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-138 - Report by political action committees

11-138.  Report by political action committees A political action committee,  as defined in section 16-901,  promoting or opposing the formation of new counties under this article shall register with and report to the secretary of state and otherwise comply with the requirements of title 16,  chapter 6 regarding the election under section 11-137.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-139 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-139 - Compliance with federal law

11-139.  Compliance with federal law If the formation of new counties is approved by an election pursuant to section 11-137,  the attorney general shall immediately initiate proceedings to determine compliance with applicable federal laws. The commission,  with the concurrence of the attorney general,  may correct minor deficiencies in order to achieve compliance,  but if it is finally determined that the formation of the new county or counties does not comply with applicable federal laws,  the proceedings under this article regarding those counties are terminated,  the new county or counties shall not be formed and the affected county or counties shall continue in existence.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-140 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-140 - Election of county officers

11-140.  Election of county officers A. County officers of new counties,  except clerk of the superior court,  shall be nominated and elected at the next regular primary election and general election at which the president of the United States is elected following the election on formation. County officers shall not be elected for the affected county or counties at those elections. The initial clerk of the superior court of each new county shall be appointed under section 11-142,  subsection E. B. The secretary of state shall order,  conduct and canvass the elections pursuant to title 16 so far as practicable and may: 1. If there is only one affected county,  delegate the election responsibilities under this section as he deems appropriate to its board of supervisors. 2. Order the revision of precinct boundaries as may be necessary from those used in the election on formation. 3. Assign a nondescriptive designation to a new county for purposes of conducting the elections pending the selection of a county name pursuant to section 11-141. C. Except for the purposes prescribed in section 11-142,  all county officers elected at the election hold office from January 1 following the election until the times provided by general law for the next election and qualification of such officers and until their successors are elected and qualified.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-141 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-141 - Determination of names and county seats of new counties

11-141.  Determination of names and county seats of new counties A. The new county in which the county seat of an affected county is located shall retain the name of the affected county. The county seat of an affected county shall continue as the county seat of the new county in which it is located. If no county seat is located in a new county,  or if two or more county seats are located in the same new county,  the name and county seat of that county shall be determined pursuant to this section at the general election for the election of county officers. B. If five per cent of the qualified electors of a new county petition the secretary of state at least sixty days before the general election suggesting a name for or county seat of the county,  the secretary of state shall order the name or county seat nomination placed on the general election ballot. If no name or county seat or only one name or county seat is so nominated,  the governor shall nominate a name or names or municipality or municipalities as county seat so there will be two choices for each question on the ballot. C. A plurality of the votes cast on the questions so submitted shall determine the county name and county seat.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-142 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-142 - Organization of new county; powers and duties of county officers pending organization

11-142.  Organization of new county;  powers and duties of county officers pending organization A. A new county approved pursuant to this article is officially organized and exists and the affected county or counties are officially terminated from and after December 31 following the election of county officers pursuant to section 11-140. The affected county or counties shall continue to provide necessary services through December 31. B. After the canvass of the election of county officers the initial board of supervisors and other officers of each new county shall begin the organization of their respective counties. Any action taken before January 1 is merely preparatory in nature but shall be confirmed on the official organization of the county. For these purposes,  and according to the determination of the commission,  the county officers may arrange for: 1. Employing and terminating personnel. 2. Purchasing or otherwise acquiring and disposing of property. C. Before January 1 the boards of supervisors of the new counties may enter into contracts,  including intergovernmental agreements pursuant to chapter 7,  article 3 of this title,  to become effective January 1. D. The budgets of the new counties for the period before the first full fiscal year after the establishment of the new county governments shall be set by the distribution board,  derived from the budget of the affected county or counties and apportioned among the new counties according to their respective populations. E. The governor shall appoint a clerk of the superior court in each new county to hold office until the time provided by general law for the next election and qualification of an elected clerk of the court. Legal actions pending at the time of organizing new counties shall be transferred or otherwise disposed of pursuant to sections 12-402 and 12-403. F. All ordinances,  codes and rules of the affected county continue in effect,  apply to and shall be enforced by the new county until revoked or superseded by ordinances,  codes or rules adopted by the new county.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-144 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-144 - Resolution of disputes; appeals; termination of commission

11-144.  Resolution of disputes;  appeals;  termination of commission A. After the formation of new counties is approved pursuant to the election held under section 11-137 the commission shall act to resolve disagreements involving terminating and transferring the affairs of the affected county or counties,  community college,  school districts and special taxing districts and actions of the distribution board and may hear disputes,  render opinions and issue orders. Pending an appeal,  an opinion or order of the commission has the same legal effect with respect to the county officers and state officials as an attorney general opinion has with respect to state officers and agencies. B. A person aggrieved by a determination,  opinion or order of the commission made pursuant to any provision of this article may appeal to the supreme court,  and the hearing and determination of the appeal shall be given a priority. C. The commission shall complete its work not later than December 31 of the second year following the organization of the new county or counties,  from and after which date the commission is terminated.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-145 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-145 - Payment of costs of county formation

11-145.  Payment of costs of county formation A. All costs of the secretary of state and of the commission under this article are charges against the affected county or counties before their termination and against the new counties after their organization. Costs which can be identified with a specific county shall be charged against that county,  but otherwise the costs shall be apportioned between the counties according to their respective assessed valuations. B. All claims for payment shall be made through the secretary of state to the department of administration. Each month the department of administration shall certify the amounts of the claims to the state treasurer and the treasurer shall withhold and pay the amounts from the monies otherwise payable to the respective counties under section 42-5029,  except that the amount withheld shall not exceed one-half of the amount payable to the county in any month. The treasurer shall continue to withhold monies from county payments until all claims under this article are satisfied.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-171 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-171 - Petition for change of county seat

11-171.  Petition for change of county seat When a petition,  signed by qualified electors of a county equal in number to at least thirty-three and one-third per cent of all the votes cast within the county for governor in the last preceding general election,  is filed with the board of supervisors praying for a change of the county seat,  the board shall submit the question of such change to the qualified electors of the county at a special election to be held for that purpose,  or at the next general election of county officers. The petition for the change shall be substantially in the form,  and signed and verified as generally provided for initiative petitions.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-172 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-172 - Hearing on petition; notice

11-172.  Hearing on petition;  notice When the petition is filed,  the board shall fix a time for a public hearing upon the petition and the clerk shall give notice thereof by publication in such newspapers published in the county as designated by the board,  not exceeding three,  at least once in each week for two weeks,  the first publication to be at least two weeks before the date of hearing,  and by posting a copy of the notice in the post office in each incorporated city or town in the county,  and at some public place in each election precinct of the county.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-173 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-173 - Review of petition; order for election

11-173.  Review of petition;  order for election At the time specified in the notice,  the board shall meet and inquire into and determine the sufficiency of the petition and the validity of the signatures thereto. If the petition is found sufficient and signed by the required number the board shall make an order directing that a special election be held to submit to the electors of the county the question of the change of the county seat,  and,  if so,  to what place it shall be moved. The board shall fix the time of holding the election,  which shall be held not less than thirty nor more than ninety days after making the order. If,  however,  a general election is to be held in the county within six months after making the order,  the board shall order that the questions be submitted at the next general election.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-174 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-174 - Form of ballot

11-174.  Form of ballot The ballot shall submit the question: " Shall the county seat be changed, "  " yes"  followed by a square and " no"  followed by a square,  and shall also submit the place or places to which the county seat is proposed to be moved,  with a square following each place entitled to be printed on the ballot for the voter to indicate his choice.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-175 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-175 - Petition to place city or town on ballot; designation of site for courthouse required

11-175.  Petition to place city or town on ballot;  designation of site for courthouse required The name of a city or town in the county shall be printed upon the ballot if there has been filed at least twenty days before the election a petition signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least five per cent of the total number of votes cast within the county for governor at the last preceding general election,  praying that the name of such city or town be placed on the ballot. Before the name of a city or town may be printed on the ballot,  the chief officer and governing body of the city or town shall file with the board a statement signed by the chief officer designating one or more sites for the proposed courthouse,  which shall be in or conveniently near the city or town,  and shall describe the area of each site and the price at which each can be obtained,  together with an offer from the owner agreeing to sell at such price. If any such city or town is chosen as the county seat,  the board shall purchase one of the sites so designated,  if suitable for construction of the courthouse,  at a price not exceeding the sum mentioned in the statement.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-176 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-176 - Canvass of votes; determination of election result

11-176.  Canvass of votes;  determination of election result The board shall meet on the second Monday after the special election,  or at the time fixed by law after a general election,  and canvass the votes upon the questions. If sixty per cent or more of the votes cast upon the question favor the change,  and if a city or town has received a majority of the votes cast at the election,  the board shall thereupon issue its order declaring the county seat removed,  that the city or town so receiving the majority of the votes cast shall thereafter be the county seat of the county,  and that as soon as practicable,  all public records be removed thereto.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-177 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-177 - Special election to determine new location

11-177.  Special election to determine new location If the votes cast favored the change,  but no city or town received a majority vote,  the board shall thereupon enter an order directing a special election to be held for the purpose of determining the location of the county seat,  which shall be held not less than thirty nor more than sixty days from the date of the order. The election shall be for the purpose of determining which of the two places receiving the highest number of votes at the preceding election shall be the county seat,  and only the names of such two places shall be placed upon the ballot. On the second Monday after the election the board shall meet and canvass the votes and thereupon enter an order directing that the county seat be moved to the city or town receiving the highest number of votes.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-178 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-178 - Limitation on change of county seat

11-178.  Limitation on change of county seat When a county seat has been changed as provided by this article,  no election shall be held for a further change for twelve years thereafter. When at the election the proposal for a change of the county seat fails,  no subsequent election for a change of the county seat may be held within six years thereafter.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-201 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-201 - Powers of county

11-201.  Powers of county A. The powers of a county shall be exercised only by the board of supervisors or by agents and officers acting under its authority and authority of law. It has the power to: 1. Sue and be sued. 2. Purchase and hold lands within its limits. 3. Make such contracts and purchase and hold such personal property as may be necessary to the exercise of its powers. 4. Make such orders for the disposition or use of its property as the interests of the inhabitants of the county require. 5. Levy and collect taxes for purposes under its exclusive jurisdiction as are authorized by law. 6. Determine the budgets of all elected and appointed county officers enumerated under section 11-401 by action of the board of supervisors. B. Except for the purposes of acting as an intermediary in a license transfer or sale,  a county shall not own a commercial cable television system or any other pay television system. C. Section 11-251.05,  subsection A,  paragraph 1 does not authorize a county to levy and collect taxes for any purposes beyond those otherwise specifically authorized by statute.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-202 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-202 - County as corporate body; name

11-202.  County as corporate body;  name A. Each county is a body politic and corporate,  possessing all the powers expressly provided in the constitution or laws of this state and such powers as are necessarily implied therefrom. B. The name of the county designated in article 1,  chapter 1 of this title is its corporate name by which it shall be known and designated in all actions and proceedings.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-212 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-212 - Supervisorial districts

11-212.  Supervisorial districts The board of supervisors shall meet at the county seat on or before December 1 following the release of the United States decennial census data and divide the county into three or five supervisorial districts as provided in this article,  which shall be numbered,  respectively,  districts one,  two and three or districts one,  two,  three,  four and five. The board shall define the boundaries and limits of each district and make the division equal or with not more than ten per cent difference in population. The county may redistrict as often as deemed necessary between each United States decennial census.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-213 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-213 - Election; vacancies

11-213.  Election;  vacancies A. At the general election for state and county officers,  one supervisor shall be elected from each district from among those nominated at the preceding primary election. They shall be nominated and elected by the qualified electors of their respective districts. If a supervisor moves from the district from which he was elected his office shall at once become vacant. B. When a vacancy occurs in the office of supervisor,  the remaining supervisors,  together with the clerk of the board of supervisors,  shall fill the vacancy by appointment of a resident of the district in which the vacancy occurred.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-214 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-214 - Regular and special meetings

11-214.  Regular and special meetings Regular meetings of the board shall be held in the county on a working day or days of each month designated by the board. The board shall notify the public of the location and the day or days designated. Special meetings may be called by a majority of the board,  or by the chairman. At least five days' notice of the special meeting shall be given to any member not joining in the call.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-215 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-215 - Boards of supervisors; duty station; travel policy

11-215.  Boards of supervisors;  duty station;  travel policy A. The board of supervisors shall establish a duty station for each board member at an appropriate location in the county. For purposes of this subsection,  " duty station"  means the place where the board member spends the largest portion of the board member's regular workday or working time. B. Members of the board of supervisors shall follow the county travel policy.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-216 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-216 - Chairman; quorum; public sessions

11-216.  Chairman;  quorum;  public sessions A. The supervisors shall elect a chairman,  who,  in addition to his other duties,  shall sign all orders and warrants of the board. B. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. C. All sessions of the board shall be public.