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AZ Rev Stat § 48-2607 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2607 - District divisions; number of directors; exception

48-2607.  District divisions;  number of directors;  exception A. When the boundaries of the proposed district are defined and established,  the board of supervisors shall make an order dividing the district into three or five divisions as nearly equal in size as practicable,  which shall be numbered consecutively. One director,  who shall be an elector and a resident freeholder of the division,  shall be elected as provided in this article by each division. B. When requested in the petition,  three directors,  who shall be resident electors and freeholders of the district,  shall be elected at large by the qualified electors of the district. C. This section does not apply in the case of a flood protection district as provided by section 48-2816.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2608 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2608 - Election upon question of organization; notice

48-2608.  Election upon question of organization;  notice A. Upon entry of the order of the board of supervisors,  it shall give notice of an election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not the district shall be organized under the provisions of this chapter. The notice shall designate a name for the proposed district and describe the boundaries thereof,  and shall set forth the boundaries of the precincts established therein,  when there is more than one,  together with the designation of the polling place and a board of election for each precinct. B. The notice shall be published for at least two weeks previous to the election in a newspaper published within the county in which the petition for organization of the proposed district was presented. If any portion of the proposed district is within another county or counties,  the notice shall be published for the same length of time in a newspaper published in each of the other counties.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2609 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2609 - Qualifications of electors; exception

48-2609.  Qualifications of electors;  exception A person is not entitled to vote at any election held under this chapter unless the person has all the qualifications required of electors for state officers under the general election laws and is the owner of real property located within the boundaries of the district on which taxes have been paid as shown by the county tax roll next preceding the date of the election. This section does not apply in the case of a flood protection district as provided by section 48-2816.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2610 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2610 - Ballots; manner of voting

48-2610.  Ballots;  manner of voting A. The ballots to be used at the organizational election shall contain the words,  " drainage district - -yes"  and " drainage district - -no" . The ballots shall contain the names of one or more persons,  according to the divisions of the proposed district as prayed for in the petition and ordered by the board of supervisors,  to be voted for as directors. B. The election shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the general election laws of the state,  but no particular form of ballot shall be required.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2611 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2611 - Canvass of votes; declaration of results

48-2611.  Canvass of votes;  declaration of results The board of supervisors shall,  on the first Monday succeeding the election,  if then in session,  or at its next succeeding regular or special session,  canvass the votes cast. If upon the canvass it appears that a majority of all votes cast is " drainage district - -yes" ,  the board shall,  by an order entered in its minutes,  declare the lands organized as a drainage district under the name theretofore designated,  and shall declare the persons receiving the highest number of votes for directors to be elected to office.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2612 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2612 - Completion of district organization; organization of another district including lands of district

48-2612.  Completion of district organization;  organization of another district including lands of district A. The board shall cause a copy of the order,  duly certified,  to be immediately filed in the office of the county recorder of any county in which a portion of the lands included within the district is located,  and immediately forward a copy thereof to the clerk of the board of supervisors of each such county. From and after the filing of the order the organization of the district shall be complete. B. The board of supervisors of any county in which a portion of the lands included within the district is located shall not,  after the date of the organization of the district,  allow another district to be formed which includes any portion of such lands without consent of the board of directors of the district in which they are located.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2613 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2613 - Contest of election or organization; appeal

48-2613.  Contest of election or organization;  appeal A. The election or organization may be contested by any person owning property within the proposed district subject to assessment for purposes of the district within twenty days after canvass of the votes and declaration of the result by the board of supervisors. The directors elected shall be made parties defendant. B. The contest shall be brought in the superior court of the county where the petition for organization is filed,  and if more than one contest is pending,  they shall be consolidated for trial. The court shall try the contest without delay and shall determine whether the election was fairly conducted and in substantial compliance with the requirements of this article,  and enter judgment accordingly. C. Either party to the record may appeal to the supreme court within thirty days after entry of judgment. The appeal shall be heard and determined by the supreme court within sixty days from the time of filing the notice of appeal.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2614 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2614 - Qualification of initial directors; term of office

48-2614.  Qualification of initial directors;  term of office The directors elected at the organizational election shall immediately enter upon their duties as such,  upon qualifying in the manner provided in this chapter. The directors shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2615 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2615 - Organization of initial board of directors; secretary

48-2615.  Organization of initial board of directors;  secretary A. The directors of a district organized under the provisions of this chapter,  on the first Tuesday after their election and after they have qualified,  shall meet and classify themselves by lot into two classes as nearly equal in number as possible. The term of office of the class having the greater number shall expire at the next regular October election provided for in this chapter,  and the term of office for the class having the lesser number shall terminate at the second general October election thereafter. B. After classifying themselves,  the directors shall organize as a board,  shall elect a president from their number,  and appoint a secretary who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board. The salary of the secretary,  and the amount of the bond to be given by him for the faithful performance of his duties,  shall be fixed by the board of directors.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2631 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2631 - Change of boundaries of divisions

48-2631.  Change of boundaries of divisions The board of directors,  when it deems it advisable for the best interest of the district and convenience of the electors thereof,  may at any time,  but not less than sixty days before an election to be held in the district,  change the boundaries of the divisions and election precincts of the district,  but the changes shall be designed to retain each division as nearly equal in area and population as practicable. Such change of boundaries of the divisions shall be entered on the minutes of the board.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2632 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2632 - Change of boundaries of district; effect

48-2632.  Change of boundaries of district;  effect A. The boundaries of a drainage district may be changed in the manner prescribed by this article,  but such change of boundaries of the district shall not impair or affect its organization,  or its rights in or to property,  or any of its rights or privileges of whatever kind or nature,  nor shall it affect,  impair or discharge any contract,  obligation,  lien or charge for or upon which it was or might become liable or chargeable had a change of its boundaries not been made. B. Lands to be acquired by the state pursuant to the provisions of title 37,  chapter 2,  article 14,  may,  subject to the provisions of this section,  be excluded from the district by action of the district's board of directors in the manner provided for exclusion of lands from irrigation districts as provided by sections 48-2950 through 48-2952.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2633 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2633 - Petition for change of boundaries; costs

48-2633.  Petition for change of boundaries;  costs A. The holder or holders of title or evidence of title representing one half or more of any body of lands adjacent and contiguous to the boundary of a drainage district which together constitute one parcel of land,  may file with the board of directors of the district a written petition praying that the boundaries of the district be changed to include such contiguous lands. The petition shall describe the boundaries of the parcel of land,  and also describe the boundaries of the several parcels owned by the petitioners,  if petitioners are the owners,  respectively,  of distinct parcels,  but the description need not be more particular than is required for lands entered by the county assessor in the assessment book. The petition shall contain the assent of the petitioners to the inclusion within the district of the parcels of land described in the petition,  and of which the petitioners allege they are,  respectively,  the owners. The petition shall be acknowledged in the same manner as conveyances of land are required to be acknowledged. B. The petitioners shall advance to the secretary of the board such amount necessary to pay the estimated costs arising from or incident to the petition.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2634 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2634 - Personal representatives as petitioners

48-2634.  Personal representatives as petitioners A guardian,  executor or administrator of an estate who has been appointed under the laws of this state,  and who,  as such guardian,  executor or administrator,  is entitled to the possession of the land belonging to the estate which he represents,  upon being authorized by the court of appointment,  may sign and acknowledge the petition for inclusion of the lands,  and may show cause why the boundaries of the district should be changed.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2635 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2635 - Notice of petition and hearing

48-2635.  Notice of petition and hearing A. The secretary of the board of directors shall cause notice of filing of the petition to be given and published in the same manner and for the same time that notice of elections for the issuance of bonds is required to be published under this chapter. B. The notice shall set forth the filing of the petition and the names of petitioners,  a description of the lands mentioned in the petition,  and the prayer of the petition. The notice shall inform all persons interested in,  or who may be affected by the change of boundaries of the district,  to appear at the office of the board at the time stated in the notice and show cause in writing why the change in the boundaries of the district as proposed in the petition should not be made. The time to be specified in the notice for showing cause shall be the next regular meeting of the board after expiration of the time required for publication of the notice.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2636 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2636 - Hearing on petition for inclusion of lands; order changing boundaries when petition unopposed; effect of failure to protest

48-2636.  Hearing on petition for inclusion of lands;  order changing boundaries when petition unopposed;  effect of failure to protest A. The board of directors,  at the time and place set forth in the notice required by section 48-2635,  or at such other time or times to which the hearing of the petition is adjourned,  shall hear the petition and all objections thereto presented in writing by any person showing cause why the proposed change of boundaries of the district should not be made. B. The board of directors shall require,  as a condition precedent to granting the petition,  that the petitioners severally pay to the district such respective amounts,  as nearly as can be estimated by the board,  as the petitioners or their grantors would have been required to pay to the district as assessments had the lands been included in the district at the time it was originally formed. C. If the board of directors deems it for the best interest of the district that the boundaries be changed,  and if no person interested in the district or the proposed change of its boundaries shows cause in writing why the proposed change should not be made,  or if he,  having shown cause,  withdraws his objection,  the board may order that the boundaries of the district be changed to include the lands mentioned in the petition or any part thereof. D. The order shall describe the boundaries as changed,  and shall describe the entire boundaries of the district as changed,  and for that purpose the board may cause a survey to be made of such portions of the boundary as deemed necessary. E. Failure by any person interested in the district or in the proposed change of its boundaries to show cause in writing shall be deemed as assent on his part to a change of the boundaries of the district as prayed for in the petition or to such change in boundaries as will include any part of the lands set forth in the petition. Filing of the petition with the board shall be deemed an assent on the part of each and all of the petitioners to the change of the boundaries which will include the whole or any part of the lands described in the petition.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2637 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2637 - Order for election upon opposed petition; notice and conduct of election; ballots

48-2637.  Order for election upon opposed petition;  notice and conduct of election;  ballots A. If any person in the district interested in the proposed change of the boundary of the district shows cause why the boundary should not be changed,  and does not withdraw the objection,  and if the board of directors deems it for the best interest of the district that the boundaries of the district be changed to include the lands described in the petition,  or some part thereof,  the board shall adopt a resolution to that effect. The resolution shall describe the exterior boundaries of the lands which in the opinion of the board should be included within the boundaries of the district when changed. B. Upon adoption of such resolution the board shall order that an election be held within the district to determine whether the boundaries of the district shall be changed as proposed in the resolution,  shall fix the time at which the election shall be held,  and cause notice thereof to be given and published. The notice shall be published,  and the election held and conducted,  the returns thereof made and canvassed,  the result of the election declared,  and all things pertaining thereto conducted in the manner prescribed by article 7 of this chapter for conducting special elections upon the issuance of district bonds. C. The ballots cast at the election shall contain the words,  " for change of boundary, "  and " against change of boundary."  D. The notice of election shall describe the proposed change in the boundaries in such manner that the change of boundary can be readily traced.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2638 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2638 - Results of election; order changing boundaries

48-2638.  Results of election;  order changing boundaries If at the election a majority of the votes cast is against the change of the boundaries of the district the board shall order that the petition be denied,  and shall proceed no further in the premises. If a majority of the votes cast is in favor of the change in the boundaries of the district,  the board shall thereupon order that the boundaries be changed in accordance with the resolution adopted by the board. The order shall describe the entire boundaries of the district,  as changed,  and for that purpose the board may cause a survey of such portions thereof to be made as the board deems necessary.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2639 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2639 - Recording order for change of boundaries; effect of inclusion of lands

48-2639.  Recording order for change of boundaries;  effect of inclusion of lands A copy of the order of the board of directors ordering the change of the boundaries of the district,  certified by the president and secretary of the board,  shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of each county within which any of the lands of the district are located,  and thereupon the lands located within the boundaries of the district as changed shall constitute the drainage district to the same extent as if the lands included by the order had been included therein at the original organization of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2640 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2640 - Entry of petition in board minutes; effect

48-2640.  Entry of petition in board minutes;  effect Upon recording the order as provided in section 48-2639,  the secretary shall record in the minutes of the board the petition for inclusion of lands,  and thereafter the minutes or a certified copy thereof shall be admissible in evidence with the same effect as the petition.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2641 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2641 - Dissolution of district

48-2641.  Dissolution of district A. The board of directors of the district,  or any landowner whose land is included within the boundaries of the district,  may file with the board of supervisors of the county in which the lands included within the boundaries of the district,  or the major portion thereof,  are located,  a verified petition for dissolution of the district,  showing: 1. The date of organization of the district. 2. That all indebtedness of the district has been paid,  and that there remains outstanding no unpaid warrants,  bonds or other obligations of the district. 3. The amount of money of the district remaining undisposed of in the district treasury. B. The petition shall also set forth any of the following: 1. That all lands of the district are being adequately drained by works constructed by the district,  or other persons or organizations,  and the works are being operated and maintained by persons or organizations other than the district. 2. That all or substantially all of the lands of the district,  since its organization,  have been included in an irrigation district vested with the power of drainage. 3. That satisfactory provision for drainage of all lands of the district has been made,  and that the continuance of the drainage district is no longer required. C. Upon filing of the petition the board of supervisors shall fix a date for hearing the petition,  and the clerk of the board of supervisors shall give notice of the hearing by publication for three weeks in a newspaper published and circulated in each county in which any of the lands within the district are located. The date of the first publication of the notice shall not be less than twenty-one days before the date of the hearing. D. All persons desiring to oppose dissolution of the district may file written objections thereto at or before the time of the hearing. E. The board of supervisors shall hear the evidence offered in support of the petition and in opposition thereto. If the board finds the petition complies with the requirements of this section,  and finds that the allegations thereof are sustained by the evidence,  the board shall enter upon its records an order declaring the district dissolved. If the board finds that the petition does not comply with this section,  or that any of the necessary allegations thereof are not sustained by the evidence,  the board shall dismiss the petition. If an order of dissolution is entered it shall terminate all the legal powers and functions of the district. F. Any funds remaining in the district treasury upon dissolution shall be disposed of either by being paid over to a drainage district or irrigation district with power of drainage that has been formed to replace such drainage district,  or paid back pro rata to the taxpayers who paid in such funds,  as is provided by the order of dissolution.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2941 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2941 - Petition for inclusion of lands; notice of hearing; payment of expenses of publishing notice

48-2941.  Petition for inclusion of lands;  notice of hearing;  payment of expenses of publishing notice A. The holder or holders of title or evidence of title representing a majority of the acreage of any body of land adjacent to the boundary of an irrigation district,  may file with the board of directors of the district a petition in writing requesting that such lands be included in the district. B. The petition shall describe the parcels of land proposed to be included. The filing of the petition shall be deemed consent of the petitioners to the inclusion in the district of the lands owned by them,  and the petition shall be acknowledged by one or more of the signers thereof. If state lands are embraced in the petition the state land commissioner may sign on behalf of the state,  and no state lands shall be included in a district nor be subject to irrigation district laws unless the petition is filed by the state land commissioner,  and in no event shall state lands become encumbered for any debt,  obligation or liability of any irrigation district. C. The secretary of the board shall cause notice of filing of the petitions to be given by publishing the notice once each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county in which the office of the district is located. The notice shall state that a petition for inclusion of lands adjacent to the boundaries of the irrigation district has been filed,  and shall give the names of the petitioners,  a description of the lands included in the petition and the request of the petitioners,  and shall notify all persons interested to appear at the office of the board at a time named in the notice and show cause why the petition should not be granted. The time specified in the notice for showing cause shall be the next regular meeting of the board after expiration of the period for publication of notice. D. The petitioner or petitioners shall,  if required by the board of directors,  advance to the secretary sufficient money to pay the estimated cost of the publication of such notice before the secretary shall be required to give such notice.