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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-135 - Change of residence from one address to another

16-135.
Change of residence from one address to another
A. An elector who is correcting the residence address shown on the elector's voter registration record shall reregister with the new residence address or correct the voter registration record as prescribed by this section.
B. An elector who moves from the address at which the elector is registered to another address within the same county and who fails to notify the county recorder of the change of address before the date of an election shall be allowed to correct the voter registration records at the appropriate polling place for the voter's new address. The voter shall present a form of identification that includes the voter's given name and surname and the voter's complete residence address that is located within the precinct for the voter's new residence address. The voter shall affirm in writing the new residence address and shall be allowed to vote a provisional ballot.
C. When an elector completes voting a provisional ballot,  the election official shall place the ballot in an envelope for provisional ballots and shall deposit the envelope in the ballot box designated for provisional ballots.
D. Within ten calendar days after a general election that includes an election for a federal office and within five business days after any other election,  a provisional ballot shall be compared to the signature roster for the precinct in which the voter was listed and if the voter's signature does not appear on the signature roster for that election and if there is no record of that voter having voted early for that election,  the provisional ballot shall be processed. If the signature roster or early ballot information indicates that the person did vote in that election,  the provisional ballot for that person shall remain unopened and shall not be counted.
E. An elector may also correct the residence address on the elector's voter registration record by requesting the address change on a written request for an early ballot that is submitted pursuant to section 16-542 and that contains all of the following:
1. A request to change the voter registration record.
2. The elector's new residence address.
3. An affirmation that the information is true and correct.
4. The elector's signature.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-137 - Change of name

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-138 - Voter registration database; federal only voters; analysis; annual report; investigation

16-138.
Voter registration database;  federal only voters;  analysis;  annual report;  investigation
(L21,  Ch. 405,  sec. 4)
A. The secretary of state shall provide access to the statewide voter registration database to a person or entity that is designated by the legislature and to the election integrity unit of the attorney general's office for the purposes of determining whether the secretary of state's voter registration list maintenance procedures comply with federal law with respect to voters who are registered as voters eligible to vote only for federal offices.
B. The person or entity that is designated by the legislature must be qualified in more than one state to analyze a state's voter registration rolls for compliance with federal law regarding voter registration list maintenance procedures. After completing its analysis,  the person or entity shall report its findings to the president of the senate,  the speaker of the house of representatives,  the attorney general and the secretary of state. If the analysis determines that there are persons registered to vote who are not eligible to register to vote,  the secretary of state shall notify the appropriate county recorder and the county recorder shall remove those persons from the voter registration rolls.
C. Each county recorder shall submit an annual report to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate that contains the following regarding voters who are eligible to vote only for federal offices:
1. A description of the county recorder's procedures regarding registering those voters who are eligible to vote only for federal offices.
2. The number of voters in that county who are eligible to vote only for federal offices.
3. The number of those voters whose citizenship has been otherwise subsequently verified and whose status has changed to voters who are eligible to vote a full ballot.
4. A comprehensive description of the obstacles to obtaining voter registrants' documentary proof of citizenship that complies with this state's voter registration requirements and to changing their status to voters who are eligible to vote a full ballot.
5. The number of those voters who have been subsequently determined to be ineligible to vote in this state and who have been removed from the voter registration rolls.
D. The attorney general and the county attorney shall investigate and prosecute,  as appropriate,  any person who is ineligible to register to vote and who knowingly registers to vote.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-141 - Armed forces recruiting offices; voter registration assistance

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-142 - Secretary of state; national voter registration act; uniformed and overseas citizens; voter fraud hotline

16-142.
Secretary of state;  national voter registration act;  uniformed and overseas citizens;  voter fraud hotline
A. The secretary of state or the secretary's designee is:
1. The chief state election officer who is responsible for coordination of state responsibilities under the national voter registration act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31;  107 Stat. 77;  42 United States Code section 394) and under the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act (42 United States Code section 1973).
2. Responsible for providing information on registration and absentee or early ballot procedures to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters who wish to register to vote or vote in any jurisdiction in this state.
B. Not later than ninety days after the date of each regularly scheduled general election at which an election is held for federal office,  the secretary of state shall submit a report to the election assistance commission established pursuant to the help America vote act of 2002 (P.L. 107-252) that includes information on the number of ballots transmitted to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters and the number of ballots returned and cast in the election. The secretary of state shall prepare the report in cooperation and in conjunction with the county recorders and county officers in charge of elections. The report shall be made available to the public.
C. The secretary of state shall provide for a toll free telephone number for the use of the public to report incidents of voter fraud. To the extent permitted by federal law,  the secretary of state may use monies received from the United States government pursuant to the help America vote act of 2002 (P.L. 107-252) to establish,  staff and maintain the toll free telephone number and may also use those monies to defray the costs of any investigations arising from any reports received on the toll free telephone number.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-143 - Federal only voters; attorney general; investigation; report

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-144 - Same day voter registration prohibited; violation; classification

16-144.
Same day voter registration prohibited;  violation;  classification
A. Except for a person who properly registers to vote as prescribed by section 16-103 or 16-543.02,  an agency,  department or division of this state or any person acting on its behalf and any political subdivision of this state or any person acting on its behalf may not register a person to vote on an election day and deem that person eligible to vote in that election.
B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 6 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-145 - Automatic voter registration prohibited

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-151 - Forms for registration supplied by county recorder and secretary of state

16-151.
Forms for registration supplied by county recorder and secretary of state
A. Blank state voter registration forms for registration of electors shall be supplied by the county recorder.
B. The secretary of state shall make available for distribution through governmental and private entities the voter registration forms that are prescribed by the election assistance commission.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-161 - Official record of registration; federal form; reporting

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-163 - Assignment of registrations to general county register; exception; notification to elector; electronic storage of registration forms

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 no 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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-164 - Change of registration on new registration form effecting change of precinct, party, address or name

16-164.
Change of registration on new registration form effecting change of precinct,  party,  address or name
A. On receipt of a new registration form that effects a change of precinct,  political party,  address or name,  the county recorder shall indicate electronically in the county voter registration database that the registration has been canceled and the date and reason for cancellation. The county recorder may modify the record of registration to reflect any changes of address,  name or party on receipt of a registration form reflecting such changes.
B. All records of cancelled registration shall be arranged and retained electronically in the voter registration database in like manner as voter registrations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-168.01 - County contributions to the voter registration system fund; exemption

16-168.01.
County contributions to the voter registration system fund;  exemption
The county contributions to the voter registration system fund is established consisting of monies transferred from counties to the secretary of state pursuant to an agreement between a county and the secretary of state relating to developing and administering the statewide database of voter registration information required by section 16-168. The secretary of state shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated to the secretary of state to develop and administer the statewide database of voter registration information.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-169 - Disposition and use of precinct registers; signature roster; form

16-169.
Disposition and use of precinct registers;  signature roster;  form
A. Upon completion of the precinct registers,  the county recorder shall certify to their completeness and correctness and shall transmit them to the election boards. A copy shall be retained by the county recorder in either print or electronic media for verification purposes on election day,  and then that copy shall be delivered by the recorder to the early election boards. The board of election shall use the original of the precinct register,  which shall be known as the " signature roster" ,  for identifying the electors qualified to vote in the precinct and may use the remaining copies to process voters or may place them in a convenient place outside the poll limits for use by the electors.
B. If paper signature rosters are used,  the signature roster shall be bound with suitable covers and shall bear on the outside front cover the title,  " signature roster ____________ precinct,  ________________ county,  Arizona."  On the cover shall appear,  printed or typed,  a certificate to be signed by the inspector substantially as follows:
I,  ,  inspector of the board of election of _______ precinct,  ________ county,  Arizona hereby certify that the foregoing (excepting signatures in red) are true and correct signatures of all electors who voted in precinct on .
(date)
(inspector)
C. If electronic media poll book systems are used for signature rosters,  a separate affidavit shall be supplied for the inspector's signature that is in substantially the same format as prescribed in subsection B of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-170 - Transmittal of signature roster to county recorder; comparison of names by recorder

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-171 - Preservation of signature rosters as permanent records

16-171.
Preservation of signature rosters as permanent records
The signature roster of a precinct register shall be retained permanently,  and transfer shall be pursuant to sections 41-151.15 and 41-151.19. Signature rosters may be retained pursuant to this section in an electronic format.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-172 - Use of county registration rolls by political subdivisions

16-172.
Use of county registration rolls by political subdivisions
A. Any political subdivision of this state conducting an election pursuant to the laws of this state,  which lies within a county,  may use the county registration rolls to conduct such an election. The governing body of such a political subdivision shall negotiate a contract with the county recorder to reimburse the county recorder for his actual expenses in preparing the necessary lists for use in the election. In no case shall the county recorder charge more than the actual additional cost that such preparation entails. Such contracts shall be negotiated at least sixty days in advance of the election.
B. After July 1,  1985 the county recorder of each county shall prepare,  pursuant to the provisions of subsection A,  the necessary lists for use in all city and town elections. The county recorder shall prepare such lists by city ward where applicable.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-173 - County recorder to file data processing system or program

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-182 - False registration; classification; cancellation of registration

16-182.
False registration;  classification;  cancellation of registration
A. A person who knowingly causes,  procures or allows himself to be registered as an elector of any county,  city,  town,  district or precinct,  knowing that he is not entitled to such registration,  or a person who knowingly causes or procures another person to be registered as an elector of any county,  city,  town,  district or precinct,  knowing that such other person is not entitled to such registration,  or an officer who knowingly enters the name of any person not entitled to registration upon the register or roll of electors,  is guilty of a class 6 felony.
B. If on the trial of a person charged with an offense under this section,  it appears that the accused is registered as an elector of any county,  city,  town or precinct,  without being qualified for such registration,  the court shall order his registration canceled.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-183 - Violations; classification

16-183.
Violations;  classification
A county recorder,  justice of the peace or other person who is authorized to accept registration forms and who knowingly disregards any provision of this chapter,  or a person who knowingly registers more than once,  or registers under any name other than his true name,  or attempts to vote by personating another who is registered,  or knowingly registers in a precinct where he is not a resident at the time of the registration is guilty of a class 6 felony unless another classification is specifically prescribed in this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-184 - Additional violations; classification

16-184.
Additional violations;  classification
A. Any person who knowingly swears falsely to an affidavit required under the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a class 5 felony unless another classification is specifically prescribed in this chapter.
B. An officer of an election who knowingly fails or refuses to perform any duty required of him under this chapter is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor unless another classification is specifically prescribed in this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-191 - Applicability

16-191.
Applicability
A. Except as provided by subsection B and except where different election procedures or provisions are set forth by statute,  the provisions of this title apply to all elections in this state.
B. The provisions of this title apply to all elections held pursuant to title 48,  chapters 5,  6,  8,  10 and 13 through 16,  notwithstanding any conflicting election procedures or provisions in such chapters.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-193 - Active registered voters; applicability

16-193.
Active registered voters;  applicability
The terms " registered voters" ,  " persons who are registered to vote" ,  " registered electors"  and " voters registered"  as used in the following sections include only active registered voters for purposes of the following:
1. Calculating petition signature requirements pursuant to sections 11-133,  16-322,  16-341,  45-415,  45-433,  48-4433 and 48-4832.
2. Mailing and distributing election-related notices,  pamphlets or ballots pursuant to sections 11-137,  15-905.01,  16-245,  16-412,  16-461,  16-510,  19-123,  19-141,  35-454,  41-563.02,  42-6109.01,  42-17057,  42-17107,  48-620,  48-4021,  48-4236,  48-5314,  48-6432 and 48-6433.
3. Furnishing ballots pursuant to sections 16-508 and 48-685.
4. Determining qualification for political parties' continued representation on the ballot pursuant to sections 16-244 and 16-804.
5. Choosing political party officers pursuant to sections 16-821 and 16-823.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-202 - Notice of offices for which candidates are to be nominated at primary

16-202.
Notice of offices for which candidates are to be nominated at primary
At least one hundred twenty days before the date of a regular primary election,  the secretary of state shall prepare and transmit to the board of supervisors of each county a notice in writing designating the state and federal offices for which candidates are to be nominated at the primary election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-204.02 - Implementation of consolidated elections; term of office; alternative expenditure limitation

16-204.02.
Implementation of consolidated elections;  term of office;  alternative expenditure limitation
A. Notwithstanding any other law,  in order to comply with the consolidation of election dates if required under section 16-204.01 or by voluntary action of the political subdivision,  the terms of office for elected officials of the political subdivision shall be lengthened at the time of consolidation to align with the consolidated election dates.
B. For any political subdivision whose alternative expenditure limitation is scheduled to expire at any time after the year in which the political subdivision is required to comply with the election consolidation requirements of section 16-204.01,  subsection B,  or voluntarily consolidates its elections,  the political subdivision's existing voter-approved alternative expenditure limitation shall continue as established before its expiration and the penalties prescribed by section 41-1279.07 do not apply if the political subdivision seeks voter approval of an alternative expenditure limitation at the next eligible regular election following consolidation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-205 - Election dates; notice; administration

16-205.
Election dates;  notice;  administration
A. At least two hundred ten days before each consolidated election date prescribed by section 16-204,  each county board of supervisors shall give notice in writing regarding the consolidated election program to each school district,  community college district,  city,  town and special taxing district organized pursuant to title 48,  chapters 5,  6,  8,  10,  13,  14,  15 and 16 in that county. The notice shall state the date of the election.
B. The board of supervisors may hold elections only on the dates prescribed by section 16-204.
C. The secretary of state shall coordinate the consolidated elections with the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors may enter into an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to title 11,  chapter 7,  article 3 with each political subdivision that participates in a consolidated election in that county in order to administer those elections. After consultation with the political subdivisions that are participating in a consolidated election,  the officer in charge of elections shall administer the appointment of election boards.
D. Within ninety days after a consolidated election conducted pursuant to this section,  the board of supervisors shall prepare a report that provides an itemized account of all costs incurred by the county in administering the election,  including an itemized account of all charges made to each political subdivision that participated in that election. Political subdivisions that participated in an election conducted pursuant to this section may request and receive a copy of this report from the board.
E. The board of supervisors shall require the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections to calculate voter turnout for candidate races as prescribed by section 16-204.01,  shall determine whether section 16-204.01 requires a political subdivision to consolidate its election dates and shall announce its determination and the implementation date for consolidation at a public meeting held not more than ninety days after issuance of the official county canvass for an election. After the implementation date,  the board of supervisors may not call,  authorize the call for or authorize the county to administer an election for that political subdivision except as prescribed by section 16-204.01.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-206 - Election day

16-206.
Election day
A. The biennial primary election day on the first Tuesday in August in the year the general election is held and the biennial general election day on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year are not legal holidays.
B. Every public officer or employee is entitled to absence from service or employment for the purpose of voting pursuant to section 16-402 on the biennial primary and general election days.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-211 - General election

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-212 - Election of presidential electors; electoral college votes; vacancy; replacement

16-212.
Election of presidential electors;  electoral college votes;  vacancy;  replacement
A. On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November,  1956,  and quadrennially thereafter,  there shall be elected a number of presidential electors equal to the number of United States senators and representatives in Congress from this state.
B. After the secretary of state issues the statewide canvass containing the results of a presidential election,  the presidential electors of this state shall cast their electoral college votes for the candidate for president and the candidate for vice president who jointly received the highest number of votes in this state as prescribed in the canvass.
C. A presidential elector who knowingly refuses to cast that elector's electoral college vote as prescribed in subsection B of this section is no longer eligible to hold the office of presidential elector and that office is deemed and declared vacant by operation of law. The chairperson of the state committee of the political party represented by that elector shall appoint a person who is otherwise qualified to be a presidential elector. The replacement presidential elector shall cast the elector's electoral college vote as prescribed by this section. Notwithstanding section 16-344 and any other statute,  the nomination paper and affidavit of qualification of the replacement presidential elector may be completed and filed with the secretary of state as soon as is practicable after the presidential elector's appointment.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-214 - Issuance of proclamation for general election by governor; publication by clerks of boards of supervisors

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-223 - Issuance of proclamation for special election by governor; publication by clerks of boards of supervisors

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-224 - Proclamation by governor; time for electing delegates to convention for ratification of amendment to the Constitution of the United States

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-225 - Special district election dates

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-226 - Nonpartisan elections; local elections; time of calling; definition

16-226.
Nonpartisan elections;  local elections;  time of calling;  definition
A. Nonpartisan elections and elections held by a school district,  a city or a town that are not held concurrently with a general election shall be called not later than one hundred eighty days before the date of holding the election. This subsection does not apply to an election called pursuant to section 19-209 or 35-453.
B. For the purposes of this article,  " nonpartisan"  means an election that is held by a special district established pursuant to title 48 and that is not held concurrently with the general election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-227 - Publication or posting of call of election for nonpartisan elections

16-227.
Publication or posting of call of election for nonpartisan elections
A. The governing body shall publish a call of election at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the election district in which a nonpartisan election is being held not less than one week apart during the six calendar weeks preceding one hundred fifty days before the election. If there is not a newspaper of general circulation in the election district,  the governing body shall post the notice of election on the governing body's public website and at other locations at which the governing body customarily posts public notice of the governing body's public meetings. The call of election shall contain:
1. The purpose of the election.
2. The date of holding the election.
3. The last date and place for filing nomination petitions,  if applicable.
4. The last date to register to vote in the election.
5. The name of the election district conducting the election.
6. The proposed boundaries of the election district,  if for establishment or annexation.
7. If the election is a special district mail ballot election as described in chapter 4,  article 8.1 of this title,  the date the mail ballots will be mailed to qualified electors of the district.
B. In lieu of publishing the call described in subsection A of this section,  the governing body may mail a call of election to each household in the district containing a qualified elector. The call shall contain the same information described in subsection A of this section and be mailed not later than one hundred fifty days before the election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-228 - Notice of election for nonpartisan elections

16-228.
Notice of election for nonpartisan elections
A. The governing body shall publish a notice of election at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the election district in which a nonpartisan election is being held not less than one week apart during the six calendar weeks preceding twenty days before the election. If there is not a newspaper of general circulation in the election district,  the governing body shall post the call of election on the governing body's public website and at other locations at which the governing body customarily posts public notice of the governing body's public meetings. This notice shall contain at least:
1. The date of the election.
2. The location of the polls.
3. The hours the polls will be open.
4. The purpose of the election.
5. The election district conducting the election.
B. In lieu of publishing the notice described in subsection A of this section,  the governing body may,  and for a nonresident qualified elector of any special district shall,  mail a notice of election to each household containing a qualified elector of the district. The notice shall contain the same information described in subsection A,  paragraphs 1,  4 and 5 of this section and the polling place for that household's qualified electors and the times it is open. Mailings may be made over a period of days but shall be mailed in order to be delivered to households before the earliest date of mailing to registered voters of any requested early ballots for that election.
C. In mail ballot elections,  the governing body shall publish a notice of election at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the special district in which the election is being held once a week during each of the two weeks immediately preceding the thirty days before the election. This notice shall contain at least:
1. The date of the election.
2. The date ballots will be mailed.
3. The deadline and location for return of the ballots.
4. The method for obtaining a replacement if a ballot is destroyed,  lost,  spoiled or not received.
5. A statement that no polling place will be provided.
6. The name of the district that is conducting the election.
7. The qualifications of electors.
D. In lieu of publishing the notice described in subsection C of this section,  the governing body may,  and for a nonresident qualified elector of any special district shall,  mail a notice of election to each household containing a qualified elector of the district. The notice shall contain the same information described in subsection C of this section and shall be mailed not later than forty-five days before the election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-230 - Vacancy in certain state or county offices; election

16-230.
Vacancy in certain state or county offices;  election
A. Notwithstanding any other statute and except as prescribed by subsection C of this section,  for state and county offices that provide for a four-year term of office,  the following applies if there is a vacancy in office due to death,  disability,  resignation or any other cause:
1. If a state office becomes vacant,  the governor shall appoint a person of the same political party as the person vacating the office to fill the portion of the term until the next regular general election. If the person vacating the office changed political party affiliations after taking office,  the person who is appointed to fill the vacancy shall be of the same political party that the vacating officeholder was when the vacating officeholder was elected or appointed to that office. If the vacancy occurs within the first two years of the term,  and before the date on which a nomination paper is required to be filed as prescribed by section 16-311,  a primary election shall be held as otherwise provided by law to determine candidates to fill the unexpired term. At the next regular general election,  the person elected shall fill the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacant office.
2. If a county office becomes vacant,  the board of supervisors shall appoint a person of the same political party as the person vacating the office to fill the portion of the term until the next regular general election. If the person vacating the office changed political party affiliations after taking office,  the person who is appointed to fill the vacancy shall be of the same political party that the vacating officeholder was when the vacating officeholder was elected or appointed to that office. If the vacancy occurs within the first two years of the term,  and before the date on which a nomination paper is required to be filed as prescribed by section 16-311,  a primary election shall be held as otherwise provided by law to determine candidates to fill the unexpired term. At the next regular general election,  the person elected shall fill the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacant office.
B. A person who is elected to fill the remainder of an unexpired term of a vacant office pursuant to subsection A of this section may take the oath of office and begin the remainder of the term of office at any time within ninety days after the canvass of the election. A person who is appointed pursuant to subsection A of this section shall remain in office until the person elected pursuant to this subsection takes the oath of office.
C. This section does not apply to the office of governor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-241 - Presidential preference election; conduct of election

16-241.
Presidential preference election;  conduct of election
A. A presidential preference election shall be held on the Tuesday immediately following March 15 of each year in which the President of the United States is elected to give qualified electors the opportunity to express their preference for the presidential candidate of the political party indicated as their preference by the record of their registration. No other election may appear on the same ballot as the presidential preference election.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section,  the governor may issue a proclamation that the presidential preference election is to be held on a date later than the date prescribed in subsection A of this section. The proclamation shall be issued no later than one hundred eighty days before the date of the election as set forth in the proclamation. The governor shall transmit a copy of the election proclamation to the clerks of the county boards of supervisors.
C. Except as otherwise provided in this article,  the presidential preference election shall be conducted and canvassed in the same manner as prescribed in this title for the primary election held pursuant to section 16-201. All provisions of other laws that govern elections and that are not in conflict with this article apply to a presidential preference election,  including laws relating to registration and qualifications of electors.
D. Unless otherwise specifically prescribed by this article,  the powers and duties conferred by law on boards of supervisors,  officers in charge of elections,  county recorders,  precinct boards and central counting boards in connection with a primary election are conferred on those persons for purposes of a presidential preference election and shall be exercised by them for a presidential preference election.
E. Every act that is an offense pursuant to the election laws of this state is an offense for purposes of a presidential preference election,  and a person is subject to the penalties prescribed by those laws.