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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-242 - Qualifications for ballot; nomination paper

16-242.
Qualifications for ballot;  nomination paper
A. A person seeking nomination as a candidate for the office of president of the United States shall sign and cause to be filed with the secretary of state a nomination paper that contains the following information:
1. The name,  residence address and mailing address of the candidate.
2. The name of the recognized political party from which the person seeks nomination.
3. The name and address of the chairman of the candidate's state committee.
4. The exact manner for printing the candidate's name on the presidential preference ballot pursuant to section 16-311.
B. The nomination paper shall be filed not less than one hundred days nor more than one hundred thirty days before the presidential preference election and not later than 5:00 p.m. on the last day for filing. If the last day for filing falls on a Saturday,  Sunday or legal holiday,  the nomination paper shall be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. on the next business day.
C. A candidate for the office of president of the United States shall file with the secretary of state nomination petitions signed by at least five hundred qualified electors who are qualified to vote for the candidate whose nomination petition they are signing for that election or,  for recognized parties with fewer than fifty thousand registered voters,  nomination petitions signed by at least five hundred qualified electors of any political party affiliation who,  at the time they sign,  are registered voters. The nomination petitions shall be filed within the time period prescribed by subsection B of this section.
D. Nomination petitions shall conform to the requirements of section 16-314.
E. In lieu of the petition requirements of this section,  a candidate may qualify to appear on the presidential preference election ballot of the candidate's political party by filing with the secretary of state during the time period prescribed by subsection B of this section a notice of candidacy signed by the candidate and evidence that by the filing deadline the candidate's name is qualified to appear on the presidential preference election ballot of the candidate's political party in at least two other states.
F. Within seventy-two hours after the close of filing the secretary of state shall certify to the officer in charge of elections the names of the candidates who are qualified for the presidential preference election ballot.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-243 - National convention delegates; vote for candidates

16-243.
National convention delegates;  vote for candidates
A. The selection of delegates to the political party national conventions shall be as provided in the bylaws of each state party.
B. At the political party national convention,  each delegate to the national convention shall vote for the party's presidential nominee candidate who received the greatest number of votes in the presidential preference election until the candidate is nominated for the office of President of the United States by the convention,  until the candidate releases the delegate from the delegate's obligation,  until a candidate withdraws from the race or until one convention nominating ballot has been taken. After a candidate is nominated,  withdraws from the race,  delegates are released or one ballot is taken,  each delegate is free to vote as the delegate chooses,  and no rule may be adopted by a delegation requiring the delegation to vote as a body or causing the vote of any delegate to go uncounted or unreported.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-244 - Representation on ballot

16-244.
Representation on ballot
A. To be eligible to participate in the presidential preference election,  a political party shall be either of the following:
1. A political party that is entitled to continued representation on the state ballot pursuant to section 16-804.
2. A new political party that has become eligible for recognition and that will be represented by an official party ballot pursuant to section 16-801. A petition for recognition of a new political party shall be filed with the secretary of state not less than one hundred fifty nor more than one hundred eighty days before the presidential preference election,  and in the same manner as prescribed in section 16-801. The petition shall be processed and verified as prescribed in section 16-803. A political party that is eligible for the presidential preference election ballot shall be represented on the subsequent primary and general election ballots in the year of the presidential election.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 16-804,  subsection A,  the secretary of state shall determine the political parties entitled to continued representation on the state ballot pursuant to section 16-804,  subsection B if,  on October 1 of the year immediately preceding the presidential preference election,  that party has registered voters equal to at least two-thirds of one per cent of the total number of registered voters in this state. Each county recorder shall furnish the secretary of state with the number of registered voters as prescribed by section 16-168,  subsection G,  paragraph 2,  subdivision (d).
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-245 - Form and content of ballot

16-245.
Form and content of ballot
A. Ballots and ballot labels for the presidential preference election shall be printed on different colored paper or white paper with a different colored stripe for each party represented on the presidential preference election ballot. Only one party may be represented on each ballot. At the top shall be printed " official ballot of the ______________ party,  presidential preference election (date),  county of _______,  state of Arizona" .
B. The order of the names of certified candidates on the ballot shall be determined by lots drawn at a public meeting called by the secretary of state for that purpose. Rotation of candidate names is prohibited. The certified candidates shall be listed under the title " _______________ party candidates for President of the United States" . Immediately below shall be printed " vote for not more than one" . The ballot may also contain printed instructions to voters as prescribed for other elections.
C. The officer in charge of elections shall provide a sample ballot proof to the state committee chairman of each qualified candidate's state committee no later than five days after receipt of the certification from the secretary of state.
D. The officer in charge of elections shall mail one sample ballot of each party represented on the presidential preference election ballot to each household that contains a registered voter of that political party unless that registered voter is on the active early voting list established pursuant to section 16-544. The return address on the sample ballot mailer shall not contain the name of any elected or appointed official,  and the name of an appointed or elected official shall not be used to indicate who produced the sample ballot.
E. The mailing face of each sample ballot shall be imprinted with the great seal of the state of Arizona with the words " official voting materials presidential preference election" . The polling place for that household may also be designated on the mailing face of the sample ballot.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-248 - Designation of polling places

16-248.
Designation of polling places
A. Not less than twenty days before a presidential preference election,  the board of supervisors shall designate a reasonable and adequate number of polling places where the election shall be held.
B. The number of polling places for the presidential preference election is to be determined according to the number of active registered voters as of January 1 of the year of the presidential preference election.
C. Each county with two hundred thousand or more active registered voters shall determine the number of polling places for the presidential preference election by using no more than one-half of the number of precincts as of January 1 of the year of the presidential preference election.
D. Each county with less than two hundred thousand active registered voters but ten thousand or more active registered voters shall determine the number of polling places for the presidential preference election by using no more than one polling place for every two thousand active registered voters as of January 1 of the year of the presidential preference primary.
E. Each county with less than ten thousand active registered voters shall determine the number of polling places for the presidential preference election by using no more than one polling place for every one thousand active registered voters as of January 1 of the year of the presidential preference election.
F. If it is determined by the secretary of state that compliance with state and federal regulations would be jeopardized,  the secretary of state has the authority to release a county from the number of polling places prescribed by this section.
G. This section does not apply to land located on an Indian reservation.
H. In precincts that contain fewer than three hundred active registered voters,  the officer in charge of elections may conduct a presidential preference election by mail.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-249 - Certification of election to parties; automatic recount inapplicable; tabulation

16-249.
Certification of election to parties;  automatic recount inapplicable;  tabulation
A. The secretary of state shall certify the election results to the state party committee chairmen of the parties that have candidates on the presidential preference ballot on or before the second Monday following the election.
B. Section 16-661,  relating to automatic recount,  does not apply to an election held pursuant to this article.
C. The presidential preference election shall be tabulated by congressional districts.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-250 - Expenses of election

16-250.
Expenses of election
A. The secretary of state in consultation with the county recorders and the county officers in charge of elections shall include in the budget request for the department of state sufficient monies from the state general fund to conduct the presidential preference election prescribed by this article.
B. Reimbursement of charges incurred by the counties for the presidential preference election shall be made in the amount of $1.25 for each active registered voter in the county on January 2 of the year of the presidential preference election as evidenced by a proper claim submitted to the secretary of state. If the secretary of state determines that reimbursement at the rate prescribed by this subsection would jeopardize the ability of a county to comply with federal and state laws and regulations,  the secretary of state may release the county from that rate of reimbursement.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-301 - Nomination of candidates for printing on official ballot of general or special election

16-301.
Nomination of candidates for printing on official ballot of general or special election
A. At a primary election,  each political party entitled and intending to make nominations for the ensuing general or special election,  if it desires to have the names of its candidates printed on the official ballot at that general or special election,  shall nominate its candidates for all elective,  senatorial,  congressional,  state,  judicial,  county and precinct offices to be filled at such election except as provided in section 16-344.
B. Not later than sixty days before the date of the general election,  a candidate for governor shall submit to the secretary of state the name of the person who will be the joint candidate for lieutenant governor with that gubernatorial candidate and whose name will appear on the general election ballot jointly with the candidate for governor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-313 - Filing of nomination paper and petitions for special primary election

16-313.
Filing of nomination paper and petitions for special primary election
In a special primary election called by proclamation,  nominating papers may be filed not less than sixty days before the date fixed by the proclamation for the special primary election. Nomination petitions shall be filed no later than sixty days before the special primary election and signed by qualified electors as provided in section 16-322.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-315 - Form of petitions; registration of circulators

16-315.
Form of petitions;  registration of circulators
A. The nomination petitions shall be in substantially the following form:
1. Petitions shall be on paper eleven inches wide and eight and one-half inches long.
2. Petitions shall be headed by a caption stating the purpose of the petition,  followed by the body of the petition stating the intent of the petitioners.
3. There shall be ten lines spaced one-half of an inch apart and consecutively numbered one through ten.
4. The signature portion of the petition shall be divided into columns headed by the following titles:
(a) Signature.
(b) Printed name.
(c) Actual residence address,  description of place of residence or Arizona post office box address,  city or town.
(d) Date of signing.
5. A photograph of the candidate may appear on the nomination petition.
B. The following shall appear on the petition:
Instructions for Circulators
1. All petitions shall be signed by circulator.
2. Circulator is not required to be a resident of this state but otherwise must be qualified to register to vote in this state and,  if not a resident of this state,  shall register as a circulator with the secretary of state.
3. Circulator's name shall be typed or printed under the circulator's signature.
4. Circulator's actual residence address or,  if no street address,  a description of residence location shall be included on the petition.
C. The secretary of state shall prepare sample nomination petition forms and distribute the forms to all election officers.
D. Circulators who are not residents of this state must be registered as circulators with the secretary of state before circulating petitions. The secretary of state shall provide for a method of receiving service of process for those petition circulators who register pursuant to this subsection. The secretary of state shall establish in the instructions and procedures manual issued pursuant to section 16-452 a procedure for registering circulators and receiving service of process.
E. The secretary of state may authorize for statewide and legislative offices the creation,  use and submission of petitions prescribed by this section in electronic form if those petitions provide for an appropriate method to verify signatures of petition circulators and signers. The secretary of state may require use of a unique marking system for petition pages,  including a bar code,  a quick response code or another similar marking system.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-316 - Secure online signature collection; candidate petitions; five dollar contributions; statewide and legislative candidates

16-316.
Secure online signature collection;  candidate petitions;  five dollar contributions;  statewide and legislative candidates
(Added with a 1998 Prop. 105 clause pursuant to L14,  Ch. 45)
A. Notwithstanding any other statute in this title,  the secretary of state shall provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition and to sign and submit a citizens clean elections five dollar contribution qualification form for a candidate by way of a secure internet portal. The system shall allow only those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition for a particular candidate to sign the petition and only those qualified electors who are eligible to give a qualifying contribution to that candidate to do so and shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified. A candidate may choose to collect up to an amount equal to the full number of required nomination petition signatures or up to an amount equal to the full number of required contribution qualification forms,  or both,  by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section.
B. This section applies only to candidates for statewide and legislative offices.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-317 - Secure online signature collection; municipal, county and precinct committeeman offices

16-317.
Secure online signature collection;  municipal,  county and precinct committeeman offices
A. Notwithstanding any other statute in this title,  the secretary of state shall provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition for candidates for city or town office,  county office and the office of precinct committeeman by way of a secure internet portal. The system shall allow only those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition for a particular candidate to sign the petition,  shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified and shall provide for the secretary of state to transmit those filings or a facsimile of those filings to the officer in charge of elections for the appropriate office. A candidate may choose to collect up to the minimum number of required nomination petition signatures by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section.
B. This section applies only to candidates for city or town elected office,  county office and the office of precinct committeeman.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-318 - Secure online signature collection; federal offices

16-318.
Secure online signature collection;  federal offices
A. Notwithstanding any other statute in this title,  the secretary of state shall provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition for a candidate for the office of United States senator or representative in Congress by way of a secure internet portal. The system shall allow only those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition for a particular candidate to sign the petition and shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified. A candidate may choose to collect up to the full number of required nomination petition signatures by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section.
B. This section applies only to candidates for the office of United States senator or representative in Congress.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-331 - Election of superior court judges by declared divisions of court

16-331.
Election of superior court judges by declared divisions of court
A. In any election at which two or more judges of the superior court are to be voted for or elected for the same term,  it shall be deemed that there are as many separate offices to be filled as there are judges of the superior court to be elected. Each separate office shall be designated by the distinguishing number of the division of the court occupied on January 1 preceding the primary election by the respective judges whose terms expire after the general election and on or before the first Monday in January next succeeding such election.
B. The designation shall remain the same for all purposes of both the primary and general election and shall be used on all nominating petitions,  nomination papers,  ballots,  certificates of election and election papers referring to the office. After election and the issuance of the certificate of election,  the designating number shall have no further significance.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-332 - Election of justices of supreme court or judges of court of appeals by declared terms

16-332.
Election of justices of supreme court or judges of court of appeals by declared terms
A. In any election at which two or more justices of the supreme court or judges of the court of appeals are to be voted for or elected for the same length of term,  it shall be deemed that there are as many separate offices to be filled as there are judges of the court to be elected. Each office shall be designated by a distinguishing number,  as " term number one expiring the first Monday in January,  19___" . The court or division concerned shall,  on or before April 30 of each election year,  designate the members of the court who hold such terms of office which expire in January next following such election year.
B. The designation shall remain the same for all purposes of both the primary and general election and shall be used on all nominating petitions,  nomination papers,  ballots,  certificates of election and all election papers referring to the office. After election and the issuance of the certificate of election,  the designating number shall have no further significance.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-333 - Preparation and filing of nominating petition for certain judicial offices

16-333.
Preparation and filing of nominating petition for certain judicial offices
Any nominating petition for a candidate for judge of the superior court,  judge of the court of appeals or justice of the supreme court to be voted on at any election shall be prepared and filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Any petition filed by a candidate for any such court which does not comply with the provisions of this chapter shall have no force or effect at any such election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-342 - Special election nominations by delegate convention

16-342.
Special election nominations by delegate convention
Nominations entitling candidates to have their names printed on the official ballot for a special election held for the purpose of filling a vacancy in an office may be made by delegates assembled in convention if,  in the judgment of the secretary of state and the attorney general,  the time is too short in which to hold a primary election,  or the cost of such primary election would be excessive or unnecessarily burdensome.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-344 - Office of presidential elector; appointment by state committee chairman

16-344.
Office of presidential elector;  appointment by state committee chairman
A. The chairman of the state committee of a political party that is qualified for representation on an official party ballot at the primary election and accorded a column on the general election ballot shall appoint candidates for the office of presidential elector equal to the number of United States senators and representatives in Congress from this state and shall file for each candidate with the secretary of state,  not more than ten days after the primary election,  by 5:00 p.m. on the last day for filing:
1. A nomination paper giving the candidate's actual residence address or,  if the person does not have an actual residence address,  a description of place of residence and post office address,  or,  if the person's actual residence address is protected pursuant to section 16-153,  a post office box or private mailbox address,  naming the party of which the candidate desires to become a candidate,  stating his candidacy for the office of presidential elector,  stating the exact manner in which the candidate desires to have his name printed on the official ballot pursuant to section 16-311,  subsection G,  and stating the date of the general election at which he desires to become a candidate.
2. An affidavit including facts sufficient to show that the candidate resides in this state and will be qualified at the time of the election to hold the office of presidential elector.
B. The nomination paper and affidavit of qualification pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be printed in a form prescribed by the secretary of state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-351.01 - Nomination challenges; expenses

16-351.01.
Nomination challenges;  expenses
For any challenge of a candidate's nominating petition for which the county recorder or officer in charge of elections is required to conduct signature verification and to which the county recorder or officer in charge of elections is a party,  the court may award to the county recorder or officer in charge of elections the reasonable expenses incurred in signature verification if the court determines that the challenge was without substantial justification or was primarily or solely for delay or harassment or that the candidate who submitted the petition knowingly or recklessly filed a substantial number of invalid signatures.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-400 - Definition of mark

16-400.
Definition of mark
For the purposes of this chapter,  " mark"  means a character or symbol which is distinguishable and noticeable to a reasonable person but which does not identify or reveal the voter in a primary,  general or special election conducted by this state or any political subdivision of this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-401 - Applicability of general election law to primary elections

16-401.
Applicability of general election law to primary elections
A. A primary election shall be held,  the voters shall vote therein,  the method of voting shall be followed,  the votes shall be counted and canvassed,  the returns shall be made,  all in the same manner as provided for a general election and shall otherwise conform to the laws governing general elections except as otherwise specifically provided. All provisions of other laws governing elections not in conflict and including registrations and qualifications of voters are made applicable to and shall govern primary elections.
B. The powers and duties conferred by law upon boards and clerks of elections,  registration officers,  canvassing boards and other public officials in connection with general elections are conferred upon all such officers of primary elections and,  unless such powers or duties are otherwise specifically conferred,  shall be exercised by them in connection with primary elections.
C. Every act declared to be an offense by the general election law shall be an offense under the primary election law and the offender shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by such general election law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-402 - Absence from employment for purpose of voting; application therefor; violation; classification

16-402.
Absence from employment for purpose of voting;  application therefor;  violation;  classification
A. A person entitled to vote at a primary or general election held within this state may,  on the day of election,  absent himself for the purpose of voting from the service or employment at which he is employed if there are less than three consecutive hours between the opening of the polls and the beginning of his regular workshift or between the end of his regular workshift and the closing of the polls. In such event,  he may absent himself for such length of time at the beginning or end of his workshift that,  when added to the time difference between workshift hours and opening or closing of the polls,  will provide a total of three consecutive hours. He shall not,  because of such absence,  be liable for any penalty,  nor shall any deduction be made therefor from his usual salary or wages. Application shall be made for such absence prior to the day of election,  and the employer may specify the hours during which the employee may absent himself.
B. A person who refuses an employee the right conferred by this section,  or who subjects an employee to a penalty or reduction of wages therefor,  or who directly or indirectly violates the provisions of this section,  is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-403 - City or town elections; duties of officers

16-403.
City or town elections;  duties of officers
In city or town elections,  the duties devolving on the secretary of state in other elections shall devolve on the mayor or similar governing officer,  board or commission,  and the duties prescribed in this chapter devolving on the clerk of the board of supervisors shall devolve on the city or town clerk.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-404 - Preparation of polling place; voting booths; ballot boxes for paper ballots

16-404.
Preparation of polling place;  voting booths;  ballot boxes for paper ballots
Each polling place shall be provided by the board of supervisors with a sufficient number of voting booths on which voters may conveniently mark their ballots screened from the observation of others. Each booth shall be at least three square feet in size. Each booth shall be supplied with such conveniences as will enable the voter to prepare his ballot for voting. The board of supervisors shall also furnish each polling place with ballot boxes,  equipped with locks,  large enough to properly receive and hold the ballots cast.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-407 - Election officers; qualifications; certificates; certification programs; plan; exemption; election training fund

16-407.
Election officers;  qualifications;  certificates;  certification programs;  plan;  exemption;  election training fund
A. Except as provided in subsection E of this section,  a person may not perform the duties or exercise the authority of an election officer or of the clerk of the board of supervisors or the county recorder in performance of election duties in or on behalf of any county unless the person is the holder of an election officer's certificate issued by the secretary of state before January 1 of each general election year.
B. The secretary of state shall provide for the examination of applicants for election officer certificates. The secretary of state may not issue a certificate to a person who has not demonstrated to the satisfaction of the secretary of state that the person is competent to perform the work of an election officer or of the clerk of the board of supervisors or the county recorder in the performance of election duties.
C. The secretary of state shall provide for election officer certification programs of which successful completion by a person attests to the attendance at,  participation in and completion of a course of instruction in the technical,  legal and administrative aspects of conducting elections within this state.
D. On or before December 31 of each year of a general election,  the secretary of state shall submit an election officer education,  training and certification plan to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. The plan shall outline the achievements and problems of the previous two year period and specify the expected education,  training and certification activities of the coming two year period.
E. Subsection A of this section does not apply to elected officials,  clerical and secretarial personnel,  counting center personnel and precinct election board members and election officials in cities or towns.
F. For city and town employees who work on elections,  the city or town may train its own employees if the city or town training program is approved by the secretary of state or,  if the city or town chooses to enroll the city or town employees in the certification program prescribed by this section,  the city or town shall reimburse the secretary of state for the costs of conducting the training. An election training fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to this subsection. The secretary of state shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and the secretary of state shall use monies in the fund to pay the costs of training officials from cities and towns pursuant to this subsection.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-407.01 - Election administration; private monies prohibited

16-407.01.
Election administration;  private monies prohibited
Notwithstanding any other law,  this state and a city,  town,  county,  school district or other public body that conducts or administers elections may not receive or expend private monies for preparing for,  administering or conducting an election,  including registering voters.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-407.02 - Elections training classes; statement; water; registration form

16-407.02.
Elections training classes;  statement;  water;  registration form
Notwithstanding any other law,  rule or regulation,  from and after January 1,  2011 the secretary of state's office may provide bottled water at any election training class if the election training class registration form clearly states that a portion of the registration fee will be used for hydration.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-407.03 - Election deadlines; filings; violation; classification

16-407.03.
Election deadlines;  filings;  violation;  classification
Except when prescribed by a court of competent jurisdiction,  no officer or agent of this state,  a political subdivision of this state or any other governmental entity in this state may modify or agree to modify any deadline,  filing date,  submittal date or other election-related date that is provided for in statute. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 6 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-408 - Cost of special district elections; bond

16-408.
Cost of special district elections;  bond
A. The cost of all special district elections provided in this title,  including the preparation of ballots and signature comparison,  shall be charged against the funds of the special district pursuant to law.
B. At the time of filing a petition for the formation of a special district,  or at any time thereafter but before publication of the call of election,  a bond shall be filed by the petitioners,  with security approved by the board of supervisors,  sufficient to pay the expenses connected with the proceedings in case the election to form the district fails.
C. If at any time during the proceedings the board determines the bond to be insufficient,  it may order the filing of an additional bond within a fixed time.
D. The governing body of any election district authorized to conduct an election may contract with the board of supervisors and county recorder for election services. The contracted cost of such special elections shall be a charge against the election district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-409 - Certain cities, towns and school districts; mail ballot elections; report

16-409.
Certain cities,  towns and school districts;  mail ballot elections;  report
A. Notwithstanding section 16-558,  a city,  town or school district may conduct a mail ballot election. A mail ballot election shall be conducted as otherwise prescribed by article 8.1 of this chapter.
B. Cities,  towns or school districts that conduct mail ballot elections pursuant to subsection A of this section shall report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives by January 1 of each year immediately following a mail ballot election. The report shall include the following:
1. Changes in voter turnout.
2. Relative costs of mail ballot elections compared to traditional elections.
3. Suggestions for improvements or refinements in the mail ballot program.
4. Frequency and severity of mail ballot irregularities.
5. Voter satisfaction with the election process.
6. Number of nondeliverable ballots.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-410 - Cancellation of certain elections; appointment to office; filling vacancies

16-410.
Cancellation of certain elections;  appointment to office;  filling vacancies
A. Notwithstanding any other law,  in any election that is to be held pursuant to title 15 or 48 or section 16-822,  if the total of the number of persons who file a nomination petition for a candidate and the number of persons who file a nomination paper for a write-in candidate as prescribed by chapter 3,  articles 2 and 3 of this title is less than or equal to the number of positions to be filled at the election for which the nomination petition or nomination paper is filed,  the county board of supervisors may cancel the election no earlier than one hundred five days before the election and appoint the person or persons who filed the nomination petition or nomination paper to fill the position for the term of office for which the candidate was nominated by the qualified electors.
B. A person who is appointed pursuant to subsection A of this section is fully vested with the powers and duties of the office as if elected to that office.
C. If no nomination petitions for a candidate and no nomination papers for a write-in candidate have been filed to fill the position for which the election was being held,  the position is deemed vacant and shall be filled in accordance with laws governing the filling of those vacancies.
D. Canceled elections shall not appear on any ballot,  but if a withdrawal or disqualification of one or more candidates results in the cancellation of an election after the ballots have been printed,  the results of any vote for that office shall not be canvassed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-412 - Effective date of new precincts

16-412.
Effective date of new precincts
A. After establishing precincts as provided in section 16-411,  the board of supervisors of each county shall deliver to the county recorder a complete description of these precincts immediately after adoption.
B. If new precinct boundaries are established as provided in section 16-411,  the county recorder shall transfer all the voters who reside in a new precinct as the result of this adoption by January 2 of the year of the next general election. The county recorder shall mail the notice of the precinct change to each household containing a registered voter,  unless a sample ballot containing the precinct name or number is mailed before the primary election. For the purpose of conducting any election called pursuant to the laws of this state,  precincts adopted on or before October 1 of the year preceding the year of a general election under the provisions of section 16-411 become effective not later than January 2 of the year of the next general election.
C. If redistricting requires adjustment of precinct boundaries after October 1 of the year preceding the year of a general election,  the county recorder shall transfer to the new precinct within sixty days after adoption of the new precinct boundaries all voters who reside in a new precinct as the result of the adjustment of precinct boundaries. The county recorder shall mail the notice of the precinct change to each household containing a registered voter unless a sample ballot containing the precinct name or number is mailed before the primary election. For the purpose of conducting any election called pursuant to the laws of this state,  precincts adopted after October 1 of the year preceding the year of a general election become effective not later than the first date for filing of nomination petitions in the year of the next general election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-413 - Precincts; special district boundaries

16-413.
Precincts;  special district boundaries
A. Except as provided in subsection D of this section,  the governing body of a special district,  except a district organized under title 48,  chapter 17,  shall establish district election precincts that have the same boundaries as county election precincts pursuant to section 16-411 and designate one polling place within each precinct. In those cases where a district boundary bisects a county election precinct,  that portion of the election precinct that is within the district shall be the district election precinct. The governing body may consolidate district election precincts if it deems it necessary and designate one polling place for the election precincts it consolidates.
B. The governing body shall provide the county recorder with a description of the district election precincts no later than sixty days before an election for which signature rosters are to be prepared.
C. In elections to establish special districts,  the board of supervisors shall act as the governing body for purposes of this section.
D. If an election is a mail ballot election,  the governing body shall not designate polling places but shall determine the number and location of sites where ballots may be returned.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-442.01 - Accessible voting technology; recommendations; certification; applicability

16-442.01.
Accessible voting technology;  recommendations;  certification;  applicability
A. On completion of the certification process pursuant to this section and section 16-442,  the secretary of state shall require that voting systems that are used by entities that are governed by section 16-204,  but not including cities and towns with a population of less than twenty thousand persons,  provide persons who are blind or visually impaired with access to voting that is equivalent to that provided to persons who are not blind or visually impaired and shall provide an accessible vote by United States mail option for persons who are blind or have a visual impairment.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. A voting system that provides the voter with the ability to cast and verify by both visual and nonvisual methods all of the selections that were made by that voter is deemed to provide equivalent access.
2. Nonvisual methods for casting and verifying a selection made on a voting system include the use of synthesized speech,  braille and other output methods that do not require sight.
C. The secretary of state shall consult with and obtain recommendations regarding voting systems from nonprofit organizations that represent persons who are blind or visually impaired,  persons with expertise in accessible software,  hardware and other technology,  county and local election officials and other persons deemed appropriate by the secretary of state. After receiving recommendations,  the secretary of state shall submit to the committee established pursuant to section 16-442 one or more voting systems that provide equivalent access pursuant to this section for possible certification for use in this state.
D. Subsection A of this section applies to voting systems that are purchased or upgraded on or after January 1,  2006.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-444 - Definitions; applicability of general laws

16-444.
Definitions;  applicability of general laws
A. In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Ballot"  means a paper ballot on which votes are recorded.
2. " Computer program"  includes all programs and documentation adequate to process the ballots at an equivalent counting center.
3. " Counting center"  means one or more locations selected by the board of supervisors for the automatic counting of ballots.
4. " Electronic voting system"  means a system in which votes are recorded on a paper ballot by means of marking,  and such votes are subsequently counted and tabulated by vote tabulating equipment at one or more counting centers.
5. " E-pollbook"  means an electronic system in which a voter is checked in and through which a voter's signature is recorded to indicate that the voter has voted.
6. " Instructions and procedures manual"  means the manual prepared for use as a guide for the conduct of elections by an approved electronic voting system,  including,  but not limited to,  detailed instructions for the performance of each task relating to the collection of ballots and the counting of votes in a manner that will provide maximum security,  efficiency and accuracy.
7. " Vote tabulating equipment"  includes apparatus necessary to automatically examine and count votes as designated on ballots and tabulate the results.
8. " Voting device"  means an apparatus that the voter uses to record the voter's votes by marking a paper ballot,  which votes are subsequently counted by electronic tabulating equipment.
B. The provisions of all state laws relating to elections not inconsistent with this article apply to all elections where electronic tabulating devices are used. Any provision of law that conflicts with this article does not apply to the elections in which electronic tabulating devices are used.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-445 - Filing of computer election programs with secretary of state

16-445.
Filing of computer election programs with secretary of state
A. For any state,  county,  school district,  special district,  city or town election,  including primary elections,  that uses vote tabulating devices as provided in this article,  there shall be filed with the secretary of state at least seventeen days before the date of the election a copy of each computer program for each election. The secretary of state shall hold all computer program software filed pursuant to this section in escrow for three years. The secretary of state shall securely destroy the software filed pursuant to this section on the expiration of the three-year period.
B. A copy of any subsequent revision of the computer program shall be filed in the same manner within forty-eight hours following the revision.
C. Any tape or disc used in the programming or operation of a vote tabulating device on which votes are counted and any tape used in compiling vote totals shall be kept under lock and seal,  and if there is a retally of votes,  the officer entrusted with the tapes or discs shall submit the officer's affidavit stating that they are the tapes or discs,  or both,  used in the election and have not been altered.
D. All materials submitted to the secretary of state shall be used by the secretary of state or attorney general to preclude fraud or any unlawful act under the laws of this title and title 19 and shall not be disclosed or used for any other purpose.