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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-446 - Specifications of electronic voting system

16-446.
Specifications of electronic voting system
A. An electronic voting system consisting of a voting or marking device in combination with vote tabulating equipment shall provide facilities for voting for candidates at both primary and general elections.
B. An electronic voting system shall:
1. Provide for voting in secrecy when used with voting booths.
2. Permit each elector to vote at any election for any person for any office whether or not nominated as a candidate,  to vote for as many persons for an office as the elector is entitled to vote for and to vote for or against any question on which the elector is entitled to vote,  and the vote tabulating equipment shall reject choices recorded on the elector's ballot if the number of choices exceeds the number that the elector is entitled to vote for the office or on the measure.
3. Prevent the elector from voting for the same person more than once for the same office.
4. Be suitably designed for the purpose used and be of durable construction,  and may be used safely,  efficiently and accurately in the conduct of elections and counting ballots.
5. Be provided with means for sealing the voting or marking device against any further voting after the close of the polls and the last voter has voted.
6. When properly operated,  record correctly and count accurately every vote cast.
7. Provide a durable paper document that visually indicates the voter's selections,  that the voter may use to verify the voter's choices,  that may be spoiled by the voter if it fails to reflect the voter's choices and that permits the voter to cast a new ballot. This paper document shall be used in manual audits and recounts.
8. To the extent practicable,  provide for the ballot layout to be in the same order of arrangement,  including rotation,  as provided for paper ballots,  except that information may be printed in vertical or horizontal rows,  or in a number of separate pages or screens that are placed or displayed on the voting device. The titles of offices may be arranged in vertical columns or in a series of separate pages or screens and shall be printed above or at the side of the names of candidates so as to indicate clearly the candidates for each office and the number to be elected. If there are more candidates for an office than can be printed in one column or on one ballot page or screen,  the ballot shall be clearly marked that the list of candidates is continued on the following column,  page or screen,  and to the extent practicable,  the same number of names shall be printed on each column,  page or screen.
9. Provide for a color designation for use in the primary election for each political party represented.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-447 - Voting devices; inspection; specifications and number of booths

16-447.
Voting devices;  inspection;  specifications and number of booths
A. The board of supervisors shall provide at each polling place at least one device that complies with the help America vote act of 2002 (P.L. 107-252) and that is certified by the secretary of state for use by voters with disabilities.
B. Before any election at which electronic voting devices are used,  the board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections shall have the voting devices prepared for the election and shall mail a notice to the chairmen of the county committees of the different political parties,  stating when and where the voting devices may be inspected before they are sealed and delivered to the polling places.
C. The board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections shall have delivered to each polling place a sufficient number of voting booths and voting or marking devices. The voting booths shall be durably constructed and shall be of sufficient size and so designed as to enable the voter to mark the voter's ballot in secrecy.
D. In any election,  the election officer in charge of the election shall determine the number of voting devices to be used.
E. The board of supervisors shall designate a person to observe the installation and modification of any election management software or computer programming used for county election administration. The board of supervisors shall also designate a person to act as a substitute if the primary designee is unavailable. The persons designated may be county employees but may not be employed by or under the supervision of the officer in charge of elections.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-448 - Write-in votes; instructions

16-448.
Write-in votes;  instructions
Whenever ballots are to be counted by electronic data processing equipment,  all write-in votes for candidates,  to be counted,  shall be marked by the voter in the space provided opposite the names of the write-in candidates. The instructions to voters printed on the ballots shall instruct the voter that the vote will not be counted unless the voter properly marks the ballot when writing in a candidate's name.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-450 - Location and acquisition of vote tabulating devices

16-450.
Location and acquisition of vote tabulating devices
The vote tabulating device may be located at any place within the state approved by the board of supervisors of the county or the governing board of other political subdivisions using the device. The same device may be jointly owned,  borrowed,  leased or used by two or more counties,  cities or other political subdivisions to tabulate ballots cast in any election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-451 - Cost; means of financing

16-451.
Cost;  means of financing
The board of supervisors may provide for the payment of the cost of vote tabulating equipment in such manner and by such method as it may deem for the best local interests and also may for that purpose issue bonds,  certificates of indebtedness or other obligations which shall be a charge on the county or city. The bonds,  certificates or other obligations may be issued with or without interest,  payable at such time as the authorities may determine,  but shall not be issued or sold at less than par. The board of supervisors may enter into lease agreements or lease purchase agreements for the use of vote tabulating equipment.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-452 - Rules; instructions and procedures manual; approval of manual; field check and review of systems; violation; classification

16-452.
Rules;  instructions and procedures manual;  approval of manual;  field check and review of systems;  violation;  classification
A. After consultation with each county board of supervisors or other officer in charge of elections,  the secretary of state shall prescribe rules to achieve and maintain the maximum degree of correctness,  impartiality,  uniformity and efficiency on the procedures for early voting and voting,  and of producing,  distributing,  collecting,  counting,  tabulating and storing ballots. The secretary of state shall also adopt rules regarding fax transmittal of unvoted ballots,  ballot requests,  voted ballots and other election materials to and from absent uniformed and overseas citizens and shall adopt rules regarding internet receipt of requests for federal postcard applications prescribed by section 16-543.
B. The rules shall be prescribed in an official instructions and procedures manual to be issued not later than December 31 of each odd-numbered year immediately preceding the general election. Before its issuance,  the manual shall be approved by the governor and the attorney general. The secretary of state shall submit the manual to the governor and the attorney general not later than October 1 of the year before each general election.
C. A person who violates any rule adopted pursuant to this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
D. The secretary of state shall provide personnel who are experts in electronic voting systems and procedures and in electronic voting system security to field check and review electronic voting systems and recommend needed statutory and procedural changes.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-462 - Form of paper ballot

16-462.
Form of paper ballot
The ballots for a primary election shall be printed with a different color designation for each political party that is included on the ballot. Unless otherwise provided by law,  the ballot shall be printed,  " official ballot of the __________ party,  primary election (date),  ___________ precinct,  county (or city or town) of __________,  state of Arizona" . Below the heading shall be placed the title of each office to be voted for,  and an instruction to the voter as to how many are to be voted for for the particular office,  thus: " vote for not more than __________"  (insert the number to be elected),  under which shall be placed alphabetically and alternated,  as provided by law,  the names of all the party's candidates to be voted for in each precinct of the county or precinct or ward of the city or town for whom nomination papers have been filed for such office,  leaving as many blank lines as there are offices under that title to be filled,  followed by a place for the voter to make a mark to indicate the voter's choice either to the right or the left of the candidate's name,  and of the blank line. Double or more columns may be arranged on the ballot. In other respects the ballot shall conform as nearly as possible to the ballot prescribed for general elections.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-464 - Rotation of names on ballots

16-464.
Rotation of names on ballots
A. When there are two or more candidates for a nomination,  except in the case of precinct committeemen,  the names of all candidates for the nomination shall be so alternated on the ballots used in each election precinct that the name of each candidate shall appear substantially an equal number of times at the top,  at the bottom and in each intermediate place of the list or group of candidates in which they belong. When there are fewer than or the same number of candidates seeking office as the number to be elected,  rotation of names is not required and the names shall be placed in alphabetical order.
B. The position of the names of candidates for precinct committeemen shall be alphabetical by surname for appearance on the ballot when there are more candidates than positions available.
C. When there are two or more precincts in a political subdivision that hold an all mail ballot election,  candidate name rotation shall be the presumed method of ballot organization,  unless candidate name rotation is found to be impracticable. When candidate name rotation is found to be impracticable,  the position of the names of candidates shall be drawn by lot at a public meeting.
D. The provisions of this section do not apply where voting machines are used.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-465 - Arrangement of candidates' names at primary election

16-465.
Arrangement of candidates' names at primary election
A. When there are two or more candidates of the same political party on the ballot,  the names of such candidates,  except in the case of precinct committeemen,  shall be so alternated on the ballots used in each election precinct that the name of each candidate shall appear substantially an equal number of times in each possible location. When there are fewer than or the same number of candidates seeking office as the number to be elected,  rotation of names is not required and the names shall be placed in alphabetical order.
B. In a primary election where voting machines are used,  names of candidates for precinct committeemen shall appear on the voting machine in alphabetical order according to the first letter of the surnames of the candidates.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-467 - Method of voting on ballot

16-467.
Method of voting on ballot
A. At primary elections there shall be provided a separate ballot for each party entitled to participate in the primary.
B. Each party ballot shall be designated by the name of the party,  and for a voter who is registered as a member of a political party that is entitled to continued representation on the ballot pursuant to section 16-804,  the voter shall be given by the judge of election one ballot only of the party with which the voter is affiliated as it appears in the precinct register. For a voter who is registered as independent,  or no party preference or as a member of a political party that is not entitled to continued representation on the ballot pursuant to section 16-804,  the voter shall designate the ballot of only one of the political parties that is entitled to continued representation on the ballot and the judge of election shall give the elector only that political party's ballot.
C. If a person is nominated on more than one ticket,  the person shall promptly file with the officer in charge of the preparation of election ballots a written declaration indicating the party name under which the person's name is to be printed on the official election ballot,  and the person's name shall be printed only under the party name.
D. For any political party that is entitled to continued representation on the ballot,  section 16-822 applies to the election of precinct committeemen.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-468 - Form of ballot; optical scanning system; sample ballots

16-468.
Form of ballot;  optical scanning system;  sample ballots
For any ballots intended for use in an optical scanning system,  the following apply:
1. As nearly as is practicable,  ballots shall have material printed in the same order as provided for paper ballots,  except that material may be printed in vertical or horizontal rows or on separate pages.
2. Ballots shall be printed in plain clear type in black ink,  and for a general election,  on clear white materials,  and shall be of a size and arrangement to fit the construction of the vote tabulating equipment or other voting device. For a primary election,  ballots shall have a different color indicator for each political party that is represented. Ballots may contain printed code marks that may be used for placing the ballots in the correct position for tabulating devices. The code marks shall not be printed or used in any manner that will disclose the identity of the voter who votes that ballot.
3. The titles of offices may be arranged in vertical columns or in a series of separate pages and shall be printed above or at the side of the names of candidates in order to clearly indicate the candidates for each office and the number to be elected. If there are more candidates for an office than can be printed in one column or on one ballot page,  the ballot shall be clearly marked to indicate that the list of candidates is continued on the following column or page and,  as nearly as is practicable,  so that the same number of names is printed in each column or on each page.
4. As nearly as is practicable,  in primary and nonpartisan elections,  the names of candidates for each office shall appear on the ballot so that each candidate occupies each position on the ballot the same number of times. If there are fewer or the same number of candidates seeking office than the number to be elected,  rotation of names is not required and the names shall be placed in alphabetical order.
5. As nearly as is practicable,  in a primary election for a judicial office,  if there are two or more candidates of the same political party,  the candidate names shall be alternated on the ballot so that the name of each candidate appears an equal number of times in each possible location on the ballot.
6. Two sample ballots shall be provided for each polling place and shall be posted at the polling place on election day. Sample ballots may be printed on a single page or on a number of pages that are assembled together. A sample ballot shall be a facsimile copy of the official ballot.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-501 - Compliance with primary election law as prerequisite to printing name on ballot

16-501.
Compliance with primary election law as prerequisite to printing name on ballot
Except as provided in chapter 3,  article 5 of this title,  no person shall have his name printed on the official ballot as a candidate in a general election unless he has complied fully with the provisions of law applicable to primary elections,  which,  for a candidate who appeared on the primary election ballot as a write-in candidate,  shall include compliance with the primary election provisions of section 16-312.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-503 - Duty to prepare and provide ballots; cost of printing ballots and instruction cards as public expense

16-503.
Duty to prepare and provide ballots;  cost of printing ballots and instruction cards as public expense
A. The board of supervisors,  and in city and town elections,  the city or town clerk,  shall prepare and provide ballots containing the names of all persons whose certificates of nomination have been filed with them. The ballots shall be printed and ready for inspection by the candidates and their agents at least ten days before a general election and at least five days before a city or town election.
B. All ballots cast in elections for public office within the state,  and the cards of instruction to voters,  shall be printed,  delivered and distributed at public expense and shall be a county charge,  but when used at local elections shall be a charge against the city or town in which the local election is held.
C. For special district elections the governing body is responsible for the duties and charges as provided in subsections A and B.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-504 - Antifraud ballot paper; vendor certification; antifraud measures

16-504.
Antifraud ballot paper;  vendor certification;  antifraud measures
(L21,  Ch. 405,  sec. 5)
Notwithstanding any other statute,  any vendor that provides fraud countermeasures that are contained in and on the paper used for ballots shall be ISO 27001 certified,  ISO 17025 certified or ISO 9001:2015 certified. Ballot fraud countermeasures shall include the use of at least three of the following:
1. Unique,  controlled-supply watermarked clearing bank specification 1 security paper.
2. Secure holographic foil that acts as a visual deterrent and anti-copy feature.
3. Branded overprint of any hologram that personalizes the hologram with customer logo.
4. Custom complex security background designs with banknote-level security.
5. Secure variable digital infill.
6. Thermochromic,  tri-thermochromic,  photochromic or optically variable inks.
7. Stealth numbering in ultraviolet,  infrared or taggant inks.
8. Multicolored micro-numismatic invisible ultraviolet designs.
9. Unique forensic fraud detection technology that is built into security inks.
10. Unique bar code or QR code that is accessible only to the voter and that tracks the voter's ballot as it is processed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-507 - Presentation of presidential candidates on ballot

16-507.
Presentation of presidential candidates on ballot
A. When presidential electors are to be voted for,  the presidential and vice-presidential candidates therefor of each party shall be grouped and printed together,  arranged in alphabetical order according to the presidential candidate's surname.
B. Presidential electors,  which,  shall be enclosed in a bracketed list and next to the bracketed list shall be printed in bold type the surname of the presidential candidate and vice-presidential candidate who is seeking election jointly with the presidential candidate shall be listed directly below the name of the presidential candidate. The indicator for the selection of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates shall be directly next to the surname of the presidential candidate,  and one mark directly next to a presidential candidate's surname shall be counted as a vote for each elector in the bracketed list next to the presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-508 - Number of ballots furnished each polling place

16-508.
Number of ballots furnished each polling place
There shall be furnished for each precinct in which an election is to be held a number of early ballots and printed ballots exceeding by at least one per cent the number of registered voters whose names appear on the precinct register of the precinct,  city,  town or district for which the ballots are printed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-509 - Delivery of ballots to election officers

16-509.
Delivery of ballots to election officers
The board of supervisors,  city or town clerk or governing body of a special district shall deliver,  by mail or other reliable method,  to each voting precinct or to the inspector of each election board as determined by the officer in charge of elections one package containing the required number of ballots,  at least forty-eight hours before the hour for opening the polls on election day,  unless prevented by some unavoidable delay or accident which shall be established by affidavit of election officers or bearers of ballots. The official ballots shall be sent in sealed packages with marks on the outside of the package clearly designating the polling place for which they are intended and the number of ballots enclosed. Upon delivery of the package to him,  the inspector shall return receipts therefor to the person from whom received.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-510 - Sample ballots; preparation and distribution

16-510.
Sample ballots;  preparation and distribution
A. Before printing the sample ballots for the general election the board of supervisors shall send to each candidate whose name did not appear on the preceding primary election ballot a ballot proof of the sample ballot for the candidate's review.
B. The board of supervisors shall print and distribute,  for the information of voters at each polling place,  a number of sample ballots as it deems necessary.
C. The board of supervisors shall have printed mailer-type sample ballots for a general election and shall mail at least eleven days before the election one such sample ballot to each household in the county containing a registered voter unless that registered voter is on the active early voting list established pursuant to section 16-544. Each sample ballot shall contain the following statement: " This is a sample ballot and cannot be used as an official ballot under any circumstances" . A certified claim shall be presented to the secretary of state by the board of supervisors for the actual cost of printing,  labeling and postage of each sample ballot actually mailed,  and the secretary of state shall direct payment of the authenticated claim from funds of the secretary of state's office.
D. For city and town elections,  the governing body of a city or town may have printed mailer-type sample ballots for a general election. If the city or town has printed such sample ballots,  the city or town shall provide for the distribution of such ballots and shall bear the expense of printing and distributing such sample ballots.
E. For special district elections,  the governing body of a special district may have printed mailer-type sample ballots. If the special district has printed such sample ballots,  the special district shall provide for the distribution of such ballots and shall bear the expense of printing and distributing such sample ballots.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-511 - Duty of board of supervisors to furnish election supplies to precinct officers

16-511.
Duty of board of supervisors to furnish election supplies to precinct officers
A. If paper signature rosters are used in a polling place,  the necessary printed blanks for poll lists,  lists of voters,  ballots,  oath and returns,  together with envelopes in which to enclose the returns,  shall be furnished by the board of supervisors to the officers of each election precinct at the expense of the county. For those elections over which the board of supervisors has no responsibility,  the governing body of each election district is responsible for furnishing the necessary supplies for elections that it calls.
B. If electronic poll book systems are used in a precinct,  the board of supervisors shall furnish at least two electronic poll book systems for each polling place,  each of which shall be capable of printing poll lists and lists of voters.
C. For any election that is not held under the supervision of the board of supervisors,  the governing body of each election district is responsible for furnishing the necessary supplies for that election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-512 - Displaying United States flag at polls

16-512.
Displaying United States flag at polls
The board of supervisors shall provide for the display of the flag of the United States in or near every polling place on election days during the hours the polls are open. This section shall apply only to elections over which the county board of supervisors has jurisdiction.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-513 - Instructions for voters and election officers; overvote notice; ballot delivery notice

16-513.
Instructions for voters and election officers;  overvote notice;  ballot delivery notice
A. The board of supervisors shall prepare instructions for the guidance of voters and election officers at the election,  according to which the election shall be conducted and which shall govern the voters and election officers as provided in the secretary of state's instructions and procedures manual. The board of supervisors shall furnish to the inspector in each election precinct at least two instruction cards,  at the time and in the same manner as the printed ballots are furnished.
B. If the voting equipment used for the election provides for the rejection of overvoted ballots or ballots that contain other irregularities,  the board of supervisors shall provide for a written notice advising the voter that if the voter chooses to override the overvoted office or measure or override any other ballot irregularity,  the voter's vote for that office or measure will not be tallied. The notice shall be posted on or near the voting equipment so that the voter has a clear view of the notice.
C. The instructions prescribed by subsection A of this section shall also include the following information regarding section 16-1005,  subsections H and I in substantially the following form:
A person may only handle or return their own ballot or the ballot of family members,  household members or persons for whom they are a caregiver. It is unlawful under section 16-1005 to handle or return the ballot of any other person.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-513.01 - Right to vote a provisional ballot; notice

16-513.01.
Right to vote a provisional ballot;  notice
The board of supervisors or other officer in charge of elections shall furnish to the inspector in each election precinct at least two " right to vote a provisional ballot"  notices at the time and in the same manner as the printed ballots are furnished. The " right to vote a provisional ballot"  notice shall be as prescribed by the secretary of state's procedures manual.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-514 - Notice to voters; form

16-514.
Notice to voters;  form
The board of supervisors shall furnish,  to be placed in each voting booth,  unless the information is printed on the sample ballot,  a card or poster printed in large plain type containing the following:
Notice to Voters.
Section one of this ballot is comprised of partisan candidates. To vote for the candidates for the partisan offices,  mark the ballot next to the name of the candidate for each partisan office for whom you wish to vote. If you wish to vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot,  write such name in the blank space provided and mark the ballot next to the name according to the instructions.
Section two of this ballot is comprised of nonpartisan candidates including judicial candidates,  school district candidates and initiative or referendum propositions. To vote for the candidates for the nonpartisan offices,  mark the ballot opposite the name of the candidate for each nonpartisan office for which you wish to vote. If you wish to vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot,  write such name in the blank space provided and mark the ballot next to the name according to the instructions. Mark the ballot by the word " yes"  or " for"  for each proposition or question that you wish to be adopted. Mark the ballot by the word " no"  or " against"  for each proposition or question that you wish not to be adopted.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-516 - Form of poll lists

16-516.
Form of poll lists
A. The following form of poll lists shall be kept by boards and clerks of election:
" Poll lists.
Of the election held in the precinct of ____________ in the county of ____________ on the ____________ day of ____________ ____________,  the officers of the election,  were respectively sworn or affirmed,  as the law directs,  previous to their entering on the duties of their respective offices,  and the following is the number and name of electors voting:
______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
Register Name
No.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
We hereby certify that the number of electors voting at this election was
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Clerks
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
Board of election."
B. The paper used for poll lists is exempt from the paper size restrictions prescribed by section 39-103.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-517 - Form of tally list

16-517.
Form of tally list
The tally list shall be in the following form:
We hereby certify the following to be a true tally of the votes for the candidates and offices shown herein cast at the election held on the day of ,  20 in election precinct,  county,  Arizona:
Names of offices Tally of votes
and candidates: (to be tallied in blocks Total vote
of five as:) (as:)
For
representative
in Congress:
John Doe //// Ninety-nine
We further certify that the total vote set opposite the name of each candidate is the total number of votes received by that candidate in the precinct of election.
(Leaving lines with designation,  for signatures of clerks and board of election or tally board.)
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-532 - Instruction of election board inspectors and judges; certificate of qualification; optional training; instruction of counting center election officials

16-532.
Instruction of election board inspectors and judges;  certificate of qualification;  optional training;  instruction of counting center election officials
A. Not more than forty-five days before to an election the board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections shall conduct a class for the instruction of inspectors and judges of the election board in their duties,  which shall include instruction in the voting system to be used and the election laws applicable to such election. Each election board member receiving instructions and properly qualified shall receive a certificate of qualification. Only inspectors and judges of the election board who have received the required instruction class shall serve at any election,  except as provided pursuant to sections 16-533 and 16-534. Other members of the election board may be trained at the same time.
B. The instructor of election board members shall be qualified in election law and shall have had practical experience in the election process such person is teaching.
C. The election authority in charge of the instructional classes may conduct multiple sessions to ensure that election board members receive adequate instruction.
D. The board of supervisors or other officer in charge of elections may approve an alternate method of instruction and testing for election board members. Each election board member who successfully completes the instruction shall be certified as a premium board worker. This instruction may include at least eight classroom hours of instruction and shall include a written examination on election law and election procedures. Except as provided in subsection E of this section,  a certified premium board worker shall not be required to receive additional instruction for at least thirty months from the date of that worker's individual certification. The board of supervisors may approve additional compensation for certified premium board workers.
E. The board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections may require additional training at any time for any or all election board workers,  including premium board workers. The board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections shall notify election board workers in writing of changes in the law regarding elections or changes in election procedures. This notification shall be made immediately preceding the election in which the statutory change or procedural change regarding election law becomes effective.
F. Not more than forty-five days prior to the day of an election,  the board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections shall conduct a class for the deputized counting center election officials in their duties.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-533 - Filling vacancy in election board by electors

16-533.
Filling vacancy in election board by electors
If the board of supervisors fails to appoint the board of election,  or if all members appointed do not attend at the opening of the polls on the morning of the election,  the members of the election board of the precinct present at that hour may fill the board or supply the place of an absent member thereof from the list of alternate election board members supplied by the county chairman of the political party from which another election board member is needed to maintain a political party balance. Such alternate board member is not required to be a qualified elector in the precinct for which the election board is serving.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-534 - Inspector as chairman of board; powers; power of board and clerks to administer oaths; oath of members

16-534.
Inspector as chairman of board;  powers;  power of board and clerks to administer oaths;  oath of members
A. The inspector shall be chairman of the election board and may appoint judges,  clerks and a marshal if during the election a judge,  clerk or marshal fails to act,  or has not been appointed,  and if the list of alternate board members as specified in section 16-533 is not available.
B. The inspector,  any member of the election board or clerks thereof may administer and certify oaths required in the election.
C. Before opening the polls,  each member of the board and each clerk shall take an oath to faithfully perform the duties imposed on each member and clerk by law. Any elector of the precinct may administer and certify the oath.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-535 - Election marshal; appointment; powers and duties

16-535.
Election marshal;  appointment;  powers and duties
A. The board of supervisors,  at the time provided in section 16-531,  shall appoint a qualified voter of the precinct as election marshal.
B. The election marshal shall preserve order at the polls and permit no violation of the election laws from the opening of the polls until the count of the ballots is completed. The election marshal shall also periodically measure the length of waiting times at that polling place throughout the day,  and if the waiting time is thirty minutes or more,  the marshal shall inform the officer in charge of elections and shall request additional voting machines,  voting booths and board workers,  as appropriate. The election marshal may perform the duties of any other election board member on a relief basis.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-541 - Early voting

16-541.
Early voting
A. Any election called pursuant to the laws of this state shall provide for early voting,  including voting by the use of an accessible vote by United States mail option for persons who are blind or have a visual impairment. Any qualified elector may vote by early ballot.
B. A qualified elector of a special district organized pursuant to title 48 shall be permitted to vote early in any special district mail ballot election as provided in article 8.1 of this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-543.02 - Federal write-in early ballots; procedure; registration form

16-543.02.
Federal write-in early ballots;  procedure;  registration form
A. An overseas voter as defined in the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act of 1986 (P.L. 99-410;  42 United States Code section 1973ff-6),  as amended by the Ronald W. Reagan national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2005 (P.L. 108-375),  who is absent from the place of residence in this state where the voter is otherwise qualified to vote may use a federal write-in early ballot in a primary,  general or special election for the offices of presidential elector and United States senator and representative in Congress if the voter applies for an early ballot by 7:00 p.m. on election day and does not receive that early ballot.
B. A federal write-in early ballot of an overseas voter shall not be counted if either of the following conditions is met:
1. The application of the overseas voter for an early ballot is received by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections after 7:00 p.m. on election day.
2. An early ballot from the overseas voter is received by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections by 7:00 p.m. on election day.
C. An overseas voter who completes a federal write-in early ballot may designate a candidate by writing in the name of the candidate or by writing in the name of a political party,  in which case the ballot shall be counted for the candidate of that political party. In the case of the offices of president and vice-president,  a vote for a named candidate or in the name of the political party shall be counted as a vote for that candidate's or party's presidential electors. Any abbreviation,  misspelling or other minor variation in the form of the name of a candidate or political party shall be disregarded in determining the validity of the ballot if the intention of the voter can be ascertained.
D. For an overseas voter who completes a federal write-in early ballot transmission envelope with the federal write-in early ballot request,  the transmission envelope shall serve as a voter registration form and the voter is registered to vote on completion and receipt of the transmission envelope and the federal write-in early ballot if all of the following apply:
1. The information submitted on the transmission envelope includes the information prescribed in section 16-121.01.
2. The voter is otherwise eligible to register and vote in this state.
3. The request is received by the county recorder by 7:00 p.m. on election day.
E. For any request received after 7:00 p.m. on election day,  an otherwise valid transmission envelope constitutes a voter registration form that is valid for any subsequent election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-545 - Early ballot

16-545.
Early ballot
A. The early ballot shall be one prepared for use in the precinct in which the applicant resides and,  if a partisan primary election,  of the political party with which the applicant is affiliated as shown by the affidavit of registration. The ballot shall be identical with the regular official ballots,  except that it shall have printed or stamped on it " early" .
B. The officer charged by law with the duty of preparing ballots at any election shall:
1. Prepare the official early ballot and deliver a sufficient number to the recorder or other officer in charge of elections not later than the thirty-third day before the election. Except as provided in section 16-542,  subsection D,  regular early ballots shall not be distributed to the general public before the beginning of early voting.
2. Ensure that the ballot return envelopes are of a type that does not reveal the voter's selections or political party affiliation and that is tamper evident when properly sealed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-548 - Preparation and transmission of ballot

16-548.
Preparation and transmission of ballot
A. The early voter shall make and sign the affidavit and shall then mark his ballot in such a manner that his vote cannot be seen. The early voter shall fold the ballot,  if a paper ballot,  so as to conceal the vote and deposit the voted ballot in the envelope provided for that purpose,  which shall be securely sealed and,  together with the affidavit,  delivered or mailed to the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections of the political subdivision in which the elector is registered or deposited by the voter or the voter's agent at any polling place in the county. In order to be counted and valid,  the ballot must be received by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections or deposited at any polling place in the county no later than 7:00 p.m. on election day.
B. If the early voter is an overseas citizen,  a qualified elector absent from the United States or in the United States service,  a spouse or dependent residing with the early voter or a qualified elector of a special district mail ballot election as provided in article 8.1 of this chapter,  the early voter may subscribe to the affidavit before and obtain the signature and military identification number or passport number,  if available,  of any person who is a United States citizen eighteen years of age or older.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 16 - Elections and Electors › § 16-550 - Receipt of voter's ballot; cure period; tracking system

16-550.
Receipt of voter's ballot;  cure period;  tracking system
A. Except for early ballots tabulated as prescribed in section 16-579.02,  on receipt of the envelope containing the early ballot and the ballot affidavit,  the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall compare the signatures thereon with the signature of the elector on the elector's registration record. If the signature is inconsistent with the elector's signature on the elector's registration record,  the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall make reasonable efforts to contact the voter,  advise the voter of the inconsistent signature and allow the voter to correct or the county to confirm the inconsistent signature. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall allow signatures to be corrected not later than the fifth business day after a primary,  general or special election that includes a federal office or the third business day after any other election. If the signature is missing,  the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall make reasonable efforts to contact the elector,  advise the elector of the missing signature and allow the elector to add the elector's signature not later than 7:00 p.m. on election day. If satisfied that the signatures correspond,  the recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall hold the envelope containing the early ballot and the completed affidavit unopened in accordance with the rules of the secretary of state.
B. The recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall thereafter safely keep the affidavits and early ballots in the recorder's or other officer's office and may deliver them for tallying pursuant to section 16-551. Tallying of ballots may begin immediately after the envelope and completed affidavit are processed pursuant to this section and delivered to the early election board.
C. The county recorder shall send a list of all voters who were issued early ballots to the election board of the precinct in which the voter is registered.
D. For a county that uses early ballots,  the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall provide an early ballot tracking system that indicates whether the voter's early ballot has been received and whether the early ballot has been verified and sent to be tabulated or rejected. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall provide voters with access to the early ballot tracking system on the county's website.
E. This section does not apply to:
1. A special taxing district that is authorized pursuant to section 16-191 to conduct its own elections.
2. A special district mail ballot election that is conducted pursuant to article 8.1 of this chapter.