Title 16 — Elections and Electors

A. Candidates for the office of delegate to the convention shall be qualified electors of this state. B. Nominations shall be by petition signed by not less than one thousand electors of the state qualified to vote at the election and shall be filed with the secretary of state. C…

A. The election shall be by ballot, separate from any other ballots to be used at the same election. The ballot shall contain a statement of the substance of the proposed amendment, appropriate instructions to the voters and perpendicular columns of equal width, headed respective…

A. The fifteen candidates who receive the highest number of votes shall be the delegates to the convention. B. If there is a vacancy in the convention caused by the death or disability of a delegate, or any other cause, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the majority v…

The delegates to the convention shall meet at the capitol on the twenty-eighth day after their election at ten o'clock a.m. and shall thereupon constitute a convention to consider and vote upon the question of whether or not the proposed amendment shall be ratified.

The convention shall be the judge of the election and qualification of its members and shall elect its president, secretary and other officers and adopt rules.

A. The convention shall keep a journal of its proceedings in which shall be recorded the vote of each delegate on the question of ratification of the proposed amendment. B. Upon final adjournment the journal shall be filed with the secretary of state.

If the convention agrees by vote of a majority of the total number of delegates to ratification of the proposed amendment, a certificate to that effect shall be executed by the president and secretary of the convention and transmitted to the secretary of state of Arizona, who sha…

Delegates shall receive ten dollars each day they are assembled in convention and mileage one way from the place of their residence to the capitol by the shortest practical route at the rate of twenty cents per mile.

If at or about the time of submitting such amendment, Congress, either in the resolution submitting the amendment or by statute, prescribes the manner in which the conventions shall be constituted, and does not except from the provisions of the statute or resolution the states wh…

A. A new political party may become eligible for recognition and shall be represented by an official party ballot at the next ensuing regular primary election and accorded a column on the official ballot at the succeeding general election on filing with the secretary of state a p…

A new political party shall become eligible for recognition, shall be represented by an official party ballot at the next ensuing primary election of a county, city or town and shall be placed on the official ballot at the succeeding regular election on filing with the officer in…

A. A petition for recognition of a new political party shall be filed with the secretary of state, the officer in charge of elections of the county or the city or town clerk, as the case may be, not less than two hundred fifty days before the primary election for which the party …

A. A political organization that at the last preceding general election cast for governor or presidential electors or for county attorney or for mayor, whichever applies, not less than five per cent of the total votes cast for governor or presidential electors, in the state or in…

A. Upon evidence and proof which has been presented before this legislature, other state legislatures, the Congress of the United States and in the courts of the United States and in the courts of the several states; and although recognizing that the federal constitution vests th…

The Communist Party of the United States, or any successors of such party regardless of the assumed name, the object of which is to overthrow by force or violence the government of the United States, or the government of the state of Arizona, or its political subdivisions shall n…

A. A political parties trust fund is established with the state treasurer as trustee and administrator. Monies in the fund consist of contributions from individuals pursuant to section 43-612 plus interest accruing to the fund. B. Except as provided in subsections C and D of this…

A. At the primary election the members of a political party entitled to representation pursuant to section 16-804 residing in each precinct shall choose one of their number as a county precinct committeeman, and the members shall choose one additional precinct committeeman for ea…

A. Any member of a recognized political party who is a registered voter in the precinct is eligible to seek the office of precinct committeeman of that party in that precinct. B. If the number of persons who file nominating petitions for an election to fill precinct committeeman …

A. A political party entitled to representation on the ballot pursuant to section 16-801 or 16-804 may establish a district party committee for any legislative district as prescribed by law. B. A district party committee established pursuant to subsection A of this section shall …

A. The county committee shall meet for the purpose of organizing no earlier than ten days after the last organizing meeting of the legislative districts that are part of the county, and in any event no later than the second Saturday in January of the year following a general elec…

The state committee of each party shall consist, in addition to the chairman of the several county committees, of one member of the county committee for every three members of the county committee elected pursuant to section 16-821. The state committeemen shall be chosen at the f…

A. In counties with populations of less than five hundred thousand persons, a vacancy shall exist in the state committee when a member moves from the county from which elected. In counties with populations of five hundred thousand or more persons, a vacancy shall exist in the sta…

A. The state committee shall meet no earlier than ten days after the last county meeting of the party and in any event no later than the fourth Saturday in January following a general election and organize by electing from its membership a chairman, a secretary and a treasurer. B…

The executive committee of the state committee shall consist of the elected officers of the state committee, the national committeeman and committeewoman, the county chairman and first and second county vice-chairmen from each county, and three members at large from each congress…

A. A political party may choose, through its bylaws, to allow the use of proxies at its meetings, in which event the following shall be minimum regulations: 1. No proxy shall be given by a member of the state committee for use at a meeting of the committee except to a qualified e…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Advertisement" means information or materials, other than nonpaid social media messages, that are mailed, e-mailed, posted, distributed, published, displayed, delivered, broadcasted or placed in a communication medium an…

(Caution: 1998 Prop 105 applies) A. For the purposes of this chapter, "expressly advocates" means: 1. Conveying a communication containing a phrase such as "vote for," "elect," " reelect," "support," "endorse," "cast your ballot for," "(name of candidate) in (year)," "(name of ca…

A. A candidate for election or retention shall register as a candidate committee if the candidate receives contributions or makes expenditures, in any combination, of at least one thousand dollars in connection with that candidacy. B. For city and town elections, a candidate for …

A. A committee shall file a statement of organization with the filing officer within ten days after qualifying as a committee. B. A statement of organization shall include the following committee information: 1. The committee name, mailing address, e-mail address, website, if any…

A. A committee treasurer is the custodian of the committee's books and accounts. A committee may not make a contribution, expenditure or disbursement without the authorization of the treasurer or the treasurer's designated agent. B. All committee monies shall be deposited in one …

A. A political action committee may apply to the secretary of state for mega PAC status. B. A political action committee qualifies for mega PAC status if it receives at least ten dollars in contributions from at least five hundred individuals in the four-year period immediately b…

A. A person may make any contribution not otherwise prohibited by law. B. The following are not contributions: 1. The value of an individual's volunteer services or expenses that are provided without compensation or reimbursement, including the individual's: (a) Travel expenses. …

A. An individual may not contribute more than the following amounts per election cycle: 1. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for city, town, county or district office. 2. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for legislative…

A. A candidate committee shall not make contributions to a candidate committee for another candidate. B. A candidate committee may transfer unlimited contributions to any one or more other candidate committees for that same candidate under the following conditions: 1. A candidate…

A. A political action committee without mega PAC status may not contribute more than the following amounts per election cycle: 1. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for city, town, county or district office. 2. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars t…

A. A political party may not contribute more than the following amounts per election cycle: 1. Ten thousand dollars to the party's nominee for a city, town, county or district office. 2. Ten thousand dollars to the party's nominee for legislative office. 3. One hundred thousand d…

A. A corporation, limited liability company or labor organization shall not make contributions to a candidate committee. B. A corporation, limited liability company or labor organization may make unlimited contributions to persons other than candidate committees. C. A corporation…

A. A partnership may not contribute more than the following amounts per election cycle: 1. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for city, town, county or district office. 2. Six thousand two hundred fifty dollars to a candidate committee for legislative…

A contributor shall not give and a committee shall not accept a contribution that has been earmarked for a candidate.

A. A person may make any expenditure not otherwise prohibited by law. B. The following are not expenditures: 1. The value of an individual's volunteer services or expenses that are provided without compensation or reimbursement, including the individual's: (a) Travel expenses. (b…

A. Any person may make independent expenditures. B. An expenditure is not an independent expenditure if either of the following applies: 1. There is actual coordination with respect to an expenditure between a candidate or candidate's agent and the person making the expenditure o…

A. A person that makes an expenditure for an advertisement or fundraising solicitation, other than an individual, shall include the following disclosures in the advertisement or solicitation: 1. The words "paid for by", followed by the name of the person making the expenditure fo…

A. A committee shall file campaign finance reports with the filing officer. The secretary of state's instructions and procedures manual adopted pursuant to section 16-452 shall prescribe the format for all reports and statements. B. A campaign finance report shall set forth: 1. T…

A. A political action committee and political party shall file a campaign finance report covering each reporting period as follows: 1. For a calendar quarter without an election, the political action committee or political party shall file a quarterly report. The quarterly report…

A. A person that is required to file any statements and reports required by this article and articles 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 of this chapter shall file with the filing officer in charge of that election, as follows: 1. The secretary of state is the filing officer for …

A. In January of each odd-numbered year, the secretary of state shall increase: 1. The committee registration thresholds specified in section 16-905, subsections A and C by one hundred dollars. 2. The contribution limits specified in article 1.2 of this chapter by one hundred dol…

A. A committee that intends to terminate shall dispose of surplus monies as follows: 1. Return surplus monies to the contributor. 2. Contribute surplus monies pursuant to and within the limits prescribed in article 1.2 of this chapter. 3. In the case of a candidate committee, con…

A. A committee may terminate only when the committee treasurer files a termination statement with the filing officer with whom the committee's statement of organization was filed. B. In the termination statement, the committee treasurer shall certify under penalty of perjury that…

A. If a committee fails to timely file a complete report as prescribed by articles 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 of this chapter, the filing officer shall send a written notice by e-mail to the committee within five days after the filing deadline that identifies the late rep…

A. Notwithstanding section 16-1021, on receipt of a complaint from a third party, a filing officer is the sole public officer who is authorized to initiate an investigation into alleged violations of this article and articles 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 of this chapter, in…