Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes

§ 9-821.01 — Declaration of statewide concern; nonpartisan city and town elections; districts; procedure

ARS § 9-821.01Title 9. Cities and Towns · Ch. 7. ORDINANCES AND CODES; PUBLICATION; ELECTIONS AND VOTERS · Art. 3. Elections and Voters

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9-821.01. Declaration of statewide concern; nonpartisan city and town elections; districts; procedure A. Arizona courts have recognized that the Constitution of Arizona requires the legislature's involvement in issues relating to elections conducted by charter cities, including initiative and referendum elections, the method of elections other than by ballot, laws relating to primary elections, voter registration laws to prevent abuse and fraud and campaign finance laws. The legislature finds that the conduct of elections described in this section is a matter of statewide concern. B. Notwithstanding any other law, a city or town shall not hold any election on candidates for which there is any indication on the ballot of the source of the candidacy or of the support of the candidate. C. Notwithstanding any other law, for any city or town that provides for election of city or town council members by district, ward, precinct or other geographical designation, only those voters who are qualified electors of the district, ward, precinct or other geographic designation are eligible to vote for that council member candidate in the city or town's primary, general, runoff or other election. D. Notwithstanding any other law or any charter provision, a city or town may by ordinance provide that at the primary election any candidate for the office of mayor or city council who receives a majority of all votes cast at that election for that office shall be declared elected to the office for which the person is a candidate, effective as of the date of the general election, and a further election may not be held as to such candidate, except that if the person holding the office of mayor or city council at the time of the primary election is holding that office by appointment as prescribed by section 9-235, the following apply: 1. A candidate for the remainder of that term in office who receives a majority of all votes cast at the primary election both:

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