Beginning with elections held in 2014 and later, and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a candidate election, other than a special election to fill a vacancy or a recall election, may only be held on the following dates and only in even-numbered years:
(A) Primary election will be the tenth Tuesday before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
(B) General elections, if required, will be the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
(C) Beginning with elections held in 2014 and later that are not candidate elections, including a special election to fill a vacancy or a recall election, may only be held on the following dates:
(1) The second Tuesday in March.
(2) The third Tuesday in May.
(3) The tenth Tuesday before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
(4) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Notwithstanding any other law, an election must be held on this date for the approval of an obligation or other authorization requiring or authorizing the assessment of secondary property taxes, except as provided by A.R.S. Title 48.
(Prior Code, Ch. 6, § 6-4) (Ord. 242-97, passed 7-21-1997; Ord. 627-15, passed 3-16-2015; Ord. 707-21, passed 12-6-2021)
Statutory reference:
Authority to establish election date, see A.R.S. § 9-231