Sec. 12-174. Arrangement for and conduct of election.

   The mayor and council shall make, or cause to be made, publication of notice, and all arrangements for holding such election; and the same shall be conducted, returned and result thereof declared, in all respects as are other city elections. If any vacancy occurs in said office after a recall election has been so ordered, the election shall nevertheless proceed as herein provided.

(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)

Sec. 12-175. Form of ballot.

   (a)   Ballots for the election shall contain the qualified elector's grounds for the officer's recall.

   (b)   Ballots shall also contain the officer's justification of their conduct in office, if timely filed pursuant to section 12-168 of this code.

   (c)   There shall be no party designation upon the recall ballot.

   (d)   The form of the ballot shall conform as nearly as practicable to the ballot prescribed for general elections.

(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)

Sec. 12-176. Incumbent to continue in office; costs for additional recall effort.

   (a)   The incumbent shall continue to perform the duties of the office until the result of said election shall have been officially declared. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected for the remainder of the term. If the incumbent is not elected, they shall be deemed removed from office upon the canvassing and declaring the results of the election.

   (b)   If the officer sought to be recalled is elected, then no further recall petition shall be filed against the same officer during the term elected, unless petitioners first pay all expenses of the preceding election.

(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)

Sec. 12-177. Appointing recalled officers to public office.

   No person who has been removed from an office by recall, or who resigned from such office while recall proceedings were pending against that officer, shall be appointed to any office within one (1) year after such removal or resignation.

(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)

Secs. 12-178 – 12-180. Reserved.

ARTICLE XI. CAMPAIGN FINANCE; REPORTING FOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES INTENDING TO INFLUENCE ANY PETITION DRIVE

Sec. 12-181. Definitions.

   As used in this article, unless otherwise stated:

   Petition means any City of Tucson initiative, referendum, or recall petition.

   Petition drive means the circulation of any City of Tucson initiative, referendum or recall petition. A petition drive is deemed to be occurring independent of whether the petition is being actively circulated at any particular point(s) in time or is actually submitted to or filed with the city clerk for examination and certification.

   Petition drive political committee means a political action committee intending to influence the result of any petition drive. The term includes, but is not necessarily limited to, political action committees organized to circulate or oppose petitions.

(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)