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)

Sec. 12-182. Requirements for petition drive political committees; no receipt of contributions or expenditures until requirements met; financial records to be preserved.

   (a)   A petition drive political committee applying for the issuance of a petition serial number, and not previously registered with the city clerk as a political action committee, shall file a statement of organization pursuant to sections 12-83 and 12-84 of this code, with the city clerk at the same time the committee files the application for a petition serial number. No petition drive political committee shall receive any contribution, or make or promise to make any expenditure prior to filing a statement of organization.

   (b)   The petition drive political committee shall file an amended statement of organization reporting any change in the information prescribed in this article within ten (10) days after the change.

   (c)   The name of each petition drive political committee shall include the name of any sponsoring organization and the official serial number for the petition, if assigned.

   (d)   A petition drive political committee shall have a chairperson and treasurer. The position of chairperson and treasurer of a single petition drive political committee may not be held by the same individual.

   (e)   On the filing of a statement of organization, a petition drive political committee shall be issued a city identification number.

   (f)   Before any petition drive political committee accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure it shall also designate one (1) or more state banks, federally chartered depository institutions or depository institutions the deposits or accounts of which are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation or the national credit union administration as its campaign depository or depositories. The petition drive political committee shall notify the city clerk of the designation of the financial institution either at the time of filing its statement of organization or within ten (10) business days after opening an account.

   (g)   All petition drive political committees shall preserve all their financial records for two (2) years following the end of the election cycle.

(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)