Art. I. Definitions, § 12-1
Art. II. Voter Qualifications and Registrations, §§ 12-2 – 12-10
Art. III. Conduct of Elections, §§ 12-11 – 12-38
Art. IV. Vote by Mail Elections and Early Voting, §§ 12-39 – 12-53
Art. V. Financial Disclosure, §§ 12-54 – 12-63
Art. VI. Nominations; Candidates, §§ 12-64 – 12-80
Art. VII. Campaign Finance; Candidates, Political Action Committees, and Public Funding Program, §§ 12-81 – 12-109
Art. VIII. Initiative, §§ 12-110 – 12-147
Art. IX. Referendum, §§ 12-148 – 12-160
Art. X. Recall, § 12-161 – 12-180
Art. XI. Campaign Finance; Reporting for All Political Action Committees Intending to Influence any Petition Drive, §§ 12-181 – 12-190
Art XII. Reporting of Independent Expenditures, § 12-191
Article I. Definitions
Sec. 12-1. Definitions
Article II. Voter Qualifications and Registrations
Sec. 12-2. City clerk to compile and keep register of persons entitled to vote.
Sec. 12-3. Qualifications of city electors.
Sec. 12-4. Change of residence from one address to another.
Sec. 12-5. Registration, residence in ward required.
Sec. 12-6. Active registered voters.
Secs. 12-7 – 12-10. Reserved.
Article III. Conduct of Elections
Sec. 12-11. Applicability of general election laws; duties of the mayor and council and city clerk.
Sec. 12-12. City clerk may promulgate rules, regulations, procedures, and forms.
Sec. 12-13. Vote by mail elections authorized.
Sec. 12-14. Mayor and council to adopt ordinance calling all municipal elections.
Sec. 12-15. All special elections to be conducted in same manner and under same provisions as general elections.
Sec. 12-16. Voting locations for city elections.
Sec. 12-17. Form; preparation of ballot.
Sec. 12-18. Form; early or mail ballot affidavit.
Sec. 12-19. Rotation of names of candidates.
Sec. 12-20. City clerk authorized to conduct hand counts.
Sec. 12-21. City to bear costs incurred by city clerk.
Sec. 12-22. Displaying United States flag at voting locations.
Sec. 12-23. Appointment of voting location boards; vote by mail or early ballot boards, write-in boards; other election boards.
Sec. 12-24. Authorized persons in voting locations during voting hours.
Sec. 12-25. Prohibited electioneering within seventy-five (75) feet of city voting locations or sites where mail ballots may be cast.
Sec. 12-26. Limits on permitted activities within the seventy-five (75) foot limit.
Sec. 12-27. Grounds for challenging a voter.
Sec. 12-28. Challenging of voters at a voting location; procedure.
Sec. 12-29. Challenging of vote by mail and early ballots; procedure.
Sec. 12-30. Rules determining residence of voter upon challenge; reading of rules upon request.
Sec. 12-31. Release of unofficial election returns.
Sec. 12-32. Adoption of official canvass of election.
Secs. 12-33 – 12-38. Reserved.
Article IV. Vote by Mail Elections and Early Voting
Sec. 12-39. Election notice.
Sec. 12-40. Mailing vote by mail ballots.
Sec. 12-41. Request for early ballots; on-site early voting; emergency voting of electors.
Sec. 12-42. Early ballot request forms distributed by candidates or political committees.
Sec. 12-43. Mailing early ballot.
Sec. 12-44. Instructions to vote by mail and early voters.
Sec. 12-45. Duties of city clerk on receiving a returned vote by mail or early ballot.
Sec. 12-46. Replacement ballots.
Sec. 12-47. Provisional ballots.
Secs. 12-48 – 12-53. Reserved.
Article V. Financial Disclosure
Sec. 12-54. Duty to file financial disclosure statement; exceptions.
Sec. 12-55. City clerk to provide forms and guidelines.
Sec. 12-56. Violation; classification.
Secs. 12-57 – 12-63. Reserved.
Article VI. Nominations; Candidates
Sec. 12-64. Qualifications of candidates.
Sec. 12-65. Number of signatures required.
Sec. 12-66. Nomination petition signers.
Sec. 12-67. Nomination petition circulators.
Sec. 12-68. Nomination petition signature withdrawal.
Sec. 12-69. Filing of nomination paper, declaration and financial disclosure statement.
Sec. 12-70. Filing of nomination paper, declaration and financial disclosure statement for write-in candidates.
Sec. 12-71. Nomination other than by primary.
Sec. 12-72. Filing and form of nomination petitions.
Sec. 12-73. Penalty for petition forgery.
Sec. 12-74. Limitations on appeals of validity of nomination petitions; disqualification of candidate.
Secs. 12-75 – 12-80. Reserved.
Article VII. Campaign Finance; Candidates, Political Action Committees, and Public Funding Program
Sec. 12-81. Public matching funds program; campaign contract.
Sec. 12-82. Campaign finance administrator; duties thereof.
Sec. 12-83. Registration of political committees.
Sec. 12-84. Organization of political committees.
Sec. 12-85. Committee recordkeeping; treasurer; accounts.
Sec. 12-86. Contribution limits.
Sec. 12-87. Exemption from definition of contribution.
Sec. 12-88. Advertising and fund-raising disclosure statements.
Sec. 12-89. Exemptions from definition of expenditure.
Sec. 12-90. Deceptive mailings.
Sec. 12-91. Contribution restrictions.
Sec. 12-92. Campaign finance violations; classifications.
Sec. 12-93. Campaign finance reports required.
Sec. 12-94. Campaign finance reporting period.
Sec. 12-95. Failure to file; penalties; notice; suspension.
Sec. 12-96. Enforcement authority; investigation; reasonable cause; notice of violation; administrative appeal.
Sec. 12-97. Transfer and disposal of committee monies; limitations.
Sec. 12-98. Termination statement; filing; contents.
Sec. 12-99. Establishment of a restricted election campaign account.
Secs. 12-100 – 12-109. Reserved.
Article VIII. Initiative
Sec. 12-110. Application to circulate petitions; filing of statement of organization.
Sec. 12-111. Form of petition.
Sec. 12-112. Affidavit of circulator.
Sec. 12-113. Final version of petition.
Sec. 12-114. Right of city clerk to review.
Sec. 12-115. Registered circulators; requirements; definition.
Sec. 12-116. Circulation of petition.
Sec. 12-117. Petition signature fraud.
Sec. 12-118. Procedure for withdrawing signatures.
Sec. 12-119. Filing initiative petition.
Sec. 12-120. Issuance of a petition filing receipt to the petitioners.
Sec. 12-121. Examination of petitions.
Sec. 12-122. Interim receipt of sufficiency.
Sec. 12-123. Receipt of insufficiency.
Sec. 12-124. Generation of random sample.
Sec. 12-125. Disposition of petitions by the city clerk.
Sec. 12-126. Certificate of sufficiency.
Sec. 12-127. Certificate of insufficiency.
Sec. 12-128. City clerk to certify sufficient petitions to mayor and council; mayor and council adopt ordinance or call an election.
Sec. 12-129. Disposition of sufficient petitions.
Sec. 12-130. Disposition of insufficient petitions.
Sec. 12-131. Number of proposed initiative measures to be voted on not limited.
Sec. 12-132. Arrangement for and conduct of election.
Secs. 12-133 – 12-147. Reserved.
Article IX. Referendum
Sec. 12-148. Applicability of referendum to city ordinances; 30-day period for referendum to be calculated from the date ordinance is made available from the city clerk.
Sec. 12-149. Form of petition.
Sec. 12-150. Affidavit of circulator.
Sec. 12-151. Provisions applicable to referendum.
Sec. 12-152. Right of city clerk to review.
Sec. 12-153. Submission of sufficient petitions to mayor and council; mayor and council repeal the part(s) protested or call an election.
Sec. 12-154. Insufficient petitions; effective date of ordinance
Secs. 12-155 – 12-160. Reserved.
Article X. Recall
Sec. 12-161. Petition authorized, number of signatures.
Sec. 12-162. Affidavit to circulate recall petitions.
Sec. 12-163. Form of recall petition.
Sec. 12-164. Circulation of recall petitions.
Sec. 12-165. Notice to officer of issuance of recall petition.
Sec. 12-166. Provisions applicable to recall.
Sec. 12-167. Notice of insufficient petition.
Sec. 12-168. Filing of sufficient petition; notice to officer; statement of defense.
Sec. 12-169. Resignation of officer.
Sec. 12-170. Failure to resign; call of election.
Sec. 12-171. Candidacy of officer sought to be removed.
Sec. 12-172. Nomination of recall candidates.
Sec. 12-173. Filing of recall nomination petitions and papers.
Sec. 12-174. Arrangement for and conduct of election.
Sec. 12-175. Form of ballot.
Sec. 12-176. Incumbent to continue in office; costs for additional recall effort.
Sec. 12-177. Appointing recalled officers to public office.
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.
Sec. 12-182. Requirements for petition drive political committees; no receipt of contributions or expenditures until requirements met; financial records to be preserved.
Sec. 12-183. Requirements for all other political committees.
Sec. 12-184. Time for filing of campaign finance reports by petition drive political committees; opening and closing reporting dates.
Sec. 12-185. Notification requirements.
Sec. 12-186. Regulations for administration and enforcement; interpretation of reporting provisions.
Sec. 12-187. Failure to comply a civil infraction.
Secs. 12-188 – 12-190. Reserved.
Article XII. Reporting of Independent Expenditures
Sec. 12-191. Supplemental reporting of independent expenditures in city limits.
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*Editor’s note – Former Chapter 12 was repealed and replaced in its entirety by Ord. 11245, adopted February 18, 2015, which was repealed and replaced in its entirety by Ord. 11457, adopted April 19, 2017, which was repealed and replaced in its entirety by Ord. 11525, adopted February 21, 2018.
Charter references – Power of city to regulate elections, ch. IV, § 1(20); elections generally, ch. XVI.
State law reference – Municipal election and voters, A.R.S. §§ 9-821 – 9-825.