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Arizona Revised Statutes Title 19. Initiative, Referendum and Recall § 19-208.03. Disposition of petition; date of filing

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. Within five days, excluding Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays, after the county recorders have certified the number of qualified signatures to a petition, or sooner if a sufficient number of signatures have been certified to qualify for placement of the recall on the ballot, the filing officer shall total the number of signatures certified, and:

1. If the number equals or exceeds the minimum number required by the Constitution of Arizona, the filing officer shall immediately officially file the petition and notify the governor and each county recorder affected, stating that no more signatures need be checked, and the recall shall be placed on the ballot in the manner provided by law.

2. If the number is insufficient to qualify for calling a recall election the filing officer shall follow the procedure prescribed by § 19-208.01, subsection C.

B. The date of filing the petition as provided for in subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section is the date of filing referred to in §§ 19-207, 19-208 and 19-209.

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