Arizona Revised Statutes Title 19. Initiative, Referendum and Recall § 19-208.04. Judicial review of actions by county recorder

A. If the county recorder fails to comply with the provisions of § 19-208.02, any elector may apply, within ten calendar days after such refusal, to the superior court for a writ of mandamus to compel him to do so.  If the court finds that the county recorder has not complied with the provisions of § 19-208.02, the court shall issue an order for the county recorder to comply.

B. If an elector wishes to challenge the number of signatures certified by the county recorder under the provisions of § 19-208.02, he shall, within ten calendar days after the receiving officer has notified the governor and the county recorders of the number of certified signatures received by him, commence an action in the superior court for a determination thereon.  The action shall be advanced on the calendar and heard and decided by the court as soon as possible.  Either party may appeal to the supreme court within ten calendar days after judgment.

C. An action filed in the superior court under the provisions of this section against a county recorder shall be filed in the county of such county recorder, except that when any such action involves more than one county recorder such action shall be filed in Maricopa county.