Arizona Revised Statutes Title 48. Special Taxing Districts § 48-1713. Qualifications of electors; acreage voting; definition

1. The property taxpayers of the district who own real property in the district that is or may be beneficially served by the district and who possess the qualifications required of electors under the general election laws, except as to residency.

2. Representatives of property taxpayers of the district who own real property in the district that is or may be beneficially served by the district, who possess the qualifications prescribed by § 48-3043, subsections B, C and D.

1. Each bona fide owner of one or more acres of real property in the district that is or may be beneficially served by the district is an elector of the district and entitled to one vote for each acre of such land, but not more than one thousand two hundred eighty votes.

2. The board of directors may determine by resolution that each qualified elector of the district is entitled to the number of votes or fractional votes equal to the number of acres or fractional acres, rounded to the next one-tenth acre, owned by that owner, but not more than one thousand two hundred eighty votes.

3. If title to real property is held by more than one owner, each owner may vote the proportional fractional share according to the ownership interest in the property.

4. The district shall conduct elections substantially in the manner prescribed by chapter 19, article 5 of this title.

1. Title to the property that is recorded at least ninety days before the election.

2. Bona fide contracts of purchase that are recorded at least ninety days before the date of the election and that give the purchaser possession of the property and responsibility for paying taxes and assessments on the property.