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Home » US Law » 2022 Arizona Revised Statutes » Title 16 - Elections and Electors » Article 4 - Presidential Preference Election

§ 16-241 – Presidential preference election; conduct of election

16-241. Presidential preference election; conduct of election A. A presidential preference election shall be held on the Tuesday immediately following March 15 of each year in which the President of the United States is elected to give qualified electors the opportunity to express their preference for the presidential candidate of the political party indicated as […]

§ 16-242 – Qualifications for ballot; nomination paper

16-242. Qualifications for ballot; nomination paper A. A person seeking nomination as a candidate for the office of president of the United States shall sign and cause to be filed with the secretary of state a nomination paper that contains the following information: 1. The name, residence address and mailing address of the candidate. 2. […]

§ 16-243 – National convention delegates; vote for candidates

16-243. National convention delegates; vote for candidates A. The selection of delegates to the political party national conventions shall be as provided in the bylaws of each state party. B. At the political party national convention, each delegate to the national convention shall vote for the party’s presidential nominee candidate who received the greatest number […]

§ 16-244 – Representation on ballot

16-244. Representation on ballot A. To be eligible to participate in the presidential preference election, a political party shall be either of the following: 1. A political party that is entitled to continued representation on the state ballot pursuant to section 16-804. 2. A new political party that has become eligible for recognition and that […]

§ 16-245 – Form and content of ballot

16-245. Form and content of ballot A. Ballots and ballot labels for the presidential preference election shall be printed on different colored paper or white paper with a different colored stripe for each party represented on the presidential preference election ballot. Only one party may be represented on each ballot. At the top shall be […]

§ 16-246 – Early balloting; satellite locations; additional procedures

16-246. Early balloting; satellite locations; additional procedures A. Within ninety-three days before the presidential preference election and not later than 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh day preceding the election, any elector who is eligible to vote in the presidential preference election may make a verbal or signed, written request for an official early ballot to […]

§ 16-247 – Write-in candidates prohibited

16-247. Write-in candidates prohibited Votes shall be counted and canvassed only for those candidates whose names appear on the presidential preference election ballot and write-in candidates are prohibited.

§ 16-248 – Designation of polling places

16-248. Designation of polling places A. Not less than twenty days before a presidential preference election, the board of supervisors shall designate a reasonable and adequate number of polling places where the election shall be held. B. The number of polling places for the presidential preference election is to be determined according to the number […]

§ 16-249 – Certification of election to parties; automatic recount inapplicable; tabulation

16-249. Certification of election to parties; automatic recount inapplicable; tabulation A. The secretary of state shall certify the election results to the state party committee chairmen of the parties that have candidates on the presidential preference ballot on or before the second Monday following the election. B. Section 16-661, relating to automatic recount, does not […]

§ 16-250 – Expenses of election

16-250. Expenses of election A. The secretary of state in consultation with the county recorders and the county officers in charge of elections shall include in the budget request for the department of state sufficient monies from the state general fund to conduct the presidential preference election prescribed by this article. B. Reimbursement of charges […]