16-501. Compliance with primary election law as prerequisite to printing name on ballot Except as provided in chapter 3, article 5 of this title, no person shall have his name printed on the official ballot as a candidate in a general election unless he has complied fully with the provisions of law applicable to primary […]
16-502. Form and contents of ballot A. Ballots shall be printed with black ink on white paper of sufficient thickness to prevent the printing thereon from being discernible from the back, and the same type shall be used for the names of all candidates. The ballots shall be headed " official ballot" in bold-faced plain […]
16-503. Duty to prepare and provide ballots; cost of printing ballots and instruction cards as public expense A. The board of supervisors, and in city and town elections, the city or town clerk, shall prepare and provide ballots containing the names of all persons whose certificates of nomination have been filed with them. The ballots […]
16-504. Antifraud ballot paper; vendor certification; antifraud measures (L21, Ch. 405, sec. 5) Notwithstanding any other statute, any vendor that provides fraud countermeasures that are contained in and on the paper used for ballots shall be ISO 27001 certified, ISO 17025 certified or ISO 9001:2015 certified. Ballot fraud countermeasures shall include the use of at […]
16-507. Presentation of presidential candidates on ballot A. When presidential electors are to be voted for, the presidential and vice-presidential candidates therefor of each party shall be grouped and printed together, arranged in alphabetical order according to the presidential candidate’s surname. B. Presidential electors, which, shall be enclosed in a bracketed list and next to […]
16-508. Number of ballots furnished each polling place There shall be furnished for each precinct in which an election is to be held a number of early ballots and printed ballots exceeding by at least one per cent the number of registered voters whose names appear on the precinct register of the precinct, city, town […]
16-509. Delivery of ballots to election officers The board of supervisors, city or town clerk or governing body of a special district shall deliver, by mail or other reliable method, to each voting precinct or to the inspector of each election board as determined by the officer in charge of elections one package containing the […]
16-510. Sample ballots; preparation and distribution A. Before printing the sample ballots for the general election the board of supervisors shall send to each candidate whose name did not appear on the preceding primary election ballot a ballot proof of the sample ballot for the candidate’s review. B. The board of supervisors shall print and […]
16-511. Duty of board of supervisors to furnish election supplies to precinct officers A. If paper signature rosters are used in a polling place, the necessary printed blanks for poll lists, lists of voters, ballots, oath and returns, together with envelopes in which to enclose the returns, shall be furnished by the board of supervisors […]
16-512. Displaying United States flag at polls The board of supervisors shall provide for the display of the flag of the United States in or near every polling place on election days during the hours the polls are open. This section shall apply only to elections over which the county board of supervisors has jurisdiction.
16-513. Instructions for voters and election officers; overvote notice A. The board of supervisors shall prepare instructions for the guidance of voters and election officers at the election, according to which the election shall be conducted and which shall govern the voters and election officers as provided in the secretary of state’s instructions and procedures […]
16-513.01. Right to vote a provisional ballot; notice The board of supervisors or other officer in charge of elections shall furnish to the inspector in each election precinct at least two " right to vote a provisional ballot" notices at the time and in the same manner as the printed ballots are furnished. The " […]
16-514. Notice to voters; form The board of supervisors shall furnish, to be placed in each voting booth, unless the information is printed on the sample ballot, a card or poster printed in large plain type containing the following: Notice to Voters. Section one of this ballot is comprised of partisan candidates. To vote for […]
16-515. " Seventy-five foot limit" notices; posting; violation; classification A. Except as prescribed in this section and section 16-580, a person shall not be allowed to remain inside the seventy-five foot limit while the polls are open, except for the purpose of voting, and except the election officials, one representative at any one time of […]
16-516. Form of poll lists A. The following form of poll lists shall be kept by boards and clerks of election: " Poll lists. Of the election held in the precinct of ____________ in the county of ____________ on the ____________ day of ____________ ____________, the officers of the election, were respectively sworn or affirmed, […]
16-517. Form of tally list The tally list shall be in the following form: We hereby certify the following to be a true tally of the votes for the candidates and offices shown herein cast at the election held on the day of , 20 in election precinct, county, Arizona: Names of offices Tally of […]
