PREFILED    JAN 08 2021

REFERENCE TITLE: election contests; filing deadline

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

2021

 

 

 

SB 1072

 

Introduced by

Senator Townsend

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 16-673, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to conduct of elections.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 16-673, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE16-673.  Statement of contest; verification; filing

A.  The elector contesting a state election shall, within five thirty days after completion of the canvass of the election and declaration of the result thereof by the secretary of state or by the governor, shall file in the court in which the contest is commenced a statement in writing setting forth:

1.  The name and residence of the party person contesting the election, and that he the person is an elector of the state and county in which he the person resides.

2.  The name of the person whose right to the office is contested, or the title of the measure, or constitutional amendment or other proposition as it appeared upon on the official ballot.

3.  The office the election to which is contested.

4.  The particular grounds of the contest.

B.  The statement shall be verified by the affidavit of the contestor person contesting the election that he the person believes the matters and things therein contained are true. END_STATUTE