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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
municipalities; partisan elections
Purpose
Allows candidate elections for a city or town held on or after January 1, 2024, to indicate a candidate's political party registration on the ballot.
Background
A city or town may
not hold an election in which there is an indication of the source of the
candidacy or the candidate's political party on the ballot (A.R.S.
§ 9-821.01). The names of the candidates on a partisan ballot must be
printed in the following order: 1) presidential electors;
2) United States senator; 3) Representatives in Congress; 4) statewide offices;
and 5) county and precinct offices (A.R.S.
§ 16-502).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Allows candidate elections for a city or town held on or after January 1, 2024, to indicate a candidate's political party registration on the ballot.
2. Adds municipal offices for municipalities holding partisan elections to the order of candidate races on a ballot.
3. Makes technical changes.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 13, 2023
AN/SB/slp