19-209. Order for special recall election; officer in charge of election; definition
A. If the officer against whom a petition is filed does not resign within five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and other legal holidays, after the filing as determined pursuant to section 19-208.03, the order calling a special recall election shall be issued within fifteen days and shall be ordered to be held on the next following consolidated election date pursuant to section 16-204 that is ninety days or more after the order calling the election.
B. A recall election shall be called:
1. If for a state office, including a member of the legislature, by the governor.
2. If for a county officer, special taxing district officer or judge or other officer of the superior court in a county, by the board of supervisors of that county.
3. If for a city or town officer, by the legislative body of the city or town.
4. If for a member of a school district governing board, by the county school superintendent of the county in which the school district is located.
C. If a recall petition is against an officer who is directed by this section to call the election it shall be called:
1. If for a state office, by the secretary of state.
2. If for a county office, by the clerk of the superior court.
3. If for a city or town office, by the city or town clerk.
D. The officer in charge of the election for any recall election called pursuant to this chapter is as follows:
1. If for a state office, including a member of the legislature, the secretary of state.
2. If for a county officer, special taxing district officer or superior court judge, the county officer in charge of elections.
3. If for a city or town officer, the city or town clerk.
4. If for a member of a school district governing board, the county school superintendent of the county in which the school district is located.
E. For the purposes of this section, " special taxing district" means a special taxing district that is established pursuant to title 48 and that is supported primarily by taxes.
Structure Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 19 - Initiative, Referendum and Recall
§ 19-101 - Referendum petition; circulators; violation; classification
§ 19-101.01 - Legislative findings and intent; strict compliance
§ 19-102 - Initiative petition; circulators
§ 19-102.01 - Initiative petitions; standard of review
§ 19-111 - Number for petition; training materials
§ 19-111.01 - Text review; legislative council; recommendations
§ 19-112 - Signatures and verification; attachment
§ 19-113 - Withdrawal of petition signature; payment of remuneration; violation; classification
§ 19-114 - Prohibition on circulating petitions by certain persons; statement of organization
§ 19-114.01 - Prohibition on signing petition for profit; classification
§ 19-115 - Unlawful acts; violations; classification
§ 19-116 - Signing petitions; coercion; intimidation; false description; classification
§ 19-117 - Initiative and referendum petition; changes; applicability
§ 19-118 - Registered circulators; requirements; violation; classification; definition
§ 19-118.01 - Signature collection; prohibited payments; violation; classification
§ 19-119 - Deceptive mailings; civil penalty
§ 19-119.01 - Petition signature fraud; classification; list of prohibited persons
§ 19-119.02 - Initiative, referendum and recall handbook; secretary of state
§ 19-121 - Signature sheets; petitions; form; procedure for filing
§ 19-121.02 - Certification by county recorder
§ 19-121.03 - Judicial review of actions by county recorder; venue
§ 19-121.04 - Disposition of petitions by secretary of state
§ 19-121.05 - Special fund for reimbursement of county recorders
§ 19-123 - Publicity pamphlet; printing; distribution; public hearings
§ 19-124 - Arguments and analyses on measures; cost; submission at special election
§ 19-124.01 - Judicial information
§ 19-126 - Counting and canvassing votes; governor's proclamation
§ 19-127 - Preservation and publication of approved measures
§ 19-129 - Destroying, suppressing or filing false initiative or referendum petition; classification
§ 19-141 - Initiative and referendum in counties, cities and towns
§ 19-142 - Referendum petitions against municipal actions; emergency measures; zoning actions
§ 19-143 - Initiative petition in cities; action of council; amendment of charter
§ 19-161 - Challenges to legislative referenda
§ 19-201 - Officers subject to recall; number of petitioners
§ 19-201.01 - Legislative finding and intent; strict compliance
§ 19-202 - Recall petition; limitations; subsequent petition
§ 19-202.01 - Application for recall petition
§ 19-203 - Recall petition; contents; submission for verification; nonacceptance
§ 19-204.01 - Sample recall petitions; strict compliance
§ 19-205 - Signatures and verification
§ 19-205.01 - Registered circulators; requirements; violation; classification; definition
§ 19-205.02 - Prohibition on circulating of petitions by certain persons
§ 19-205.03 - Prohibition on signing petition for profit; classification
§ 19-205.04 - Withdrawal of petition signature; payment of remuneration; violation; classification
§ 19-206 - Coercion or other unlawful acts; violation; classification
§ 19-207 - Notice to officer; statement of defense
§ 19-208 - Resignation of person
§ 19-208.02 - Certification by county recorder
§ 19-208.03 - Disposition of petition; date of filing
§ 19-208.04 - Judicial review of actions by county recorder
§ 19-208.05 - Special fund for reimbursement of county recorders
§ 19-209 - Order for special recall election; officer in charge of election; definition
§ 19-210 - Reimbursement for county expenses in conducting special recall election
§ 19-212 - Nomination petition; form; filing
§ 19-213 - Form and contents of ballot
§ 19-214 - Recall election board; consolidation of precincts
§ 19-215 - General election laws applicable
§ 19-217 - Recall petition; changes; applicability
§ 19-221 - Statement on recall
§ 19-222 - Pledge to resign subject to recall
§ 19-231 - Petition for election to request resignation of district judges
§ 19-233 - Canvass of vote; effect of results
§ 19-234 - Recommendation of candidate by electors; filing by candidate of pledge to recall