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SB1133 - 572R - S Ver
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candidate financial
disclosures; public officers
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
SENATE BILL 1133
AN
ACT
amending section 16-311, Arizona Revised Statutes;
relating to nominating procedures.
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Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 16-311, Arizona Revised Statutes,
is amended to read:
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16-311.
Nomination papers; statement of interest; filing; definitions
A. Any person desiring to become a candidate at a
primary election for a political party and to have the person's name printed on
the official ballot shall be a qualified elector of the party and, not less
than one hundred twenty nor more than one hundred fifty days before the primary
election, shall sign and cause to be filed a nomination paper giving the
person's actual residence address or, if the person does not have an actual
residence address, a description of place of residence and post office address,
or, if the person's actual residence address is protected pursuant to section
16-153, a post office box or private mailbox address in the candidate's
district or precinct, as applicable for a district or precinct office, naming
the party of which the person desires to become a candidate, stating the office
and district or precinct, if any, for which the person offers the person's
candidacy, stating the exact manner in which the person desires to have the
person's name printed on the official ballot pursuant to subsection G of
this section, and giving the date of the primary election and, if nominated,
the date of the general election at which the person desires to become a
candidate.� Except for a candidate for United States senator or representative
in Congress, a candidate for public office shall be a qualified elector at the
time of filing and shall reside in the county, district or precinct that the
person proposes to represent.� A candidate for partisan public office shall be
continuously registered with the political party of which the person desires to
be a candidate beginning
no
not
later than the date of the first petition signature on the candidate's petition
through the date of the general election at which the person is a candidate.
B. Any person desiring to become a candidate at any
nonpartisan election and to have the person's name printed on the official
ballot shall be at the time of filing a qualified elector of the county, city,
town or district and, not less than one hundred twenty nor more than one
hundred fifty days before the election, shall sign and cause to be filed a
nomination paper giving the person's actual residence address or, if the person
does not have an actual residence address, a description of place of residence
and post office address, or, if the person's actual residence address is
protected pursuant to section 16-153, a post office box or private
mailbox address in the candidate's county, city, town or district and ward or
precinct, as applicable for a county, city, town or district and ward or
precinct office, stating the office and county, city, town or district and ward
or precinct, if any, for which the person offers the person's candidacy,
stating the exact manner in which the person desires to have the person's name
printed on the official ballot pursuant to subsection G of this section
and giving the date of the election. A candidate for office shall
reside at the time of filing in the county, city, town, district, ward or
precinct that the person proposes to represent.
C. Notwithstanding subsection B of this section, any
city or town may adopt by ordinance for its elections the time frame provided
in subsection A of this section for filing nomination petitions. The
ordinance shall be adopted not less than one hundred fifty days before the
first election to which it applies.
D. All persons desiring to become a candidate shall
file with the nomination paper provided for in subsection A of this section a
declaration, which shall be printed in a form prescribed by the secretary of
state. The declaration shall include facts sufficient to show that,
other than the residency requirement provided in subsection A of this section
and the satisfaction of any monetary penalties, fines or judgments as
prescribed in subsection J of this section, the candidate will be qualified at
the time of election to hold the office the person seeks, and that for any
monetary penalties, fines or judgments as prescribed in subsection J of this
section, the candidate has made complete payment before the time of filing.
E. The nomination paper of a candidate for the
office of United States senator or representative in Congress, for the office
of presidential elector or for a state office, including a member of the
legislature, or for any other office for which the electors of the entire state
or a subdivision of the state greater than a county are entitled to vote, shall
be filed with the secretary of state
no
not
later than 5:00 p.m. on the last date for filing.
F. The nomination paper of a candidate for superior
court judge or for a county, district and precinct office for which the
electors of a county or a subdivision of a county other than an incorporated
city or town are entitled to vote shall be filed with the county elections
officer
no
not
later than 5:00 p.m.
on the last date for filing as prescribed by subsection A of this
section. The nomination paper of a candidate for a city or town
office shall be filed with the city or town clerk
no
not
later than 5:00 p.m. on the last date for
filing. The nomination paper of a candidate for school district
office shall be filed with the county school superintendent
no
not
later than 5:00 p.m. on the last date for filing.
G. The nomination paper shall include the exact
manner in which the candidate desires to have the person's name printed on the
official ballot and shall be limited to the candidate's surname and given name
or names, an abbreviated version of such names or appropriate initials such as
"Bob" for "Robert", "Jim" for "James",
"Wm." for "William" or "S." for
"Samuel".� Nicknames are permissible, but nicknames, abbreviated
versions or initials of given names may not suggest reference to professional,
fraternal, religious or military titles and may not include a slogan, a
promotional word or phrase or any word that does not actually constitute a
nickname. No other descriptive name or names shall be printed on the official
ballot, except as provided in this section. Candidates' abbreviated
names or nicknames may be printed within quotation marks. The
candidate's surname shall be printed first, followed by the given name or
names.
H. Not later than the date of the first petition
signature on a nomination petition, a person who may be a candidate for office
pursuant to this section shall file a statement of interest with the
appropriate filing officer for that office.� The statement of interest shall
contain the name of the person, the political party, if any, and the name of
the office that may be sought. Any nomination petition signatures
collected before the date the statement of interest is filed are invalid and
subject to challenge.� This subsection does not apply to:
1. Candidates for elected office for special taxing
districts that are established pursuant to title 48.
2. Candidates for precinct committeeman.
3. Candidates for president or vice president of the
United States.
I. A person who does not file a timely nomination
paper that complies with this section is not eligible to have the person's name
printed on the official ballot for that office.� The filing officer shall not
accept the nomination paper of a candidate for state or local office unless the
person provides or has provided all of the following:
1. The financial disclosure statement as prescribed
for candidates for that office.
Beginning on the
effective date of this amendment to this section, A statewide or legislative
candidate who has filed a financial disclosure statement for that year pursuant
to section 18-444 for public officers as defined in section 38-541
is deemed to have complied with this paragraph and an additional filing is not
required for that year. Beginning on January 1, 2027, for all other
offices, a candidate who has filed a financial DISCLOSURE statement for that
year pursuant to section 18-444 for public officers as defined in section 38-541
is deemed to have complied with this paragraph and an additional filing is not
required for that year.
2. The declaration of qualification and eligibility
as prescribed in subsection D of this section.
J. Except in cases where the liability is being
appealed, the filing officer shall not accept the nomination paper of a
candidate for state or local office if the person is liable for an aggregation
of $1,000 or more in fines, penalties, late fees or administrative or civil
judgments, including any interest or costs, in any combination, that have not
been fully satisfied at the time of the attempted filing of the nomination
paper and the liability arose from failure to comply with or enforcement of
chapter 6 of this title.
K. For the purposes
of this title:
1. "Election
district" means this state, any county, city, town, precinct or other
political subdivision or a special district that is not a political
subdivision, that is authorized by statute to conduct an election and that is
authorized or required to conduct its election in accordance with this title.
2. "Nomination paper" means the form filed
with the appropriate office by a person wishing to declare the person's intent
to become a candidate for a particular political office.
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Sec. 2.
Emergency
This act is an emergency measure that
is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative
immediately as provided by law.