Arizona § 41-6034 Referendum; election of supervisors

Arizona Statutes

§ 41-6034 — Referendum; election of supervisors

Arizona § 41-6034

Title 41Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 58NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

Art. 3Formation, Change in Boundaries and Dissolution

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 41-6034 (2026).

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A.Within a reasonable time after the board has recorded its determination that it is in the public interest that a district be organized, and has defined the boundaries thereof, the board shall hold a referendum within the proposed district on the question of the creation of the district, and an election to elect three supervisors. The board shall adopt rules for the conduct of such referendum and election and prescribe a procedure for the determination of persons eligible to vote. The referendum and election of supervisors shall be conducted by separate ballots.

B.The ballot for the referendum shall:

1.Describe the boundaries of the proposed district as determined by the board.

2.Contain the propositions: "For the creation of a district" and "against the creation of a district", wi

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A. Within a reasonable time after the board has recorded its determination that it is in the public interest that a district be organized, and has defined the boundaries thereof, the board shall hold a referendum within the proposed district on the question of the creation of the district, and an election to elect three supervisors. The board shall adopt rules for the conduct of such referendum and election and prescribe a procedure for the determination of persons eligible to vote. The referendum and election of supervisors shall be conducted by separate ballots.

B. The ballot for the referendum shall:

1. Describe the boundaries of the proposed district as determined by the board.

2. Contain the propositions: "For the creation of a district" and "against the creation of a district", with a square after each proposition.

3. An instruction to mark an X in the square after the proposition for which the voter wishes to vote.

C. Only owners of land lying within the boundaries of the territory described shall be eligible to vote on the referendum, but any such owner who is not a qualified elector of the district, or any owner who is a qualified elector but is unable because of illness or absence from the district to appear at the polls, may appoint in writing, on a form prescribed by the board, a qualified elector of the district as the owner's agent or proxy. The appointment of agent or proxy shall be presented to the board of election, and if it is found to be bona fide and in proper form, the holder thereof shall be allowed to vote in behalf of the owner executing the appointment on the question of creation of the district only. The appointment shall be filed with the ballots and other election returns.

D. Candidates for supervisor shall file nomination petitions with the board in the manner prescribed by the board. Any qualified elector of the proposed district may sign the petitions of not more than three candidates. The names of candidates shall appear on the election ballot in alphabetical order by surnames, with a square opposite each name, and an instruction to mark an X in the squares opposite the names of not more than three candidates for whom the voter wishes to vote.

E. No informality in the conduct of any referendum or election held under this chapter, or in any matter relating thereto, shall invalidate the result thereof if notice has been given substantially as prescribed in section 41-6032, and the referendum and election have been fairly conducted. All expenses of a referendum and election shall be paid by the board.