Arizona § 48-2687 Canvass of returns; declaration of result

Arizona Statutes

§ 48-2687 — Canvass of returns; declaration of result

Arizona § 48-2687

Title 48Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 18DRAINAGE AND FLOOD PROTECTION DISTRICTS

Art. 4District Elections

This text of Arizona § 48-2687 (Canvass of returns; declaration of result) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Arizona primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 48-2687 (2026).

Text

A.A poll list, tally list or certificate from an election held under the provisions of this article shall not be set aside or rejected for want of form if it can be satisfactorily understood.

B.The board of directors shall meet at the district office on the first Monday after the election to canvass the returns. If at the time of meeting the returns from each precinct in the district in which the polls were opened have been received, the board of directors shall canvass the returns, or if all the returns have not been received, the canvass shall be postponed from day to day until the returns have been received, or until six postponements have been granted. The canvass shall be made in public by opening the returns and determining from the tally lists the vote of the district for each pe

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

A. A poll list, tally list or certificate from an election held under the provisions of this article shall not be set aside or rejected for want of form if it can be satisfactorily understood.

B. The board of directors shall meet at the district office on the first Monday after the election to canvass the returns. If at the time of meeting the returns from each precinct in the district in which the polls were opened have been received, the board of directors shall canvass the returns, or if all the returns have not been received, the canvass shall be postponed from day to day until the returns have been received, or until six postponements have been granted. The canvass shall be made in public by opening the returns and determining from the tally lists the vote of the district for each person voted for. The board of directors shall thereupon declare the result of the election.