Arizona § 9-283 Approval of charter; recording and filing; amendment

Arizona Statutes

§ 9-283 — Approval of charter; recording and filing; amendment

Arizona § 9-283

Title 9Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 2FORM OF GOVERNMENT

Art. 5Adoption of Charter Government by City

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9-283 (2026).

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A.On approval the charter shall become the organic law of the city and supersede any charter then existing and all ordinances inconsistent with the new charter.

B.A copy of the charter, certified by the chief executive officer of the city, and authenticated by the seal of the city, together with a statement similarly certified and authenticated setting forth the submission of the charter to the electors and its ratification by them, after approval of the charter by the governor, shall be filed in the archives of the city, after being recorded in the office of the county recorder, and thereafter all courts shall take judicial notice of the charter.

C.The charter so ratified may be amended by amendments proposed and submitted by the legislative authority of the city to the qualified ele

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A. On approval the charter shall become the organic law of the city and supersede any charter then existing and all ordinances inconsistent with the new charter.

B. A copy of the charter, certified by the chief executive officer of the city, and authenticated by the seal of the city, together with a statement similarly certified and authenticated setting forth the submission of the charter to the electors and its ratification by them, after approval of the charter by the governor, shall be filed in the archives of the city, after being recorded in the office of the county recorder, and thereafter all courts shall take judicial notice of the charter.

C. The charter so ratified may be amended by amendments proposed and submitted by the legislative authority of the city to the qualified electors thereof, or by petition as provided in this article, at a general or special election, and ratified by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon, and approved by the governor as provided in this article for the approval of the charter.